A first-time author at 98
Former Union City resident, WWII vet to share novel

Frank L. Golon, Sr., one of the oldest first-time writers to ever be published, will be signing copies of his book “Johnny Romanek: The Start of An Era” shortly after the conclusion of the Jersey City Veteran’s Day parade, on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 3 p.m. at City Hall, 280 Grove St., Jersey City. Written …

Former Union City resident, WWII vet to share novel

A first-time author at 98
Former Union City resident, WWII vet to share novel

Frank L. Golon, Sr., one of the oldest first-time writers to ever be published, will be signing copies of his book “Johnny Romanek: The Start of An Era” shortly after the conclusion of the Jersey City Veteran’s Day parade, on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 3 p.m. at City Hall, 280 Grove St., Jersey City. Written …

Former Union City resident, WWII vet to share novel

NORTH BERGEN BRIEFS

Multi-alarm fire displaces five families on Park Avenue Five families were displaced and lost many of their belongings in a devastating fire at Park Avenue and 74th Street on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Everyone made it out safely thanks to the swift response of North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue and the North Bergen Police Department. …

Cookies and kindness
Students send gifts to Army members, children with cancer

Since the start of the school year, North Bergen High School students have been making crafts and cookies, writing letters to soldiers in Afghanistan and children with cancer in Palisades Medical Center. “We send out at least five dozens of cookies for each package,” says high school teacher Marlene Sapoff. The after-school group of at …

Students send gifts to Army members, children with cancer

Cookies and kindness
Students send gifts to Army members, children with cancer

Since the start of the school year, North Bergen High School students have been making crafts and cookies, writing letters to soldiers in Afghanistan and children with cancer in Palisades Medical Center. “We send out at least five dozens of cookies for each package,” says high school teacher Marlene Sapoff. The after-school group of at …

Students send gifts to Army members, children with cancer

A haunted night
Residents treated to Halloween party, parade

Dozens of dressed-up families picked pumpkins and collected goody bags filled with Halloween-themed rings, candy, and coloring books at the North Bergen Recreation Center on Monday, Oct. 31. Children also sat on a motorized train that went around in circles next to the Victor Kilken Field and enjoyed a petting zoo filled with goats, alpacas, …

Residents treated to Halloween party, parade

A haunted night
Residents treated to Halloween party, parade

Dozens of dressed-up families picked pumpkins and collected goody bags filled with Halloween-themed rings, candy, and coloring books at the North Bergen Recreation Center on Monday, Oct. 31. Children also sat on a motorized train that went around in circles next to the Victor Kilken Field and enjoyed a petting zoo filled with goats, alpacas, …

Residents treated to Halloween party, parade

The I’m-Not-Telling-You vote
National political signs sparse in Hudson County going into election

Hanging just above the approach to the Lincoln Tunnel in Weehawken is a single purple banner draped over someone’s balcony: Donald Trump for president. Probably the most visible political sign in Hudson County this year, it’s also a rare sight. That’s not because Trump is running for president as a Republican in a largely Democratic …

National political signs sparse in Hudson County going into election

The I’m-Not-Telling-You vote
National political signs sparse in Hudson County going into election

Hanging just above the approach to the Lincoln Tunnel in Weehawken is a single purple banner draped over someone’s balcony: Donald Trump for president. Probably the most visible political sign in Hudson County this year, it’s also a rare sight. That’s not because Trump is running for president as a Republican in a largely Democratic …

National political signs sparse in Hudson County going into election