Category: North Bergen News

The North Bergen Police Department has held four informal meetings with community members throughout the township this month. A healthy turnout of North Bergen residents showed up to discuss their concerns in person with members of the police department. A wide variety of issues was raised, from traffic to crime. The initiative, known as NB …

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North Bergen Hosts Salvadorian Flag Raising and Parade Town hall was packed for a ceremony marking the raising of the Salvadorian flag on Friday, Sept. 16. Mayor Nicholas Sacco addressed the crowd along with Commissioner Julio Marenco and Freeholder Anthony Vainieri. Also in attendance were Ana Lorena Siria de Lara, consul to El Salvador, and …

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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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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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The town of North Bergen held its annual free picnic for seniors of North Bergen at Schuetzen Park this past Wednesday. Some seniors have been coming to the picnic for years, and others made it out for their first time this year.  

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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Pedestrian struck on Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen Hudson County Sheriff Frank Schillari released a statement regarding a pedestrian who was hit by a Chevy Tahoe on Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen. The pedestrian, 33, of North Bergen, was struck at approximately 8:22 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13. The driver of the Tahoe, a 45-year-old …

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With several police officers preparing to retire, the North Bergen Police Department gained six new officers on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Police Chief Robert Dowd, Mayor Nicholas Sacco, and Commissioner Allen Pasqual swore in Bryan Suarez, Emily Ramirez, George Somarriba, Biron Mendoza, Salvatore Giuca, and Vanessa Espinoza. All the recruits currently live in North Bergen, and …

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With a master’s degree in canine psychology, Christina Potter of North Bergen has been training all breeds of dogs for over 25 years. The resident’s second book, “Insider Training: Chester Gigolo’s Dog Training Secrets Revealed,” was published in February by Aperture Press and is available for purchase on Amazon and at Barnes & Noble. Chester …

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