Category: North Bergen News

Property inspections for Guttenberg’s revaluation are underway – meaning, homes will be re-assessed to see how much they are worth in the current market, changing what they will owe in property taxes. To see the process at street level, The Reporter followed Chris Hendrickson, an inspector for Appraisal Systems Inc. of Glen Rock, as he …

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Bergenline Avenue in North Bergen will receive eight new traffic lights that will hopefully be functioning by the spring, township officials said at the Dec. 8 North Bergen Commissioners Meeting. A contract with Kevco Electric of Bloomfield was approved at $773,480 to install the lights. Township Administrator Christopher Pianese said that the township’s original application …

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An annual Christmas party held for township children last weekend resulted in the giving of 850 gifts, and was made possible in part by the generosity of a local business. The party began around 15 years ago, when Larry Gold, the owner of Gold Coast Cleaners on Kennedy Boulevard, organized a golf outing to raise …

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Found in portable potty According to police, a 61-year-old man claimed that he was locked in a portable potty all night on Dec. 2, the night of the annual outdoor WinterFest celebration in North Bergen, but surveillance showed that he had only been locked in the stall for a few hours. Police said that video …

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Water main, sewer break creates dangerous driving situation On Dec. 6 North Bergen was faced with two hazardous conditions, a water main break on Tonnelle Avenue, which shut part of the roadway down, and a residential sewer line break not far away. According to the North Bergen police, around 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 6, the …

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The North Bergen Recreation Football League’s Red Raiders, a heavyweight team composed of 12-14 year old boys, has gone undefeated for three years and was scheduled on Saturday to enter the program’s first statewide football tournament. “I think it’s great,” said Sonny Simonetti, the quarterback for the team. “We come to practice in July, August. …

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Galaxy Towers resident Paul Friedman is modest when it comes to his accomplishments, but his art speaks volumes about his storied life. “My career, in particular, has been uneventful,” said the Guttenberg resident last week while sitting in his eclectic apartment overlooking the Hudson River and the communities to the west. Most of the art …

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Not only is the Horace Mann Elementary School Choir scheduled to open again for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, but they will also sing live on television this week. According to Choir Director and Music Teacher Melissa Welz, the choir will perform four songs in segments from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. …

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Guttenberg Motor vehicle stop leads to gun, drug charges Bronx resident Angel Farias, 26, was arrested for alleged possession of a handgun and drugs last Friday, according to Guttenberg police. On Nov. 26 at 9:15 p.m., Farias was charged with unlawful possession of a .9 mm handgun with 14 rounds and no permit on his …

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Mahmod Elkyal, a North Bergen High School ninth grader, said the lab hours that his environmental science class has spent in the school’s greenhouse have taught him about the need for – and uses of – plants. “I learned how we measure plants, how it can be useful in life,” said Elkyal, “that plants are …

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