Category: North Bergen News

Union City resident Sonnia Rubriche arrived in the United States three months ago, pregnant and camping in her husband’s relatives’ living room until he joined her from Venezuela a few weeks later. When she finally gave birth to her son, her new family was less than supportive of her desire to breastfeed her child. “They …

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North Bergen Housing Authority official arrested for alleged extortion The director of operations for the Housing Authority of North Bergen was arrested Wednesday morning on charges of allegedly extorting employees of a maintenance company contracted by the authority, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. The Housing Authority is federally funded and oversees local subsidized and …

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Experts spent hours at a Planning Board meeting a week ago Thursday discussing the soil stability and potential rock removal at a controversial development site in North Bergen near the Guttenberg border. The proposed Appleview condo development is controversial for a number of reasons. Residents are concerned that it will be built near a high-pressure …

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North Bergen resident Miriam Messer’s photo of a Ferris wheel at the Meadowlands State Fair earlier this month made her one of several local winners of the first “Fun at the Fair” photo contest. Every year, the state fair’s team brainstorms to come up with new ideas for the people who visit the event, which …

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Mayor Nicholas Sacco, township commissioners, and other local officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday, July 19, marking the grand opening of North Bergen’s new Municipal Court Building at 4225 Bergen Turnpike. The structure now houses the court and the Parking Authority, which began operations there on July 23. The building offers the agencies far …

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A pregnant woman cried tears of pride as she pinned her husband’s new badge on his uniform on July 23. Her husband, former Guttenberg police investigator Leonardo Ramirez, was promoted to sergeant by the Guttenberg Town Council at their meeting, and several of his colleagues also received appointments. Fellow officer Mark Depew was promoted to …

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National Night Out is Aug. 7 The North Bergen Police Department will host the “National Night Out Against Crime 2012.” National Night Out is an event when the police and community come together to take a stand against crime and drugs. This year’s “Night Out Against Crime” block parties will occur on Tuesday, Aug. 7 …

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“To be in the water on a day like this, you have to want it,” said Margaret Chibookian, head coach of North Bergen’s swim team for 5 to 18-year-olds. The Gators were beginning their first practice in late June. The air temperature at the North Bergen municipal pool was a brisk 62 degrees but the …

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Chuck Anania, the founder of Roof4Roof, will bicycle 500 miles throughout the Tri-State area to drum up business for his company and at the same time help impoverished people living in substandard housing. On Saturday, July 28 the Montclair-based contractor was expected to pass through Weehawken, Union City, and Guttenberg. Anania has an unusual business …

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