Category: North Bergen News

At this year’s Art Festival, slated for Braddock Park on Sunday, June 12, painter and artist Fermin Mendoza will paint an 8-foot mural. He has the whole day, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., to finish. _____________ “I don’t want to reveal too much about the mural, but this year I’m commemorating some of the …

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Abby Montero, 8, got the most out of North Bergen’s annual Green Fair on June 4. She and her mother Marta Montero, who’ve lived in North Bergen for two years, took part in many of the activities including the “jumpy house,” Abby said. At the end of the day, they both gobbled cobs of corn. …

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North Hudson paid homage to its Cuban population with the 15th annual Cuban Parade and Festival of New Jersey last Sunday, kicking off in North Bergen. And despite a rainy start, nothing could dampen the event’s message: the Cuban population is here to stay, as is the impact of those with Cuban roots. “We want …

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For the third time in six months, a case of apparent animal hoarding has come to light in North Hudson. In the worst incident yet, law enforcement officials discovered 81 cats and five dogs in small cages in a West New York house, and 10 animals needed to be euthanized that same day. Animal Control …

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The high-ceilinged halls of Mana Contemporary echoed with the voices of hundreds of guests who came to take part in an “Art and Soul; Women In the Arts” art exhibit on May 19. The event was designed to show off work by local, regional, and international artists in one of the premier Hudson County arts …

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Movie night at the library Enjoy a free movie with refreshments at the public library Saturday June 18. The movie of the night is Ant Man at 2 p.m. The library is on 8411 Bergenline Ave. Community meetings with cops The North Bergen Police Department launched a new initiative to increase communications with the community. …

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“Without bees we’d all be dead,” said sophomore Jeel Shah, 15, last week, when talking about his work in the High Tech High School “Hive Tech Honey” program this past year. For the first time this year, the countywide public high school offered a honey-making project for students interested in the culinary arts, science, graphic …

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When a vintage WWII plane crashed into the Hudson River near North Bergen and West New York a week ago Friday, North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue, the North Bergen Police Department, and their EMS had to spring into action to help New York police and fire departments complete the rescue. The pilot, who passed …

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The reporters and graphic artists for the Hudson Reporter newspapers recently accepted 13 writing, 11 photography, and six layout awards in the prestigious 2016 Memorial Journalism Awards run annually by the Garden State Journalists Association (GSJA). The company’s reporters also recently won eight writing awards in the Excellence in Journalism awards sponsored annually by the …

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