Category: North Bergen News

If you were to describe the year in education in Hudson County, the best word to use would be “new.” New methods of teaching, new technologies, new facilities, new grade levels for charter schools – and new state testing. In Weehawken, as is true of so many other districts, it was all about preparing for …

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Library closed until March 22 for roof repairs The main library will be closed to the public until March 22 for roof repairs. Residents can still pick up items by presenting their library card at the main entrance. Anyone needing assistance or who would like a book pulled can call (201) 869-4715. The staff will …

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The energy level was high inside a packed Schuetzen Hall as Mayor Nicholas Sacco held an event on March 9 to officially launch his campaign ticket for May. The event came just hours after representatives from the attorney general’s office showed up unannounced to confiscate boxes of records from the North Bergen Recreation Department, for …

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At 55 years old, longtime North Bergen resident Francisco Vidal is training to run in the next Brooklyn Half Marathon. A health enthusiast, he works out regularly and hopes to participate in the New York Marathon after that, for the second time. The first time, he completed it in just under four hours. But that …

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This was no typical Saturday night brawl. When two drinking buddies got into a fight and one got stabbed, it resulted in a four-hour police operation involving multiple law enforcement agencies and sophisticated rescue equipment lowered precariously over the Palisade cliffs. The anonymous 911 call came in about 3:30 on Sunday morning, Feb. 22. Police …

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Free mobile health screenings on March 18 The North Bergen Free Public Library will be hosting its second free mobile health screening provided by CarePoint Health on Wednesday, March 18 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Kennedy branch, 2123 Kennedy Blvd. The screening will feature blood pressure and cholesterol testing. These screenings will take …

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North Bergen homeowners may save significant tax dollars over the long term thanks to a recent change in state law. The law, which was passed to consolidate the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission and the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, included several other notable components. Among them was reestablishing the Hackensack Meadowlands Transportation Planning District …

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“When we got there the mother was hysterical, and he was on the floor, basically dead,” said Police Officer Brian Eckenrode. “He had no heartbeat, no breath. We started giving him compression. We got a little heartbeat, then it left.” Eckenrode and his partner Francesco Delucia had just started their shift on Jan. 6 when …

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