Category: North Bergen News

If Ivan Concepcion could say one thing to the person or people responsible for his brother’s disappearance, it would be to “…not to hurt him, and to let us know what they want, and we just want him back.” Concepcion’s brother Martin Caballero, 47, of North Bergen was last seen on Friday, May 21 at …

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The North Bergen High School Chorus not only took home a first place trophy at the Hudson County Teen Arts Festival last week, but continued their winning streak in Williamsburg, Va. On May 19, the North Bergen High School Advanced Chorus, an extracurricular club composed of 30 choral members who wish to go above and …

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A North Bergen teacher decided last month that it was time to put her pen to paper and write about everything from her time in a South Korean orphanage to the funnier aspects of life. Kristen Irene Mack, a Robert Fulton School teacher, said that she wouldn’t let her writer’s block hold her back any …

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Caught between a Town Council recommending budget cuts that will cause staff reductions and residents who are questioning their budget-cutting priorities, the Guttenberg Board of Education trustees voted to appeal the Town Council’s $392,517 cuts from the 2010 – 2011 school budget, and to table the final budget pending the outcome of the appeal, at …

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The Guttenberg Town Council ended the year-long celebration of the municipality’s 150th Anniversary at their May 24th meeting by honoring several residents who had contributed to the community. Anna L. Klein School students were asked last year to take part in an essay contest asking them to write about anything related to Guttenberg’s past. All …

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Township looks to increase parking At the North Bergen Commissioner’s meeting held on May 26, a resolution was passed that may allow North Bergen residents on 28th Street to have access to more parking. According to Township Administrator Christopher Pianese, after reviewing the township’s tax maps they believed that a portion of land on 28th …

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The Town Council of tiny Guttenberg – which only has one elementary school and sends its older students to North Bergen High School – recommended on Monday that the school board eliminate the full-time position of schools superintendent. The council voted to reduce the $13 million school budget by $392,517, after taxpayers rejected the Board …

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The tax maps of North Bergen created during the early 1900s – hand-drawn and color-coded – are far more detailed than those today, displaying an amusement park, streams that are now roads, and a pig pen. These artistic renderings could have been lost to the township if they had not been found several years ago …

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The North Bergen Police Department’s fundraising efforts for this year’s New Jersey Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics are well underway, with $6,000 already having been donated for the cause. This weekend, the department was scheduled to run their main event for the cause, the second Annual Charity Special Olympics Softball Tournament. Last …

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North Bergen High School hasn’t presented a theatre production in many years, but that all changed when students performed a stage version of the film “Night of the Living Dead” last week. “I actually think our play is better than the movie,” said Alvaro Bautista, who played the role of “Johnny.” “We have pretty good …

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