Category: North Bergen News

A section of James J. Braddock Park bordering Woodcliff Avenue is still gated, with piles of dirt and rock covering the 4-acre site. In April, Hudson County officials awarded a $3.5 million contract to Tomco Construction to build a soccer/football field there with 1,500 seats. The project caused North Bergen residents to form the Friends …

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When veterans and officials met on Nov. 11 to honor those who made sacrifices on Veterans Day, many of the new voices were those who had returned from Iraq. Members of the United States National Guard Charlie 250th Brigade Support Battalion were present. Their unit has served two tours in Iraq and when returning home, …

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The opening of a shopping complex from 88th to 91st Streets in North Bergen will not only bring new stores to town, but new jobs for residents of northern Hudson County. Vornado Realty Trust, Inc. began developing the site several years ago on the spot of a former trucking facility. When completely open, 200,000 square …

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A little more than a year ago, former Guttenberg Mayor David Delle Donna and his wife Anna were sentenced to 51 months each in prison for corruption and tax fraud convictions, charges that were brought against them by then-U.S. Attorney and now Governor-Elect Christopher Christie. Both Delle Donnas were accused of accepting gifts from Guttenberg …

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That can of Pepsi or Coke may be your downfall. DNA evidence lifted from a soda can found at a burglary scene a few months ago led to a recent arrest by the North Bergen Police Department. Back on June 29 at 3:12 p.m., police responded to a burglary call at 73rd Street and Kennedy …

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The North Bergen and Guttenberg police departments decided for the first time to combine their forces for Mischief Night, the traditional night of pranks before Halloween. On Oct. 30, a command center was set up and both departments monitored each others’ radios in the hopes that if gang violence and unsavory behavior sprang up, police …

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North Bergen’s Animal Life Savers to host fundraiser O n Saturday, Nov. 7 Animal Life Savers, Inc., a North Bergen-based non-profit organization that rescues homeless animals, will be hosting a fundraiser. It is open to all. The event will be held from noon to 5 p.m. on Palisade Avenue between 76th to 77th streets outside …

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A legislative aide to an Essex County assemblywoman was arrested last week after police found $700,000 in cash and filed-down handguns in a storage unit in North Bergen. Middlesex County sheriff’s officers arrested Ekow Yankey, 33, of New Brunswick last weekend after North Bergen Police released a warrant for his arrest. Yankey had worked as …

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