Category: North Bergen News

German-Americans and other residents of North Bergen celebrated Oktoberfest in Schuetzen Park on Saturday, Aug. 18 and Sunday, Aug. 19, the 138th year of the German-American Volksfest. In 1874, the first festival was held in a large area that later became Schuetzen Park at 3167 Kennedy Blvd. At that time, the festival was held for …

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Mayor Nicholas Sacco’s political opposition was out in force, dominating the public portion of the North Bergen Board of Commissioners’ meeting on Aug. 22. Liquor store owner Larry Weinstein, Attorney Mario Blanch, and residents Kenneth Morrison and Janice Zorovich raised various issues they said illustrated problems with the township’s administration. Weinstein said the morale in …

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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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Pull into Sonic drive-in restaurant on Kennedy Blvd. in North Bergen on a Tuesday night nowadays, and you’ll think you’ve been transported to a different era. Not just because of the curb service from employees on roller skates that emulates a drive-in tradition of olden days, or because of the oldies music blaring from the …

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On the morning of June 10, 2011, a Weehawken resident, West New York teacher, and new mother abandoned her 28-day-old baby in front of Weehawken High School. The child, thought to have been thrown onto the pavement, was found seriously injured on the sidewalk by a school maintenance worker, according to Weehawken Director of Public …

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‘Safe Kids Day’ “Safe Kids Day” in Guttenberg will be Saturday, Sept. 8. All Guttenberg residents are cordially invited on behalf of Mayor Gerald Drasheff and the Town Council. The event will take place between the hours of 12 and 5 p.m. on Boulevard East (68th to 71st Streets). There will be music, food, demonstrations …

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Police in North Bergen, just like in many other towns, will conduct sobriety checkpoints and dispatch roving patrols during Labor Day weekend. This is a part of a concentrated national campaign, “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” announced on Aug. 16 by the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety. The campaign was first launched in …

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“Fame Jr.,” featuring a cast ranging in age from nine to 19 years old, was scheduled to take the stage in the North Bergen High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 24 and Saturday, Aug. 25. The North Bergen Library is hosting the musical with free admission for the public. The high school …

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The town of North Bergen can’t get its legal fees reimbursed after a legal battle with a local resident who requested 175 town records. Hudson County Superior Court Judge Maureen Mantineo ruled on July 27 that the township must pay legal fees for a suit they filed against resident Luis Gutierrez and attorney Mario Blanch. …

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To promote literacy and reading for young people, former New York Knicks player John Starks read to a crowded room of children at the North Bergen library on Tuesday, Aug. 7. In support of the program “Read To Achieve,” Cablevision Vice President of Education Trent Anderson attended along with library board members President Barbara Habermann, …

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