Category: North Bergen News

Clara went back to her workplace this week for the first time – as a woman. For the 31-year-old, having lived her whole life as a man, this was a transformative moment. Because when she handles sales and other tasks, she deals with a variety of people every day. She did not know what to …

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School board refinancing saves $680,000+ The North Bergen Board of Education has announced the refinancing of an existing lease-purchase agreement, which will save $680,838 over time. “The refinancing of this lease-purchase agreement allows us to save North Bergen taxpayers a substantial amount of money over the next seven years,” said Mayor Nicholas Sacco, noting that …

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Inching around assorted debris, the robot crept forward to rescue the pair of climbers caught in the avalanche. Built of exposed metal beams, gears, motors, wires, and a hydraulic arm, the two-foot-tall robot towered over the three-inch climbers. “This is our competition robot,” said High Tech High School (HTHS) Senior Jing Bao. “We’ve worked on …

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The smiles were contagious as a guitarist strolled through the audience and people sang along to “La Bamba.” Nearby, others played games, while still another group chatted happily and collaborated on making jewelry. “This is the first time we’ve done this,” said Lori Dmytrow, transition coordinator/teacher at North Bergen High School. “It’s a pilot. We …

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Anticipating that the new Hudson County Schools of Technology (HCST) complex will break ground in Secaucus this spring, the Board of Freeholders have set criteria that would require contractors to hire local residents as apprentices and cleared the way for local companies to be used as subcontractors on the project. The $160 million project will …

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Palisades Medical Center receives echocardiography accreditation Palisades Medical Center recently received a three-year term of accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). The IAC grants accreditation only to those facilities that are found to be providing quality patient care, in compliance with national standards, through a comprehensive application process including detailed case study review. According …

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Ivis Alverez has been facilitating the Hudson County Visually Impaired Program (VIP) since its inception in 2008 with $12,000 in annual funding from the Hudson County Office on Aging. This year that funding suddenly stopped, leaving the group high and dry. Just over a dozen individuals from throughout the county are members of the program. …

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The North Bergen Public Library continues to expand its free programs for residents with the recent addition of a weekly Bollywood dance class. Nine people attended the first session on Thursday, Jan. 28, learning basic Indian dance movements, as well as snippets of spirituality and a few sprinkles of Hindi language from teacher Mathy Pillai. …

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The raucous party filled the 13th floor penthouse with loud, pulsing music and spirited dancing. Hands were in the air, bodies moving, beats pounding, jubilant voices raised. It wasn’t a teenage post-midnight rave, however. The time was 10 a.m. and all the participants were aged or infirm. The occasion was National Wear Red Day on …

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