Category: North Bergen News

Even in an economic slump, more than 900 children were able to receive more than $40,000 worth of gifts at the annual North Bergen Children’s Christmas Party last weekend. Fourteen years ago, Larry Gold, owner of Gold Coast Cleaners on Kennedy Boulevard, began to organize a golf outing to raise funds for the party with …

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A few months ago, a music teacher at Horace Mann Elementary School in North Bergen was trying to find an affordable way to bring her chorus members to see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. She never imagined that the search would catapult them onto the same stage as the Rockettes. Melissa Welz said that after …

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A North Jersey cyclist organization believes that development and congestion along River Road have necessitated a designated bike lane on the oft-congested byway. The Hudson County road runs along the Hudson River waterfront through towns like North Bergen, Guttenberg, West New York and Weehawken. According to Ted Semegran, the legislative action officer of the Bicycle …

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After meeting success with Santa Claus photos last year, The Lincoln School Parent-Teacher Association decided to once again offer holiday photos for students as part of their fundraising efforts. _____________ Students pictures with Santa help raise money for P.T.A. ________ According to Rekha Davé, president of the P.T.A., the 4″ x 6″ photos were taken …

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For much of his life, Anton Del Forno, a classical guitar maestro who has played across the world, has continued to return home and perform. “I’ve always enjoyed coming home to play because I get to see people that I haven’t seen, a lot from many, many years ago,” said Del Forno, who now divides …

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Joey “Coco” Diaz, a North Bergen-born comedic actor, said that acting in the upcoming ABC-TV movie “The Dog that Saved Christmas” became one of his proudest career moves since for once his friends in Hudson County will be able to show their children his act. Diaz, who has recently garnered prominent roles in “The Longest …

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With their families and police officers from throughout the area looking on, three North Bergen Police Department members were promoted to sergeant last week. The ceremony, held after the Nov. 24 North Bergen commissioners’ meeting, promoted Det. James Gaughran, Det. Enrique Marrero, and Police Officer Jesus Fernandez to the rank of sergeant. They will administer …

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The Harlem Wizards basketball team visited North Bergen grammar schools last week to spread the word about their upcoming fundraising game against the North Bergen school district faculty, but they also brought a more important message of community involvement. On Tuesday, player Mike “Big Mike” Mathews held two assemblies for the students of McKinley Elementary …

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Firefighters must rescue individuals in precarious situations, all while placing themselves in harm’s way. North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue conducted high-angle rescue training last week at the W. R. Grace & Company, a chemical company in North Bergen. The Fire Department reenacted a cliff rescue, in which a firefighter was lifted to the top …

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For one recently retired firefighter, the job was always just as much about helping people as it was about putting out fires. Capt. Thomas Irving, who originally joined the North Bergen Fire Department in July of 1979, spoke modestly about his many years of service. For him the job was never about him, but about …

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