Category: North Bergen News

The Galaxy Towers Social Committee, in conjunction with Mayor Gerald Drasheff and the Town Council collaborated on this year’s annual Blood Drive, and the mayor would like next year’s event to have an even broader outreach in the community. “The Red Cross’s need for blood is pretty extensive and anything we can do to encourage …

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Hudson Reporter holiday advertising, editorial deadlines Because of the holidays over the next week, the Hudson Reporter newspapers will have special advertising and editorial deadlines. For the Wednesday, Dec. 26 edition of the Bayonne Community News and the Thursday, Dec. 27 edition of the Midweek Reporter, the editorial deadline is 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. …

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It was probably the story of a New Orleans boy and his little white dog named Snowball that changed evacuation policy for years to come. Back in 2005, during the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, the Associated Press reported the story of a New Orleans boy who had to evacuate to the Superdome with his family. …

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“Are we gonna come back tomorrow?” asked Ashely Ordillo as she dashed around the North Bergen Children’s Christmas Party on Saturday, Dec. 1. Her mother, Sandra Ortega, could not be happier. The town did its part to make Christmas a memorable one for the 500 children who attended. Kids got 525 gifts such as iPods …

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Public hearings will be held Dec. 19 on two ordinances introduced by the commissioners on Dec. 5 that set salary ranges for municipal employees. One ordinance was introduced establishing police salary ranges for the following: chief of police, from $162,309 to $201,100; two deputy chiefs, $147,572 to $182,842; three captains, $123,085 to $166,244; nine lieutenants, …

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Julio Morejon, North Bergen prosecutor, is new Union City housing attorney North Bergen municipal attorney and former West New York town attorney Julio Morejon was confirmed as the new attorney for the Union City Housing Authority at a meeting Tuesday night. Morejon was confirmed unanimously by the Housing Authority board, with Martin Martinetti abstaining. Morejon …

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North Bergen celebrated the 19th annual Winterfest on Thursday, Nov. 29, beginning with a parade that started at 85th and Bergenline. This year the community enjoyed trains, inflatable fun houses, toilet bowl go-carts, a wrecking ball, pony rides, a petting zoo in James Braddock park, and face painting. Santa and Mrs. Claus were also a …

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Now that Guttenberg residents have reelected Rocio Day and Rebecca Vazquez to the Board of Education, and elected newcomer Jeanne Sorensen, what can parents expect in the coming year? The town only has one school, the K-8 Anna L. Klein elementary school. High school students in Guttenberg attend North Bergen High School. Improving the Klein …

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North Bergen resident Victoria Ryan was born and raised in the town of Brick in Ocean County – one of the communities heavily impacted by Hurricane Sandy. In the storm’s aftermath, she wanted to do something to help, so she began collecting donations. After she created a Facebook page, what began as a small operation …

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