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Weehawken Day is coming!
Festival returns after seven-year hiatus

Weehawken Day, an all-day festival for the residents of Weehawken, will be held Oct. 1 from noon to 6 p.m. at the town’s 10-acre park along the Hudson River waterfront. The last Weehawken Day occurred in October of 2009 and cost nearly $130,000, according to Mayor Richard Turner, most of which came from grants and …

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A whole new Gold Coast?
NJCU breaks ground on west campus residences

The cool wind blowing off the Hackensack River on Sept. 12 knocked down placards and stirred up dust over the largely barren landscape along Jersey City’s West Side Avenue. Devoid of buildings for the moment, the property is destined to become the western campus of New Jersey City University (NJCU) as well as a new …

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Different job for police officer and wife
Local couple opens day care together

Maylin Rodriguez and her husband, North Bergen Police Officer Hector Rosa, held a ribbon cutting ceremony for their Kidz Learning Center on Friday, Sept. 9. The new daycare at 5108 Columbia Ave. cares for young children before and after school. The facility has been open since Aug. 8, and will remain open throughout the school …

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Police brutality case settled for $50K
Photographer alleged he was beaten by cops in 2013

A photography student at the School of Visual Arts in New York, Rene Berdugo, alleged in 2013 that West New York police punched and kicked him after he refused to show them identification while photographing a storefront in town. This past May, his complaint against the department was settled for $50,000. The May 20 settlement …

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‘A lot of inspiration comes from Union City’
Art, handbags, t-shirts, music featured at festival

Residents from all over admired, sold, or purchased art, clothing, and toys from other residents at the arts and music festival in Union City on Saturday, Sept. 12. Art lined the gates of Hudson Presbyterian Church on West Street, and sellers, snacks, and children’s activities were set up from 18th Street to 22nd Street. “A …

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Telling tales
Library’s eighth book event features local writers

The Jersey City Free Public Library will feature a variety of writing talent at the Tales of Our Cities book festival in Van Vorst Park on Sunday, Sept. 25, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (rain or shine) adjacent to the main library, along Jersey Avenue and Montgomery Street. With the motto, “Celebrating Writers: Promoting …

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Weehawken remembers
Ceremony honors the fallen of 9/11

It’s been 15 years since the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 civilians. On Sept. 11, 2016, Weehawken residents, politicians, and municipal departments gathered at the township’s official 9/11 Memorial in an interfaith prayer service. “It’s a very solemn day, and many of you were here 15 years ago,” said Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner, standing …

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Reporter on Vacation
Take a photo with your newspaper and send it in!

If you’re going on vacation or just hanging out locally, take a photo with any Reporter newspaper, including the Bayonne Community News, and send it to us! We’d love to print it and show your neighbors where you went. Visiting relatives in the next town? Hanging out down the Shore? Riding a camel in the …

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Walk and donate for suicide prevention
Families and friends gather this weekend to raise awareness

Families and friends who lose someone to suicide often look for counselors or communities that understand what it’s like. Lifelong North Bergen residents Maria Sanchez and her daughter Jeanette, 26, said they found the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention after looking for a way to raise awareness about suicide, depression, and other mental health conditions. …

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