Category: North Bergen News

If you’re going on vacation or just hanging out locally, take a photo with any Reporter newspaper, including the Bayonne Community News, and send it to us! We’d love to print it and show your neighbors where you went. Visiting relatives in the next town? Hanging out down the Shore? Riding a camel in the …

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Register your school-age kids for dance Dance registration will take place on Monday, Sept. 22, at the North Bergen Recreation Center, 6300 Meadowview Ave., from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Registration for pre-ballet is for 5-year-olds only; they must be in kindergarten. Ballet/jazz is for children up to 11 years old. Dance wear can be purchased …

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Behind a closed door in the administrative area of North Bergen High School sits a huge monitor, upon which are displayed dozens of images from throughout the building and vicinity. The same images can be viewed by the police in real time at the town’s CCTV monitoring center, or even on handheld devices by school …

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A parade of kids made their way around the tables inside the North Bergen Recreation Center on Tuesday, Sept. 2. They selected items from a vast array of supplies in preparation for the upcoming school year. And none of the kids paid a penny for the items. The occasion was the first back-to-school drive for …

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Individuals walking the streets homeless. People just days shy of paying their rent. Those who have no money for food after paying their bills. These are the people whom the United Way of Hudson County assists each week after receiving donations from businesses, employees, and residents. While the local United Way is a multi-service agency, …

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Carnival time at the Kennedy Branch Library on Sept. 20 Te celebrate the first anniversary of the North Bergen Library’s Kennedy branch, Library Director Sai Rao will host a carnival in the parking lot from 1 to 4 p.m. Games and rides will be available, along with snacks and prizes. The event takes place on …

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The fall program season at the North Bergen Public Library begins on Sept. 15 and runs until Dec. 12. During that time town residents can choose from a wide assortment of programs, from early childhood games, stories, and tutoring (for ages 2.5 to 5) straight through to movie matinees for seniors, and all varieties of …

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“I have two wands – one that’s lit, one that isn’t,” said Caridad Rivera. “I put the lit one in my mouth and instead of completely smothering the flame and cutting the oxygen off, I trap the fumes with my mouth and then exhale the flame to light the second torch with my mouth. It’s …

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Two weeks after unveiling a “vision plan” for the Meadowlands sport complex – including two new hotels, four casino spaces, a convention center, and a monorail “people mover” – the Meadowlands Regional Chamber hosted a meeting with local businesspeople and town adminstrators to discuss the impact of the plan on the region. Speaking at the …

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North Bergen 9/11 memorial at the high school on Thursday North Bergen will hold its annual 9/11 memorial service in front of North Bergen High School on Sept. 11 at 10 a.m. The memorial will be attended by the mayor and commissioners, school district personnel, members of the police department, and residents. The memorial honors …

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