Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Hoboken University Medical Center was scheduled to reopen its emergency room for urgent care patients on Friday, Nov. 2 after ordering an evacuation on Sunday, Oct. 28, prior to the arrival of Hurricane Sandy as a precaution for flooding and power outages. While the hospital is not providing full services, Allyson Miller, spokesperson for the …
Continue reading “A statement from Bayonne, Hoboken, and Christ hospitals”
Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen has resumed full operations and is fully staffed, including the Emergency Department, all medical and surgical care units, Pediatrics, Birthing Center and all ancillary departments. Patients that had been transferred to Hackensack University Medical Center during Hurricane Sandy have been transferred back to Palisades Medical Center for continuation of …
The shared Riverfront Park between Guttenberg and North Bergen came under fire by regular critics of the administration of Mayor Nicholas Sacco at the Board of Commissioners meeting on Wednesday. Critics questioned whether alleged environmental pollution at the site had been thoroughly cleaned up. The charges came during a public hearing before adoption of an …
Continue reading “Will the new park be safe?
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Guttenberg town council chambers were decorated with pink ribbons and balloons in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month during the meeting on Monday, Oct. 22. Three new members were appointed to the Planning Board, and three police officers were honored with Officer of the Month for their valiant efforts in the line of duty. For …
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In fire and rescue lingo, “confined space” means an area that usually has only one entry and is not meant for human occupancy, such as tunnels, shafts, construction sites and silos, hazardous or toxic environments with a lack of oxygen. According to Battalion Chief Mike Falco of the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue (NHRFR), …
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The NoHu International Short Film Festival recently completed its run for the fifth year from Oct. 16 to 19 with final screenings and a gala awards ceremony. The original 60 entries were narrowed down to 12 by three filmmakers acting as a selection panel. The genres ranged from horror, comedy, arts, documentary and noir. Each …
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Hudson County has its share of haunted tales, from noisy ghosts to missing bodies to hidden steps. To this day, enough mystery persists down through history to spook and startle anyone on this Halloween. Peculiar Plank Road Inn Every night a bar stool at the very end of the bar is left down for the …
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Despite a four hour special Planning Board meeting Tuesday, which held out the possibility of a resolution of the application for the Appleview condominium project after six years of proceedings, the board still wants further information from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) plus any Homeland Security recommendations and input from emergency first responders about …
Continue reading “Appleview action delayed again
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Hit and run victim’s family looking for leads in the death of Omar Monroig, reward is now $20,000 Omar Monroig was struck by a car at the intersection of 51st and Tonnelle Avenue on March 23, and died on April 1, just days after his 42nd birthday. The driver is still at large. Monroig’s family …
For the New York-New Jersey Super Bowl Host Committee the clock is winding down, literally – their website has a ticker that counts down the days, hours, minutes, and seconds until the 2014 Super Bowl, which is slated to take place nearby in the Meadowlands and be the biggest Super Bowl celebration in history. Last …
Continue reading “2014 Super Bowl stay at local hotel: $619/night and up
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