Category: North Bergen News

High-achieving seventh graders in various schools in the North Bergen School District were able to meet each other in an annual conference on June 18 at North Bergen High School to enable them to learn leadership skills from each other. Student council members, kids in the gifted programs, and other leaders were invited to attend. …

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Police lock up allegedly rowdy partygoer Police arrested Randy Moreta, 18, of Union City, after he allegedly pushed a police officer after being asked to leave a party. According to police, on June 28 at about 1:30 a.m., police officers responded to a noise complaint on 76th Street, where there appeared to be a house …

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Guttenberg to move to a calendar year budget At the Guttenberg Council’s June 29 meeting, several contract resolutions were passed to allow the town to transition from a fiscal year to a calendar year budget. Right now, the budget runs from July 1 through the following June 30. The change will put budgets more in …

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It appears that North Bergen’s state-designated urban business district – with its ability to charge customers only 3.5 percent sales tax – will be able to remain in place, but the amount of funding it will receive from the state’s projected $29.4 billion budget is still uncertain. North Bergen is one of several cities in …

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For the second year in a row, Hudson County’s waterfront cities will be treated to a front-row seat when Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks show returns to the Hudson River on Sunday, July 4. Various towns, including Union City, Hoboken, Secaucus, and Bayonne, are also planning individual events on July 1, 2, or 4. However, …

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North Bergen held its annual Flag Day celebration honoring the “Stars and Stripes” two weeks ago with an annual parade comprised of veterans, marching bands, public officials, and residents. _____________ Locals honor U.S. flag. ________ National Flag Day is celebrated across the United States to commemorate the adoption of the flag as the official national …

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Canine cop helps find fake gun after deli robbery North Bergen Police are searching for a man who allegedly held up a deli with a cigarette lighter resembling a handgun. According to Detective Bureau Lt. Frank Cannella, police responded to a deli on Bergenwood Avenue on June 20 at approximately 12:25 a.m. after receiving a …

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For nearly four hours Monday night, one passionate, upset and confused person after another –administrators, parents, and even tearful students themselves – paraded in front of a microphone at the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders meeting to plead with the freeholders to consider a resolution to amend the 2010 Hudson County budget in order …

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One North Bergen seventh grader didn’t put pressure on herself when she took the Scholastic Aptitude Test recently, since the test is usually meant for high school juniors and seniors who want to apprise colleges of their reading and math skills. However, the test is sometimes given to gifted middle school students who are simply …

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