Category: North Bergen News

A North Bergen church near the border of Jersey City and Union City has, for the last three months, been giving away free food to seniors and children who pass by the church in the afternoon. But apparently, those recipients were not told that the food came from a dumpster. Rev. Carlos Jarvis, the pastor …

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As the sun set on Wednesday night and the wind chill made it feel below freezing, the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue braved the weather – like they do every year – for their annual Firemen’s Parade. The parade is always a special event for residents of North Bergen, Guttenberg, Union City, West New …

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Councilwoman Adela Martinez, who served on the Guttenberg Town Council for eight years, attended her last meeting as a public official last week. At the council meeting Dec. 14, Martinez handed in her keys to Town Administrator and Public Safety Director Michael Caliguiro after thanking the council and the public in the packed council chambers …

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An “animal house” isn’t just a reference to the movie that centered around a college fraternity house whose residents partied constantly, but a problem that many New Jersey municipalities face on a day to day basis. State Sen. and North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco, along with State Sen. Shirley K. Turner, recently sponsored a bill …

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Holiday Hudson Reporter editorial and advertising deadlines Because of the holidays the next two weeks, the Hudson Reporter newspapers will have special advertising and editorial deadlines. For the Sunday, Dec. 27 newspapers, the display ad and classified deadline is 12 noon on Tuesday, Dec. 22. The office will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 24, and …

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This year’s WinterFest may have been the biggest yet, since officials believe that around 10,000 people attended. The town of North Bergen runs the festival each year around the holidays. The weather was warmer than average this year, bringing more residents out of their homes and onto Bergenline Avenue for the 16th year of the …

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The North Bergen Town Council amended two ordinances related to illegal apartments and cubicles at its Dec. 9 meeting. An illegal apartment or dwelling is one that does not meet fire and building codes. Sometimes such apartments are carved out of basements or bigger apartments and used to house illegal aliens. These apartments may lack …

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When Gov. Jon Corzine announced two weeks ago that the state would trim $20.7 million from the aid it gives to cities across New Jersey, amounting to almost 5 percent of total aid given out, Sen. and North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco believed that many towns would suffer a hardship. However, in some places, the …

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