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According to Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio, witnesses said that Jessi Saquipulla, 19, of North Bergen, was allegedly driving at speeds over 60 miles per hour when he crashed into a support wall along a CSX Transportation freight railway two weeks ago, killing one of his passengers. The March 13 crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. …
After more than 50 years of writing and directing plays, Maurena Luzzi, who is in her 25th year as director of the North Bergen Players, has begun her first foray into the movie industry. Luzzi, who has run the acting troupe along with teaching several workshops on voice and acting, was finally convinced to bring …
Continue reading “From stage to silver screenNorth Bergen Players shoot playwright’s first film”
Four seats on the Guttenberg Board of Education will be filled by two incumbents and two newcomers, including Anna L. Klein School’s former chief administrator and a mother currently pursuing a college degree. Incumbent board members Rebecca Vazquez and Rocio Botero Day are both running for new three-year terms. Newcomer Jennifer Flores is running for …
Continue reading “Candidates run unopposedFour seats open on Guttenberg’s school board”
Guttenberg may hold off on giving $200,000 in pension payments to the state so that the town can save money in its budget this year. Guttenberg’s Town Council approved possibly postponing the pension bills at their March 23 meeting. The postponed payments are allowed because of a bill recently approved by the state Senate and …
The Hudson County Planning Board’s decision on whether a developer has the right to remove 700,000 cubic feet of soil and rock from the Palisades Cliffs in order to build three commercial businesses has been temporarily stalled. But the uproar over the project shows no sign of stopping. North Bergen Township sold a parcel of …
Family members, teachers, and friends of 19-year-old North Bergen High School graduate Tyla Colilla have been struggling to accept her death since a week ago Friday, when she was riding in a car driven by Jessi Saquipulla of North Bergen that crashed into a railroad bridge. The North Police unit of CSX Transportation have charged …
High Tech High School’s spring performance this year focused on works that depicted human nature, allowing the young actors to explore their own lives as they honed their characters. Last week, 35 drama students at the school performed pieces of dramatic works spanning the last century. “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder depicts America at the …
Continue reading “An ode to the theatrical artsHigh Tech H.S. performs classics from over a century”
As the sixth anniversary of the war in Iraq passed last week, a 21-year-old North Bergen native was scheduled to be deployed to Afghanistan along with the rest of his U.S. Marine combat troop. _____________ “I’m a firm believer in serving one’s country.” – Akash Naik________ Akash Naik could not say exactly when he would …
Few people are able to turn their obsessions into full-time careers. Mark Lapidos, founder and organizer of the annual Festival for Beatles Fans, is one of the lucky few. “I fell in love with the Beatles from the first time I heard ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ in ’64. In 1973 I just said …
Continue reading “Beatlemania coming to MeadowlandsAnnual tribute festival is back”
A local businessman who picks up the artist’s brush when traffic is slow has his work on exhibit in Union City until the end of the month. Marcos Lara, the owner of Lara Signs on Broadway in Union City, graduated from Memorial High School in West New York and currently lives in Guttenberg. He specializes …
Continue reading “Busy with the airbrushLocal man paints, exhibits in spare time”