Category: North Bergen News

In one of his last Town Council meetings, Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell made a passing comment about plans to move the county’s High Tech High School to a site near Laurel Hill Park in his town. The comment, made in response to a question about the tax base in Secaucus, was likely overlooked by many …

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Two firehouses per day have been closed on a rotating basis by the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue squad, which provides fire services to North Bergen, West New York, Weehawken, Union City, and Guttenberg. The top brass have had to make due with less staff, partly as a result of a NAACP lawsuit that …

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Guttenberg’s first free summer concert celebrating its 150th anniversary featured rock-and-roller Kenny Vance, formerly of Jay and the Americans. Vance and his band the Planotones performed Wednesday for a crowd of all ages. Mayor Gerald Drasheff said this year’s crowd was larger than at last year’s only summer concert. The concert was held on JFK …

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A self-taught golfer and his son recently were the first golfer and son to win a tournament together in the 91-year-history of White Beeches Golf and Country Club, in Haworth. Eurice Rojas and his son, Michael, each took home first place in their divisions on a course designed by golf pro Kent Smith on June …

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When the New Jersey Department of Transportation began its road-widening project three years ago on State Route 1&9, known in Hudson County as Tonnelle Avenue, it was slated to be complete in the beginning of 2009. However, DOT spokeswoman Erin Phalon said last week that the project will not be finished until July of 2010. …

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After residents of the Manhattan Trailer Court on Tonnelle Avenue received eviction notices last year telling them to leave by next February, the police have been contacted several times to deal with incidents of tenants fighting with management, alleged trespassing by an ex-tenant, and an incident involving a cat. Residents said that the last notice …

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The current economic decline has not only affected jobs, but summer travel plans. Some Hudson County locals are taking the economy in stride by staying close to home and remaining as active as possible.

Hal Turner’s Connecticut Case transferred Harold ‘Hal’ Turner, a North Bergen-based white supremacist and hate blogger who has gained recent notoriety for allegedly urging his followers to take up arms against law makers, was not present at his most recent Connecticut court hearing last week. According to his Connecticut lawyer, Matthew Potter, Turner was not …

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