Category: North Bergen News

Some parents are upset that two pre-kindergarten classes were combined in the middle of the year into one trailer to make room for an additional autism class. The North Bergen Board of Education started their autism-specific program for pre-kindergarten students last year after receiving $1.9 million in federal stimulus funds. After starting the autism program …

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Peter Giunchini, who resigned his $130,000 a year township position after officials confirmed he was under investigation to see if he allegedly used his office computer for inappropriate emails, will be awarded $12,000 of unused sick time and $25,312 of unused vacation time. Two months ago, township officials confirmed that Giunchini, the director of automotive …

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A New Jersey Superior Court judge has ruled that the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders must consider local activists’ appeal of a decision to approve the development of three stores on the Palisade hills on River Road. In the meantime, construction can continue. On Feb. 19 New Jersey Superior Court Judge Mark Baber decided …

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Statewide UEZ funds frozen North Bergen Mayor and Sen. Nicholas Sacco said that representatives of Urban Enterprise Zones throughout the state were planning to speak to each other via conference call Friday to discuss a possible reaction to Gov. Chris Christie’s freezing their UEZ accounts. UEZ funds are collected from state sales tax in urban …

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After losing their latest attempt to stop a high-rise development they say will block their views and reduce their property values, the Bergen Ridge Homeowners Association has asked the New Jersey Supreme Court to hear their case. Last month, the homeowners of Bergen Ridge, a development built more than a decade ago into the Palisades …

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Police have arrested a man who allegedly struck his wife in the face with a plate on Valentine’s Day because he was angry she had not made dinner for him. According to Commander of the North Bergen Detective Bureau Lt. Frank Cannella, Antonio Franklin, 48, of Cottage Avenue returned home on Feb. 14 at 1:30 …

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As local students were off for winter break last week, the North Bergen Police Department began training for a worst-case scenario at their high school, preparing for how their patrol officers should respond in the case of an “active shooter” incident. Immediate Action Rapid Deployment tactic training was a recommendation made by the U.S. Attorney …

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When construction of a strip mall along the Palisades Cliffs began in December 2008, activists protested. Now a Superior Court judge is slated to decide whether these opponents have the legal right to halt its future. North Bergen, along with a private landowner, sold the property to Avak Properties, LLC and U&G Development in 2008. …

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North Bergen schools to lose $2 million in state aid Two weeks ago Gov. Chris Christie signed an executive order that will take back state aid to school districts across the state of New Jersey in order to balance the current state budget with its $2.2 billion deficit. Hudson County will lose almost $44.2 million, …

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