Category: North Bergen News

Amid the twists of steel and brick that characterize cities, Hudson County still has urban oases – whether an outcropping of vegetation in a local park, or a secret garden cultivated in a resident’s back yard. From restaurateurs growing their own ginger to hibiscus plants in a back yard to turtles in the marshes, we’ve …

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Saturday, July 7 was a day of worship in North Bergen and nearby towns when hundreds of people and leaders of 13 local churches came together as part of a worldwide movement that made its way to Hudson County. The churches from Hudson County came together for one reason, their representatives said: to bring God …

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Summer Concert Series scheduled Guttenberg’s Summer Concert Series continues on Wednesday, Aug. 1, with “The Bronx Wonders” performing a tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The entertainment begins at 5 p.m. with the main event taking place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. between 71st and 70t streets on Boulevard East. The Summer Concert …

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Officials reported at the June 27 North Bergen Board of Education meeting that 34 students improperly attending the public schools have been removed from the district. The students don’t live in town but chose to attend township schools for various reasons. “If they don’t live in the community, they really don’t have the right to …

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Erick Mancia of North Bergen was driving through Guttenberg when he allegedly struck a 15 year old female Guttenberg resident. Afterward, he allegedly he got out of his car, then drove away from the scene, apparently unaware traffic surveillance cameras recently installed by the town of Guttenberg would aid police in his apprehension. According to …

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John Trause, a self-described “nerdy white guy” from Fort Lee, came to the North Bergen Public Library on June 27 to perform a rap song based on the 14th-century epic English poem, “The Canterbury Tales”. Trause was one of many who took advantage of the library’s new monthly events, which will include featured readers and …

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Guttenberg Police Investigator Leonardo Ramirez asked parents an important question at Guttenberg’s Junior Police Academy graduation on June 29: Whether they had seen a change in their children who attended. Joanna Olmedo came forward. “He has changed,” said she said of son Issac Olmedo. “This is an awesome program.” Forty-five Guttenberg kids graduated from the …

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Highlights from July 11 Board of Commissioners meeting 28th Street Park, behind the Sonic, will undergo renovations now that a contract has been awarded to 4-Clean-Up, Inc. for the amount of $231,430. The company will grade, build a new walkway, install new lighting, and bring children’s equipment towards the front of the park for safety …

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