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The film version of local writer Caren Lissner’s coming-of-age novel Carrie Pilby had audiences laughing and applauding during its five screenings at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival last week. Fans of the film have already taken to Twitter and other social media to respond to it and ask when they can see it in …

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JERSEY CITY – Despite a continuing record of academic and athletic excellence, the Saint Anthony High School Board of Trustees have announced that the school may close in June 2017, unless $10 to $20 million can be raised within the next several months to establish an endowment. The school has experienced a confluence of circumstances …

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TRENTON – New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials have announced emergency bridge repairs requiring lane closures this weekend on I-495 eastbound heading toward the Lincoln Tunnel in North Bergen. Beginning at 10 p.m., Friday, Sept. 16 until 4 a.m., Monday, Sept. 19, NJDOT’s contractor, Mount Construction, will close the two right lanes on I-495 …

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HOBOKEN – Changes will be taking place around town as Hoboken Grace Community Church prepares to host its sixth annual 1Day event. Hundreds are expected to take part in making Hoboken better through a day completely devoted to community service. Saturday, Sept. 24 at 10 a.m., volunteers will come together at Church Square Park and …

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HOBOKEN — The Stevens Institute of Technology was ranked 71 in U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of top national universities. Stevens is placed in the top 100 and tied for 71st place along with Baylor University and the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities. Stevens joins other New Jersey educational institutions in the ranking including …

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BAYONNE — Demolition work at 46th and Broadway has finally begun, in preparation for the development of a mixed-use project near Resnick’s Hardware store, according to an online report. For nearly two years, controversy had swirled around the 10-story building set to go up at the site. Nearby residents charged that the structure was too …

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HOBOKEN– The Hoboken Board of Education swore in Mark McNamara during last night’s four-hour monthly meeting. Mark McNamara was one of four interviewees to fill Monica Stromwall’s empty seat after she resigned last month. She said that her family was moving to Connecticut, as it was too expensive to buy a house in Hoboken and …

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Driving Miss Siggy Sunday was a sad day of remembrance of 9/11. My thoughts were with the victims as well as my former colleagues with whom I worked in the North Tower of the WTC. After such a somber day of tears, it was a relief to have some levity courtesy of the RHONJ characters. …

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