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Three different ordinances involving tax exemptions for developers have been introduced by the North Bergen Commissioners recently, and officials say the measures will set a precedent on how the township will offer abatements in the future. A tax abatement is an agreement between a developer and a municipality allowing the developer to pay a separate …

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North Bergen snow removal poll results in In the Jan. 9 edition of the Hudson Reporter, in relation to the story “We basically wiped out our snow budget,” we asked residents if they believed snow removal in the township was superior when compared to other communities in the state. We had a strong response through …

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Prosecutor investigating vice principal’s crash The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is looking into an accident that occurred early one December morning when North Bergen High School Vice Principal Edward Somick flipped his Jeep into nearby parked car. He has said he was avoiding an accident. _____________ “We didn’t investigate the accident, we have a different …

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The High Tech High School Science Club passed on the knowledge of a complex scientific concept through the art of acting when they made a presentation at Princeton University’s Science Day last month. The Dec. 11, 2010 event hosted by the Young Science Achievers Program allowed students to participate in different science-related workshops with their …

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North Bergen awoke to around 8 inches of snow Wednesday morning, the result of a storm that may have caused a few snow days, but not the havoc that followed the blizzard of Dec. 26. “We handled [this most recent storm] easily because we’re good at it,” said Mayor Nicholas Sacco. Last week the Reporter …

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A 23-year old North Bergen resident has been caught in a firestorm ever since compromising photos of him apparently appeared in his internet profile last week. Justin Italo, a 2005 North Bergen High School graduate, is the chief security guard for the North Bergen Housing Authority’s buildings on Meadowview Avenue, between 58th and 60th street, …

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At the North Bergen Commissioners meeting on Wednesday, two tax abatements for a developer of residential and retail space on Kennedy Boulevard were introduced. The abatement agreements – tax deals that let developers pay an amount instead of the regular fluctuating municipal tax rate – would span 30 years. Urban Renewal, LLC plans to construct …

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Sacco: Senate Dems want to roll back Turnpike tolls Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Nicholas Sacco (D-Hudson/Bergen) and Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester/Cumberland/Salem) said they will try to roll back a toll increase that was intended to help pay for the Access to the Region’s Core tunnel project, which has since been cancelled by Gov. Christopher …

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