Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Holiday Hudson Reporter advertising deadlines Because of the Thanksgiving Day holiday, some of the Hudson Reporter newspapers will have special advertising deadlines. For The Secaucus Reporter, The North Bergen Reporter, The Union City Reporter, The West New York Reporter, and The Weehawken Reporter, the deadline for classified and display advertising is Tuesday, Nov. 20, at …
Fires were yet another casualty that Hurricane Sandy inflicted on the township of North Bergen. Blazes affected both the Police Department and the town’s trailers used for pre-school students in the public schools. A town spokesman said Thursday that the pre-school will hopefully open at the beginning of the coming week. Police Department changes location …
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Some residents waded or even swam through the flood waters that rushed across Hudson County streets and into homes and businesses during Hurricane Sandy. Others attempted to recover their possessions as water sped into their basements at unprecedented rates. Still others tried to evacuate their homes. But officials said last week that it wasn’t necessarily …
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In the beginning there was patience. Thousands of Hudson County residents who lost power in the first 24 hours of Superstorm Sandy knew they probably wouldn’t get through this major weather event unscathed, and many had stocked up on items like crackers and canned tuna knowing they might have to brave a day or two …
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In an economy in which some small businesses are barely making ends meet, losing a week or more of revenue due to a power outage – not to mention dealing with damaged merchandise and property – can make it difficult for a local shop owner to survive. And even major stores like Hoboken’s ShopRite are …
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When the power’s down, so are burglar alarms. Several crimes occurred in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, including two men who explained to police they had allegedly broken into a grocery store because they were hungry. Some information wasn’t available when police officials were contacted by the Reporter last week. Here is a roundup of …
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Chris Bate stood in his yard, unpacking crinkled family photos that had been stored in his Weehawken basement years ago. Laying them out on a makeshift drying rack, Bate reflected on the past week. “The things you don’t think are going to happen, huh?” he said. Bate is a resident of Weehawken’s small downtown neighborhood …
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Support local artists: Studio tours take place next weekend in Hoboken Despite the storm, Hoboken’s artists – and art lovers – will prevail. Next weekend, Nov. 17 and 18, Hoboken will hold its annual art studio tours. During the free event, visitors can stop into homes, businesses, lofts, and restaurants around the city to enjoy …
It’s the kind of tragedy that ravages other parts of the country and the world, but it finally happened to Hudson County’s 641,000 residents – after years of hurricane predictions that failed to bear out. The National Guard was called into Hoboken Wednesday, and every other Hudson County town (Jersey City, Bayonne, Weehawken, North Bergen, …
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While both offices of the Hudson Reporter/Bayonne Community News — located in Hoboken and Bayonne — were without power last week, the staff worked out of Palisade Medical Center in North Bergen to produce a special edition for northern Hudson County and a separate edition for Bayonne. (We thank PMC very much for their hospitality.) …