Category: North Bergen News

Eight years ago, North Bergen officials knew that the town’s sewage treatment plant was in need of replacement, but were hindered by the prospect of a hefty bill. Town Administrator Christopher Pianese said that he was just beginning his position when a resolution guaranteeing debt for the North Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority at $60 million …

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According to police, an adult allegedly attempted to pass himself off as a juvenile in order to face lesser charges recently. On April 23, at around 11 p.m., Louis Riofrio-Arias, 20, of Union City, and two juveniles known to police were arrested for allegedly breaking into a car, said Commander of the Detective Bureau Lt. …

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Students in John F. Kennedy School’s ArtKlub have been thinking about the big picture lately. For the last two years, the 10 students in the club have painted art installations in the school’s front windows and have been commissioned to paint teachers’ classrooms. They also painted a large mural of the United States last year …

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Local governments are finding the rising price of health insurance for their workers a hard problem to solve, and a new state law – along with future labor contracts and shifting public sentiment – is forcing police, firefighters, teachers, and city workers to shoulder more of their own costs. Thanks to legislation recently signed into …

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Earlier this year, a group of students at North Bergen High School spent under an hour cleaning the perimeter of their school for cigarette butts. They were surprised when they picked up around 2,000 butts, even though their campus is designated as a no-smoking zone for students. “It was quite surprising,” said student Jainam Shah …

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After a 14-month prohibition against hiring local firefighter candidates due to a NAACP lawsuit against North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue (NHRFR), the department has won their fight to have a court injunction lifted and will now be able to hire from their own list of candidates. The NHRFR serves North Bergen, Guttenberg, Union City, …

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Carlos Tamara was the first boxing champion to come out of North Bergen since James J. Braddock during the Great Depression. Tamara, the recently crowned IBF Junior Flyweight Champion, was honored at the North Bergen Town Hall when Mayor Nicholas Sacco and the Board of Commissioners presented him with a proclamation for his achievement at …

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At the end of May, around $10,000 worth of surplus medical equipment will be shipped to help earthquake victims in Haiti, in large part due to one Palisades Medical Center employee’s desire to help. Carlos Sanchez, a senior surgical technologist, felt moved to action a week after the January earthquake struck Haiti. Sanchez, a Secaucus …

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