Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Guttenberg proposes $16.4M budget At the Guttenberg Council meeting Monday, Feb. 21, the town voted to introduce their $16.4 million budget, the first 12-month budget since the town began its transition to a calendar year fiscal schedule. The last fiscal year budget for 2010 was $15.2 million. Mayor Gerald Drasheff said that the 2011 budget …
Every year, the North Bergen School District chooses their brightest eighth graders, many of whom are involved in their school’s student councils or honors programs, for the annual Gifted and Talented Leadership Conference. On Feb. 18, the full-day event at North Bergen High School featured lectures from Mayor Nicholas Sacco and Superintendent Robert Dandorph. This …
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The Board of Adjustment will continue a public hearing on April 6 concerning Main Towing’s request for zoning variances to expand its operations into two residential lots on busy Union Turnpike. The company, which provides tow truck services to many municipalities including North Bergen, was the focus of a contentious Board of Adjustment meeting on …
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Footage lands man in jail After a surveillance tape from his own apartment building showed him allegedly firing a weapon, Francis Durante, 62, was arrested by police. According to North Bergen Police Commander of the Detective Bureau Lt. Frank Cannella, security personnel at a Granton Avenue apartment building were called on Feb. 17 around 8 …
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They changed their web site. They changed their slogan. But it’s the content that matters. With its broadcast license on the line, Secaucus-based WWOR-TV has until mid-March to prove to the federal government that it is complying with a mandate to provide local news coverage to New Jersey residents. WWOR-TV, located on Meadowlands Parkway, is …
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Poll results in for ‘What’s under that dirty snow?’ In last week’s issue of the North Bergen Reporter, we asked residents if they were satisfied with North Bergen’s street sweeping and pothole repairs. To view the results of our poll in conjunction with “What’s under that dirty snow?” visit www.hudsonreporter.com. Correction A caption that ran …
Eviction proceedings brought by the North Bergen Housing Authority against a disabled Desert Storm veteran and his wife that were scheduled for landlord-tenant court this week have been postponed pending the results of additional investigation into the matter, which drew widespread media attention last week. On Wednesday afternoon, a local newspaper wrote about how Page …
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Crime is down in North Bergen, and the Police Department is solving more of the crimes that occur. That’s what recently released statistics for 2010 say. All major crimes, including robbery, aggravated assault, and burglary decreased in 2010, and police responded to the same number of rape and arson cases as in 2009. The department …
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As the snow melts from JFK Boulevard East, you may notice the new sidewalks on the popular walkway that offers sweeping views of the Hudson River and New York City from the Palisades Cliffs. North Bergen has almost completed the streetscape project, replacing sidewalks and adding Victorian lighting, and plans to install bike racks and …
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Now that the snow that accumulated since Christmas has begun to melt in the February thaw, the North Bergen Department of Public Works is busy removing the garbage and litter reappearing on township streets – streets that have gone without normal street cleaning for nearly 50 days. _____________ Are you satisfied with North Bergen’s street …
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