Category: North Bergen News

A North Bergen musician who has found success across the world credits his career to his mother – someone who had at first vehemently fought against her son’s interest in the business, then strived to make sure he would be the best at his trade. Samuel Torres is a Colombian percussionist and composer who after …

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TD Bank has accepted North Bergen’s offer and to buy their former bank branch building at 4223-4229 Bergen Turnpike. This past January, the township passed an ordinance to borrow $2.2 million to buy the building, which has been closed for banking operations since last year. Then the town began condemnation proceedings. At the April 14 …

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School board elections this week On April 20 week North Bergen and Guttenberg residents will be asked to vote on school board members and budgets. The North Bergen Board of Education’s $111.1 million 2010-2011 fiscal budget will collect $39.9 million in taxes to fund it, a 3.9 percent increase. Incumbents Charlotte DiGennaro, Miguel Hector and …

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Residents of midtown North Bergen will hopefully have an easier time finding parking after returning home from work now that the town’s permit parking has been expanded. Robert Baselice, executive director of the North Bergen Parking Authority, said the agency started to receive a “more than usual” amount of calls recently from residents in the …

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North Bergen residents will vote on three school board seats and a $111.1 million budget on April 20. This year’s 2010-2011 school budget has decreased from last year’s, due to Gov. Christopher Christie’s cuts in state school aid. The loss will be partly made up by an increase in local school taxes and layoffs. Under …

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In the case of an epidemic – or a major bioterrorist attack or industrial accident – thousands of Hudson County residents would need medical supplies. This week, county officials will orchestrate an exercise that will test how prepared county and local workers are when facing such a serious task. On Sunday, April 18, from noon …

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Crafting school and municipal budgets and keeping staff in place may prove difficult for Guttenberg this year. The Board of Education passed their $13.9 million 2010-2011 fiscal year budget on March 31. The public will vote on this budget, along with four unopposed school board candidates, on April 20. Guttenberg’s school district under Gov. Christopher …

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North Bergen Police arrested a 29-year-old male who allegedly tried to strangle a 12-year-old child for looking at him. According to police, on April 5 at 8:02 p.m., Kevin Ricardo, 29, of North Bergen was outside and felt that a child was looking at him the wrong way. _____________ The man said he didn’t like …

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Guttenberg election unopposed Four candidates will run in an unopposed Guttenberg Board of Education election on April 20. President Sari Zuckerman, Elsa Schwarz and Margarita Batista are incumbents running for three-year terms. Elaine Silverstone is a newcomer running for a two-year unexpired term. Voters will also be asked to approve the district’s 2010-2011 $13.9 million …

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