On top of spaghetti
North Bergen dinner raises thousands for fire victims

The Robert Fulton Parents-Teachers Association organized a spaghetti dinner last Saturday in the school basement in order to raise funds for the displaced families of the Broadway fire that occurred last month. Three buildings were damaged in the Jan. 11 blaze along Broadway near 74th street. The buildings housed both apartments and storefronts. Officials said …

North Bergen dinner raises thousands for fire victims

Delivering a destination in 2014
Region readies for 150,000 visitors to local Super Bowl

While the New York Giants take on the New England Patriots in Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLVI, preparations are underway to get northern New Jersey ready to host the 2014 Super Bowl โ€“ slated to be the biggest in history. New York and New Jersey are co-hosting the event together. The Meadowlands Liberty Convention and …

Region readies for 150,000 visitors to local Super Bowl

Discovering art all over Hudson County
North Bergen photographer/teacher chronicles his encounters

North Bergen resident Peter Ziebel has been chronicling his surroundings through photography for nearly three years. An art and photography teacher at the Hudson School in Hoboken, Ziebel began a blog in April 2009 to display the โ€œurban landscapesโ€ he captures nearly every day of the year. In fact, KingNopa.net, Ziebelโ€™s website, just recently reached …

North Bergen photographer/teacher chronicles his encounters

Police News
Guttenberg Police execute prostitution sting

Guttenberg Police executed a prostitution sting Wednesday, Jan. 18 that led to arrests and charges against seven different individuals, police say. According to Captain Joel Magenheimer, police had discovered that individuals were distributing business cards advertising for car repair, computer repair, home improvement, and other services. The individuals would also allegedly inform callers that sexual …

Guttenberg Police execute prostitution sting

NORTH BERGEN BRIEFS

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Calm before the storm
Many tenants still remain in Manhattan Mobile Home Park

Many tenants of the Manhattan Mobile Home Park on Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen have remained in their trailer homes despite attempts of the estate owner to sell the land to developers to build 216 residential units. The matter began in June 2009 when Lynchen Wassil, an Englewood resident and widow of trailer court owner …

Many tenants still remain in Manhattan Mobile Home Park

Knock knock
North Bergen police detail scam prevention efforts

Members of the North Bergen Police Department recently conveyed their success in reducing the amount of โ€œbuncoโ€ or โ€œdiversionaryโ€ scams that have occurred in the area. In some instances, scam artists will go door to door posing as roofers or individuals from utility companies. An individual may even dump water on the floor from a …

North Bergen police detail scam prevention efforts

โ€˜I plan on filing a lawsuitโ€™
Attorney complaints at council meeting; new police sworn in

Both a local attorney and a North Bergen resident complained at last weekโ€™s North Bergen Board of Commissioners meeting that the town is not communicating enough information to the public about meetings, as they are supposed to do by state law. The two residents said the town was not adequately abiding by the stateโ€™s Open …

Attorney complaints at council meeting; new police sworn in

They do it in a restaurant, in a flower shopโ€ฆ
Park Players theater group plans new production

The Park Players of North Bergen, in their 32nd year of musical theater, will take the stage with a brand new performance scheduled for February. Founded by Joseph Conklin and John Fiorenza, the Players have performed in a wide range of venues, including florists, barber shops, churches, and restaurants. The current production, which will take …

Park Players theater group plans new production

NORTH BERGEN BRIEFS

Girlsโ€™ softball registration in progress North Bergen girlsโ€™ softball registration is currently ongoing for girls ages 7 to 17. Interested parties can sign up at the recreation center at 6300 Meadowview Ave. Registration is held weekdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Evening registrations are also available from 6 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 7, …