Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: In his decision to twice scrap the building of the “New Rail Tunnel” beneath the Hudson, republican governor Chris Christie has cost the residents of Secaucus approximately 30,000 per household. This figure is derived from what would have been the estimated increase in home values. Furthermore, his decision will potentially increase the amount …
North Bergen resident arrested for allegedly stalking According to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, Joseph Del Priore, 62, of North Bergen, was arrested last month after their office of sex crimes and child abuse conducted an investigation, with the help of the assistance of Little Falls and Old Tappan Police Departments. According to a press …
Three months after residents of Guttenberg’s subsidized public housing were given mysterious letters by the management saying their personal information might have been compromised, they have not been able to learn anything more about the potential identity theft. And now four residents have gone to the local police. In August, tenants of the federally subsidized …
Continue reading “Guttenberg housing residents still worried
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Two students at a North Bergen-based county high school have spent a few hours every week working on graphic design projects that aren’t just school assignments, but are for the city’s car decals and signs. Natalie Delgado and Casey Nova, both North Bergen residents, are graphic design majors at High Tech High School’s Business/Technology Department. …
Continue reading “Designing decals for their town
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The township approved a $230,500 contract to replace the North Bergen Free Public Library’s roof, at the Nov. 23 North Bergen Commissioners’ meeting. The contract was awarded to Gen II Contracting, Co., of Clarksburg, N.J. Township Administrator Christopher Pianese said that officials noticed cracks forming on the walls due to “settling going on” and immediately …
Continue reading “Town buys land for waterfront park
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At the Guttenberg Council caucus this past Monday, council members weren’t the only ones going over the agenda for the following meeting. So were Anna L. Klein students. The Klein Student Council, composed of President Sabit Nasir, Vice President Frank Gil, Secretary Jorge Car, and Treasurer Eric Fuentes, and with volunteers Arrisa Morris and Alex …
Continue reading “Engaging students about government
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Hassan Ahmad, 29, of West New York, was arrested this week and charged with receiving stolen property and hindering arrest after police traced a fingerprint on a stolen vehicle to him. According to Commander of the Detective Bureau Lt. Frank Cannella, Police Officer Anthony Sirri pulled over Ahmad in a blue Honda on Oct. 7 …
Continue reading “Fingerprint leads to alleged car thief
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Annual WinterFest celebration to be held on Dec. 2 On Dec. 2 beginning at 6 p.m. North Bergen is scheduled to hold its annual WinterFest celebration. The township will provide residents with free entertainment, rides, games, food, and a parade on Bergenline Avenue from 76th to 85th Streets. Choirs from the school district’s high school …
North Bergen and Guttenberg residents say that a developer’s blueprints for a controversial condominium project do not follow some of North Bergen’s own zoning codes and are also questioning the project’s geotechnical engineer’s testimony from last month’s North Bergen Planning Board meeting. Appleview LLC is a planned 59-unit residential project in North Bergen on the …
Continue reading “Dueling definitions of ‘cliff’ and ‘slope’
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With the help of more than $1.4 million in grants, the North Bergen Board of Education has placed solar panels on six of their seven public schools. The panels on the high school alone earn approximately $250,000 annually for the district and save around $1,000 every year from the school’s PSE&G energy bill. The funds …
Continue reading “Selling $450K of sunshine
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