867-5309 wonโ€™t lead to Jenny
After 30 years, famous phone number still generates calls, profit

During the 30-year anniversary of the recording of the hit 1980s pop song โ€œ867-5309/Jenny,โ€ itโ€™s incredible to note how influential the seven-digit telephone number has become. The tune was recorded by the band Tommy Tutone in 1981. Lead singer Tommy Heath claimed in an interview with The Rocket that he dialed the number in a …

After 30 years, famous phone number still generates calls, profit

Crying almost kills baby
Two Hudson County officers save a life

Sometimes, the best way to handle a situation is to rely on instinct. On Wednesday, July 13 at the Hudson County government offices at 257 Cornelison Ave., Estefania Gonzalez Vargas handed Hudson County sheriffโ€™s officers her 1-year-old baby, who had just stopped breathing. It was not the first time that Gonzalezโ€™ son, Bruno, had trouble …

Two Hudson County officers save a life

We can work it out
Will county high schools get their sports program back?

A year after the Hudson County Schools of Technology board voted to do away with sports at the two countywide public high schools, Hudson County Freeholders are still trying to find a way to restore some programs. During a heated exchange between Freeholder Chairman Bill Oโ€™Dea and Schools Superintendent Frank Gargiulo at a freeholder meeting …

Will county high schools get their sports program back?

NORTH BERGEN BRIEFS

Commercial Laundry to build large North Bergen facility Prestige Corp., a commercial laundry based out of the Bronx, plans to develop a $7.3 million facility in North Bergen, according to the Record of Hackensack. The move would create 176 jobs over two years. The laundry specializes in cleaning linen for restaurants and hotels. The company …

Behind Cayleeโ€™s Law
Sen. Sacco sponsors bill to correct โ€˜flawโ€™

โ€œUnfortunately, it often takes a tragedy before we find a flaw in the current law.โ€ State Sen. Nicholas Sacco made that comment at a press conference on Monday is in reference to the recent Casey Anthony trial โ€“ the trial of a Florida woman whose daughter disappeared for a month without her reporting it. Her …

Sen. Sacco sponsors bill to correct โ€˜flawโ€™

DINING WITH DWEK
What do politicians eat before getting caught in an FBI sting?

As the second anniversary of the notorious 2009 federal sting operation into statewide political corruption approaches, itโ€™s debatable whether the 46 arrests have had a lasting effect on Hudson County politics. Charges were brought, pay-to-play laws have been passed, several political careers were destroyed, the Hudson County Democratic Organization is still reeling, and the man …

What do politicians eat before getting caught in an FBI sting?

Guttenbergโ€™s Junior Police Academy
Kids receive role models as well as โ€˜a friend for lifeโ€™

With the pressures of high school looming ahead, one can never underestimate the value of a week. The Guttenberg Junior Police Academy, a week-long program run by the Police Department, is aimed at instilling values and discipline in the lives of elementary school students. At its core are five dedicated police officers tasked with handling …

Kids receive role models as well as โ€˜a friend for lifeโ€™

Police News
Man allegedly throws burning bag of trash into night club

A West New York Man was arrested after allegedly throwing a burning bag of garbage into a night club in Guttenberg on July 4. At 11:30 p.m., Santos Gonzalez, 24, allegedly attempted to enter the club, but was denied by a bouncer due to possibly being intoxicated, according to Captain Joel Magenheimer. Gonzalez then went …

Man allegedly throws burning bag of trash into night club

Among friends
Local legend Paquito D'Rivera headlines free concert with jazz greats

Nine-time Grammy Winner Paquito Dโ€™Rivera is getting set to perform on the Weehawken waterfront this week, and the North Bergen resident plans on bringing a few good โ€“ and musically talented โ€“ friends with him. โ€œPaquito and Friends,โ€ the second show of the Hudson River Performing Arts Center (HRPAC) Summer Concerts on the Hudson music …

Local legend Paquito D’Rivera headlines free concert with jazz greats