Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
JERSEY CITY – With more than 2,600 children under 13 involved in a car crash every day – or one child every 33 seconds – parents need to be extra vigilant about keeping kids safe in cars. And while most families put kids in car seats, the latest research from the National Highway Traffic Safety …
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JERSEY CITY — A Hudson County Schools of Technology (HCST) County Prep High School Class of 2012 alum and Jersey City native, Raymond Martin, won a gold medal and set a new record during the 1500m T52 race in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. “It’s such a pleasure to see this young …
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JERSEY CITY — A 20-year-old Jersey City man was found in a driveway on Forrest Avenue with apparent gun shot wounds to his upper body. According to a release issued by Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Jersey City police officers on Sept. 19 at about 10 a.m. were dispatched to the area of Forrest Avenue …
JERSEY CITY – Mayor Steven Fulop, in collaboration with the Jersey City Public Schools and the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency, unveiled plans on Tuesday for the state’s first public school located in private, residential high-rise housing, to be built as part of a $370 million housing development on Christopher Columbus Drive. The project will feature …
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UNION CITY — The Grace Theatre Workshop, Inc. will be having registrations for professional theatre training program for children ages 8 and up Mondays through Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The registrations will take place at Jose Marti Freshman Academy on 1800 Summit Ave., Union City. There are unlimited free classes in ballet, …
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HOBOKEN — Biggie’s Clam Bar sold 70 cent cheesesteaks in honor of their 70th anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 10. That day also marked the closing of one of their oldest locations on 318 Madison St. Everyone celebrated with cake, and everyone got coupons to eat in at their new location along with a Biggie’s coaster. …
GUTTENBERG — On Tuesday, Guttenberg Mayor Gerald Drasheff said Town Hall and Anna L. Klein school were evacuated and closed until more information was available, after an anonymous person made a bomb threat. Reports said the threat came in an email. The Galaxy Towers Condominium Association closed their garage briefly and then reopened it after …
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To the Editor: Since most people in Bayonne respect our teachers and recognize the work that they do every day, I was surprised to read in this newspaper the venomous letter of September 14 directed toward Bayonne High School teacher and community leader Gene Woods. I suspect that the writer has never met Mr. Woods, …
To the Editor: My name is Leonard R. Kantor of 102 W. 3rd St. and a lifelong resident of Bayonne. I am running for school board trustee for a three-year term with the Bayonne Board of Education on Nov. 8, Row 4 J. I have no family member employed in the Bayonne school system. I …
To the Editor: On Sunday, September 11, 2016, the September 11th…Bayonne Remembers Committee held its annual Interfaith Memorial Service and Candlelight Vigil – this year commemorating the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. The committee wishes to thank the participating members of the clergy, including Rev. Joseph F. …