Category: North Bergen News

If you played high school football at North Bergen, every year, in the late summer and fall, your senses and instincts start to notice it: the smell of cut grass. It brings back the memories: double sessions, running the treacherous hills behind the high school, the sweat and blood that make a team great, and …

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Last Friday night, 40 North Bergen Police Officers were prepared for the worst case scenario, the possibility of a fight at the North Bergen High School football game against Union City on the eve of Mischief Night. The large police presence was due to a few prior incidents, explained Capt. Robert Dowd during the roll …

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For the North Hudson children who train at Global Boxing, learning to box is more than self-defense. It’s also a fun way to get healthy and to build poise and confidence. “I want to be an athlete when I grow up,” said Ashley Velez, 12, of North Bergen. Velez, who used to take Tae Kwon …

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In the aftermath of Gov. Christopher Christie’s cancellation of the Access to the Regions Core (ARC) Tunnel project, officials are still trying to determine how long it will take NJ Transit, the developer of the $8.7 billion project, to refund federal monies, settle hundreds of eminent domain proceedings, and otherwise decommission the largest and one …

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Although not unexpected, the victory of Undersheriff Frank Schillari over his boss, incumbent Hudson County Sheriff Juan Perez on Nov. 2, was one of the mostly hotly-contested races in Hudson County this year and one of the most contentious races for sheriff in decades. Backed by some of the most powerful political figures in Hudson …

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Thanks to a federal grant, every North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue member is now equipped with a self-escape bailout system, apparatus that allows a firefighter to escape unassisted if faced with a life and death situation. At last week’s North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue meeting, the commissioners approved a $230,000 grant, which the …

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Guttenberg council members win in unopposed election Council members Alfonso Caso and Donna Florio won in their unopposed elections for their council seats in Guttenberg on this week’s election held on Nov. 2. The received 1,068 and 1,087 votes respectively. Sires granted another term in 13th, Rothman wins in the 9th On Nov.2, Albio Sires, …

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The stability of the Palisade Cliffs behind the proposed Appleview condominiums is one issue under debate as the project’s application for approval goes forward, and another is the proximity of a high pressure pipeline supplying natural gas to New York City that some fear may be disrupted by the construction. According to the geotechnical expert …

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Albio Sires, the incumbent congressman and former mayor of West New York, will face off on Nov. 2 against Republican newcomer Henrietta Dwyer as well as Anthony Zanowic, an Independent candidate, and Maximo Gomez Nacer, a representative from the Gravity Buoyancy Solution, for the seat representing the 13th Congressional District in Washington. The 13th district …

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Several amendments adjusting appropriations were made to North Bergen’s $79.2 million budget for fiscal year 2010-2011 at their Oct. 28 commissioner’s meeting. According to Township Administrator Christopher Pianese, because the state Urban Enterprise Zone Authority awarded them $185,000 less in public works funding, $185,000 had to be shaved off the budget. The Urban Enterprise Zone …

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