Category: North Bergen News

“It’s really cool because we’re learning, but it’s really a game,” said Angel Iriarte. A student in Stephanie Stern’s fifth grade class at Franklin School in North Bergen, Iriarte was teaching himself computer coding by dragging images on a screen to create blocks of code. The resulting code commanded icons in games like Angry Birds …

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“I’m proud to say I come from Guttenberg,” said Maryann Morro with a smile. “I was born here, I’m going to die here. My brothers were all born in Guttenberg. It’s a good little town. We’re very lucky because our mayor always gives us a nice Christmas.” The occasion was the annual seniors luncheon held …

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Repairs are underway after a landslide took down a large chunk of the western slope of Jersey City Heights along a portion of Paterson Plank Road last January. While never a threat to the roadway that connects Secaucus, Union City, North Bergen and Jersey City, the landslide did cause a major shift in the area …

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Santa Claus posed inside a storefront to take photos with hundreds of kids and families. Volunteers from the schools costumed as cartoon characters prowled the crowd. Choruses from eight schools sang songs either acappella, to acoustic guitar, or with backing tracks. The 22nd annual Winterfest event in North Bergen on Thursday, Dec. 4, brought out …

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At age 85, Catherine Portman-Laux decided to write a song. But not just any song. As a self-proclaimed “river rat” and lifelong lover of the waterways, she opted two years ago to make her first composition a theme song for her beloved Hudson River. “Pete Seeger had written a song about ‘My Dirty River,’” she …

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Kids ride the ferry free for the holidays There’s nothing like the holidays in New York City and NY Waterway makes it easy and fun and a little more affordable by letting “Kids Ride Free” for the holidays. Experience all New York has to offer – the holiday displays, the kid-friendly shows and attractions, and …

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Vince Ascolese, who guided the North Bergen High School football team for almost 40 years, leading the Bruins to seven NJSIAA championships and 14 Hudson County titles, died Wednesday morning after a long battle with cancer. Ascolese recently celebrated his 77th birthday. Ascolese, a member of the Hudson County Board of Freeholders for more than …

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