Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Private funeral services have been held for Kathleen C. Hoffman, 72. She died Feb. 16 at Jersey City Medical Center. Born Dec. 28, 1940, and the daughter of the late Mary (Donaghue) and Joseph Cote, she was raised in Danvers, Mass. before coming to Jersey City 40 years ago. She received her B.A. in History …
More than 50 residents of the Manhattan Trailer Court mobile home park on Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen went to court on Valentine’s Day to hold off their evictions for another year. The owner of the property, Manhattan MTC Associates, LLC, has been trying to remove them so they can build a 216-unit residential development. …
Continue reading “Trailer park tenants get one more year
“
A funeral mass was held Feb. 25 at Our Lady of Libera Church for Vincenza ‘Vinnie’ Monico. She passed away Feb. 22 at the King James Care Center in Chatham. Prior to residing there, she was a lifelong resident of North Bergen. She was a parishioner and member of the Rosary Society of Our Lady …
Before a few weeks ago, the majority of students at Memorial High School didn’t know that the school had a girls bowling team. Now, so many people have expressed interest in joining the team, longtime coach Lou DeNoia isn’t sure how he’s going to pick his players for next year. The difference? Memorial’s girls defeated …
Continue reading “Don’t tell them it’s not a sport
“
The Union City and West New York police departments scored perfectly on a survey recently conducted by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) that anonymously tested the ability of law enforcement agencies throughout the state to answer basic questions about filing complaints against an officer. Of the 14 local and specialized departments given the test …
Continue reading “Will police take a complaint against their colleagues?
“
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is in the process of revising flood maps and construction recommendations for the Jersey City-Hoboken region – and city planners and local officials don’t like what they see. According to a FEMA spokesman, these flood maps and building advisories were already in the works prior to Hurricane Sandy, which …
“
In a moment full of emotion and pride, the Secaucus mayor and Town Council recognized several local heroes Tuesday night who have stepped forward for the sake of others. Secaucus resident Menchu DeLuna Sanchez, dressed in her nurse’s uniform because she had to work Tuesday evening, stood next to Mayor Michael Gonnelli and Councilman Gary …
Continue reading “Students’ heroism saves classmate
“
A funeral mass was celebrated Feb. 22 at St. Nicholas Church for Theresa “Terry” Nalbach, 58. She passed away Feb. 17 in Jersey City. A lifelong Jersey City resident and communicant of St. Nicholas Church, Theresa was a graduate of St. Aloysius Academy High School and Drake Business School. She worked for many years for …
The Robert Fulton School annex in North Bergen held its fifth annual Wax Museum on Wednesday, Feb. 27 in celebration of Black History Month. Fourth, fifth and sixth graders dressed up and stood in place, mimicking wax figures from history, and came to life when anyone approached. They also created their own poster with a …
Continue reading “Practice makes perfect
“
The Union City and West New York police departments scored perfectly on a survey recently conducted by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) that anonymously tested the ability of law enforcement agencies throughout the state to answer basic questions about filing complaints against an officer. Of the 14 local and specialized departments given the test …
Continue reading “Will police take a complaint against their colleagues?
“