Category: North Bergen News

In September 2018, 1,200 students will attend High Tech High School’s new campus at Laurel Hill County Park in Secaucus. The current facility in North Bergen is being sold and will no longer be used as the High Tech High School. High Tech High is part of a system of countywide public magnet high schools …

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Meadowlands ski and snowboard resort coming in 2017 “Big SNOW America,” a 12-story, 180,000 square foot indoor ski and Snowboard Park, is coming to East Rutherford, as announced on Monday May 16 by Triple Five, the developers of the project. It will be part of the American Dream retail/entertainment complex (formerly called Xanadu). The complex …

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Almost everyone has an idea, suggestion, or concern they’d like to share with their local police, but few get the chance to do it. “Some common concerns are noise complaints, suspicion, and harassment in the building,” said Sgt. Lourdes Ruiz, the administrator of a medical day care program in the Renaissance senior building in North …

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New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority will begin offering pontoon boat and canoe tours of the Hackensack River, some embarking from Secaucus, on Tuesday, June 7 through Saturday, Sept. 17. The boat rides are two hours long and the canoe rides are three hours, and both allow views of the Manhattan skyline through the preserved …

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David Porto, 43, of Jersey City, was fatally struck by a northbound Ford F-350 pickup truck on Kennedy Blvd. in Bayonne between 30th and 31st streets on Wednesday afternoon, April 27. while trying to enter his parked Nissan wagon, according to a statement from the Bayonne Police Department. Porto was pronounced dead at the scene. …

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Monthly event summary available on town website The Secaucus town website now offers a complete list of events taking place during the current month throughout the community. Each month, the community calendar will be summarized on the newsfeed to make it easier to see which events are coming up. As always, residents can download the …

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For the third year in a row, U.S. News and World Report awarded North Bergen High School a bronze award on April 19 for its 2016 Best High Schools National Rankings. U.S. News evaluated over 21,500 public schools nationwide to recognize the best schools for preparing students for college and careers. North Bergen High School …

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The zika virus, which is spread by mosquitos, sexual contact, or fluids like breast milk, can prove dangerous to a pregnant woman’s unborn fetus. While officials have not reported any local cases yet, on Feb. 1, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Zika virus a public health emergency of international concern. Wednesday night, Hackensack UMC …

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