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Memories of Woodstock
Forty years later, the concert is still an icon

“Private Sullivan!” my sergeant roared, his voice filling the Fort Dix barracks like a bullhorn. “You have a phone call.” Privates – especially ones just finished with basic training – didn’t get phone calls like this unless to convey bad news, usually a family member telling us about some tragedy. But the voice on the …

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In honor of cancer victim
21-year-old NB resident starts Mustang club, hosts first show

A 21-year-old North Bergen resident decided to have a car show not just to display Mustangs – the vehicles for which he has a passion – but to dedicate the funds to the memory of a friend who recently passed away from cancer. Jonathan Morales started his club, NJStangers, online more than a year ago …

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NB introduces $76.4M budget
Residents can expect 3.3 percent tax bill increase

Faced with the task of juggling expenses in challenging economic times, North Bergen’s commissioners unanimously introduced their 2009-2010 budget at their Aug. 4 meeting. It will be up for a final vote and public hearing at the Aug. 26 meeting, and the commissioners can make amendments in the meantime. The $76.4 million budget covers municipal …

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Sacco calls event most successful yet
Corzine attends NB’s ‘Night Out Against Crime’

Gov. Jon Corzine and a record crowd attended this year’s National Night Out Against Crime in North Bergen. Held on Aug. 4 this year, the annual event brings communities into a conversation about crime. Police departments visit residents and address their concerns, while communities hold block parties that offer a safe night out for children. …

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The sting of summer
Local mosquito population up 300 percent due to rainfall

If it seems like you’re scratching more mosquito bites than usual this summer, it’s not your imagination. Ten inches of rain fell on Hudson County in the month of June, according to the American Association of State Climatologists, and the abnormally wet conditions are causing mosquitoes to multiply many times faster. That has put the …

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Local mosquito population up 300 percent due to rainfall

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Superior scribe
Reporter Kaulessar is ‘Employee of the Month’

Ricardo Kaulessar, the Jersey City beat reporter for the Hudson Reporter newspapers, may come off as a mild-mannered scribe – but don’t let his calm exterior fool you. Beneath his mysterious mien is a rapier wit, a flair for covering one of the toughest towns in New Jersey, and a whole lot of talent. Kaulessar …

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A pat on the back
Flight 1549 survivors thank local first responders

More than six months have passed since U.S. Airways Flight 1549 made an emergency landing in the Hudson River, but none of the passengers have forgotten the chilling temperatures and the first responders who saved them from the icy waters. Dave Sanderson, who was the last passenger out of the rear of the Airbus 320, …

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Former Gutt Councilman caught in FBI probe
Mayor: Tabbachino may have been trying to get back into politics

A former councilman who was convicted of corruption charges 20 years ago once again will face the Federal Bureau of Investigation for his alleged role in the statewide “Operation Big Rig” probe. Last Thursday, a decade long investigation into pay-to-play deals and international money laundering resulted in the arrest of 44 New Jersey politicians, government …

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Wheels keep turning
Local bike shop in business since Great Depression

Since opening in 1936, James Vincent Bicycles in North Bergen has expanded from replacing bicycle tires and chains to housing hundreds of models, sizes, and colors of bikes. James Cerullo’s father, for whom he is named, opened the store 73 years ago, during the Great Depression. The elder Cerullo called the shop James Vincent, his …

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Taxpayers will kick in $10M this year
Guttenberg and BOE enter into rec center agreement

While the town of Guttenberg does not have its new budget prepared, the Town Council approved at its July 27 meeting a $10 million amount that taxpayers will have to kick in to support the budget this fiscal year. Total budgets for the town of Guttenberg are usually in $12 million range. The rest of …

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