Category: North Bergen News

As soon as you step inside the front door of the high school you can smell it. Just follow your nose down the corridor any Wednesday after school and there you’ll find them, the “Crumbs,” baking batches of cookies to ship out to troops overseas. “We’re a community of high school students coming together for …

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Flu clinics available North Hudson Community Action Corporation has announced the 2014 North Bergen Flu Clinics, which will be held in the area. For the full schedule, visit the town website at www.northbergen.org. Enjoy a First-Sunday-of-the-Month Bird Walk By popular demand, the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) and Bergen County Audobon Society (BCAS) are hosting …

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Seeking to get state-funding for the long stalled Bergen County arm of the Hudson Bergen Light Rail, elected officials gathered at the of Exchange Place transit station in Jersey City on Oct. 20. First conceived more than 30 years ago with construction started in Hudson County about 15 years ago, the light rail – funded …

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Local craftspersons and vendors took over the lobby of the Galaxy Towers buildings for six hours on Sunday, Oct. 19 for the annual Galaxy Holiday Bazaar, selling everything from hand-knitted dog apparel to prized Moroccan oils and Brazilian jewelry. Weehawken artist Martha Colon attended the event to promote her creation Meow Cleeva, a fictional character …

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Halloween will begin early this year with “Haunted Hallway” on Tuesday, Oct. 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the North Bergen High School, 7417 Kennedy Blvd. Immerse yourself in spooky scenes and creepy classrooms. The cost is $5 per person for ages 5 and up only. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an …

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In 1993, actor Scott Schiaffo was 28, living with his mother in Garfield, N.J., earning a living at two or three retail jobs, and on-and-off binge drinking. He was also working with a Hoboken-based acting coach to try to land film and TV gigs. As actors did in the pre-internet days, he looked for audition …

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Haunted house at the Kennedy library on Oct. 29 The Kennedy Branch of the North Bergen Free Public Library will host its second annual Halloween Celebration on Wednesday, Oct. 29 from 4 to 6 p.m. There will be a haunted house, goodie bags and more. The Kennedy Branch is located at 2123 Kennedy Blvd. For …

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The signs went up in James J. Braddock Park several weeks ago, advising residents of a public hearing to discuss diverting 1.1 acres of the county park to North Bergen to keep the North Bergen Preschool in its current location. The online community responded immediately with a flurry of negative comments, fearing the park was …

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It’s not every day that a 15-year-old high school junior gets to meet a prince. North Bergen High School student Yasmeen Abdelkader is still reeling from the experience, calling it a “once in a lifetime opportunity.” “When the prince walked into the dining hall the drums were rolling,” she said. “All eyes were on him …

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