Bayonne Medical center contributes to city in many ways

To the Editor: As the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the facility, we know first-hand how hard its employees work to deliver exceptional care to Bayonneโ€™s residents and visitors at Bayonneโ€™s only full-service hospital. This is reflected in the many awards Bayonne Medical Center receives every year in quality and patient safety, …

RECAP: The Real Housewives of New Jersey โ€“ Season 7, Episode 11

There is a formula for The Real Housewives franchise: Have a group of women get together (some of them are friends before coming on the show), let them bicker over a perceived slight one said/did to another, send them away on a vacation to mend the fractured friendships, then have them go home to repeat …

Port Authority to upgrade tunnels damaged by Sandy

The Port Authorityโ€™s Board of Commissioners met Thursday Sept 22 and approved the overhaul of two PATH tunnels between New York’s World Trade Center station and New Jersey’s Exchange Place station. The press release state the repairs will “upgrade critical rail, electrical and signal systems damaged by Superstorm Sandy nearly four years ago.” The $400 …

Jersey City launches campaign to reduce pedestrian-motor vehicle crashes

JERSEY CITY โ€“ Mayor Steven Fulop and the Jersey City Police Department announced Thursday that Jersey City is once again participating in Be Street Smart NJ Pedestrian Safety Campaign this September. The Be Street Smart NJ campaign is a collaborative effort between public, private and non-profit organizations to educate pedestrians and motorists about making safety …

Hoboken City Council hosted public meeting on 500-foot rule for bars

HOBOKEN– Approximately 30 residents, business owners, and council members turned out at a Hoboken council meeting on Monday to discuss a possible repeal of the town’s 500-foot rule, which states that no establishment with a liquor license can open within 500 feet of another establishment with a liquor license. Last month the council introduced the …

Hoboken Police Department hosts coffee with a cop

HOBOKEN- The Hoboken Police Department invites the community to the fourth โ€œcoffee with a copโ€ meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 5 from 9 am to 10:30 a.m. at La Isla Uptown, located at 25 12th St. According to a media release “Coffee with a Cop brings police officers and the community members they serve together โ€“ …

Hit-and-run death of Zack Simmons prompts assemblywoman to proposed ‘Zackhary’s Law’

HOBOKEN — Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro is planning to introduce ‘Zackhary’s Law,’ a bill that would aid law enforcement to find hit-and-run drivers through an alert system similar to Silver and Amber Alerts. The alert system would publish information on road signs, to state employee and law enforcement cell phones, and to the media. According to …

BIG HOBOKEN MEETING: Public meeting on potential repeal of ‘500 foot rule’ for bars

HOBOKEN — The Hoboken City Council discussed three weeks ago the idea of repealing a city code saying that bars and restaurants with a liquor license can not open within 500 feet of one another. Hoboken is a mile-square town with approximately 140 active liquor licenses, and it’s a popular place to eat and drink. …

Audition for the โ€˜Nutcrackerโ€™ tomorrow night!

HOBOKEN– The Garden Street School of Performing Arts and the Moscow Ballet will host auditions tomorrow night, Sept 27, for roles in its Dec. 8 performance of the โ€œNutcrackerโ€ in Wayne NJ. Primary rehearsals will be led by the Moscow Ballet from Sept.27-30 with subsequent rehearsals on Sundays, Oct. 2 to Dec. 4. If selected, …