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How to redecorate on a budget
Local designer gives tips at library

“I redecorated Donald Trump’s apartment once, before he built the original Trump Towers,” recalled designer, artist, and Weehawken resident Janet Tava. “He wanted gold leaf on everything. When it was done it was the tackiest apartment I’d ever seen.” The anecdote was one of many Tava shared with a roomful of homeowners and design buffs …

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North Bergen introduces $81.8M budget
Has small tax increase; other commission business discussed

The North Bergen Board of Commissioners voted on Wednesday to introduce an $81.1 million budget for 2013, down $2.2 million from last year. Due to a loss of state aid and some rising costs, taxes will increase slightly, at 2.8 percent. Township Administrator Chris Pianese said the size of the budget is down because the …

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We all count

Dear Editor: Do Mayor Healy and Freeholder Jeffrey Dublin really consider me an interloper? I wasn’t born here and my husband and myself chose to live here six years ago. Are we not welcome? We bought our home here, our children only know Jersey City to be their hometown and they attend public schools here. …

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PICCA, MARIO

A funeral mass was offered Feb. 25 at St. John the Evangelist Church, Bergenfield, for Mario Picca, 87, of Bergenfield, formerly of Cliffside Park and Hoboken. He passed away Feb. 21. He was born in Molfetta, Italy on November 8, 1925 and was one of nine children of Giuseppe Picca and Anna Valente Picca. He …

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Stable taxes, or election year gag?
Mayor, rival trade barbs over new $486M budget

The $486 million municipal budget presented by the administration of Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy for 2013 currently does not include a tax increase. But the mayor’s critics say that he may still intend to raise taxes next year. They also note that many residents could see a tax hike this year thanks to a property …

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Seniors and students come together
Special heartfelt breakfast at Clarendon

After a couple of postponements due to weather, Secaucus seniors on Feb. 22 were treated to a special Senior Citizen Valentine’s Day Breakfast at Clarendon Elementary School. Students and local officials served eggs, potatoes, French toast, fruit, orange juice, tea and coffee. Clarendon fifth and sixth grade students entertained the group with songs from the …

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Can you file a police complaint?
Weehawken PD passes stealthy ACLU test

The Weehawken Police Department 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 in Hudson County, Weehawken was …

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Why we must pressure our legislators to abolish the New Jersey absentee vote policy

Dear Editor: One of the reasons people praise our democracy is because we have the right to vote in a private booth where no one has to know which way we voted. Absentee voting totally eliminates this assurance of a secret vote, leaving the process open to all kinds of anti-democratic corruption. Whether it’s people …

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Gridlock!
Pulaski closure to create burden on city services, streets

Will Jersey City be reimbursed or compensated for added wear and tear on its local streets and public services as a result of the planned two-year closure of the Pulaski Skyway? That’s one of the lingering questions that still remains just one year before the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) plans to begin a …

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Healy’s State of the City Address factual, honest and sincere

Dear Editor: As a lifelong resident of Jersey City this writer was proud to attend the State of the City Address and listen to our Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy. The Mayor issued factual information and was honest and sincere in his presentation citing accomplishments, future ventures and yes stated that certain areas needed to be …

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