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Dark skies ahead?
North Bergen, Jersey City kids look at pollution and their future

Explore 2000 is a kind of middle school at the Jersey City campus of the Hudson County Schools of Technology, a countywide public school system attended by kids throughout the county. The program has a unique take on education that emphasizes project studies rather than the usual classroom activity. The program is consistent with the …

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Holiday on wheels
Annual Santa parade hits every street in Guttenberg

Santa paid an early visit to Guttenberg this year. On Monday evening, Dec. 22, his red sleigh cruised down every street in town, accompanied by a fleet of little helpers who handed out gifts of candy to the delight of children along the route. “We’ve been doing this for six or seven years,” explained Mayor …

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Homeless population is much bigger than officials thought
Freeholders to do independent survey, and seek solutions

Information collected from local homeless shelters and programs shows that Hudson County’s homeless population may be much higher than what was determined in a survey conducted this past January. The actual number of homeless people in Hudson County may be two or three times higher than first suspected, and may affect many more locations than …

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Hudson Place Realty joins Leverage Global Partners
Now part of fastest-growing real estate brokerage network in the world

F. Ron Smith, president of Leverage Global Partners, recently welcomed Hudson Place Realty as the network’s exclusive member in Hoboken. A unique alignment of the most prestigious independent real estate brokerage firms around the world, Leverage Global Partners offers its members the opportunity to better serve their clients’ relocation and real estate portfolio needs by …

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NORTH BERGEN BRIEFS

Online petition calls for roadway to be renamed after hit-and-run victim A petition was posted online on Dec. 16 calling for a stretch of Kennedy Boulevard to be renamed after Michael Viruet, 20, who died 19 days after being struck down by a hit-and-run driver. Viruet’s leg was amputated in Jersey City Medical Center before …

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Top stories in each town in 2014
Real estate, Chris Christie scandals, and new mayors top the list

Luxury housing projects continued to sprout, Gov. Chris Christie’s scandals brought national attention to local mayors, and the Super Bowl finally came to the Meadowlands. 2014 was a year in which more and more people “discovered” Hudson County and its diverse towns. But what about residents, new and old, who need to keep up regularly …

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BRIEFS

About this issue For this weekend, our special annual “Year in Review” issue replaces your regular edition of the Hudson Reporter newspaper in your town. This issue contains articles on the year in news, politics, development, sports, and more. “Letters to the editor” will return next week with our regular issues on Sunday, Jan. 4. …

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On the rise
Luxury apartments, office space kept sprouting in 2014

From the first new Hoboken redevelopment plan in decades to the continued buildout of the Port Imperial community in Weehawken, local cities saw or will see thousands of new residential units along the Gold Coast during this decade, not to mention office complexes. For those priced out of New York or unenthusiastic about the suburbs, …

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Sports Year in Review: 2014
Prep’s state title, passing of a legend were in Top 10 sports stories of year

So what were the top sports stories for 2014? We had the crowning of major champions and the passing of major legends. We had dreams fulfilled and others curtailed. More importantly, we had another year to remember in Hudson County sports, so let’s take a closer look at The Hudson Reporter’s Top 10 Sports Stories …

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