Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
NB Police participating in statewide Labor Day DWI crackdown Law enforcement officials from North Bergen will be cracking down on drunk drivers as part of the 2014 Labor Day “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” statewide campaign. From now through Sept. 1, local and state law enforcement officials will be conducting sobriety checkpoints and roving …
“There’s nothing better than being on the Boulevard with a New York view on a night like tonight,” said Guttenberg Mayor Gerald Drasheff. He was addressing the hundreds of people from surrounding neighborhoods who came out on a beautiful Thursday night in early August to enjoy the music of oldies band The Cameos on Boulevard …
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“So many local people are concerned about threats to the quality of life in this area,” said Joshua Breakstone. “That includes parking up and down the Hudson, the transportation system, overcrowding, the loss of views, of space, of light, the pollution caused by jitneys taking care of the overflow that can’t be handled by the …
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From the time he was a 9-year-old boy in Vieques, a small island off Puerto Rico where he lived with his parents, brother, and two sisters, Eric Lindsey knew he was “born to make people smile.” His fascination with escape artist/magician Harry Houdini and a work ethic inherited from his dad have afforded him the …
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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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This year’s annual pool party theme is ‘safari’ Don’t miss the annual North Bergen pool party on Friday, Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. This year’s theme is “safari.” There will be water slides, blow ups, games and entertainment, along with a variety of food. Advance ticket prices are $15 per member, $20 for non-members. At …
Plans are underway for major repairs on the 495 approach to the Lincoln Tunnel, an approach that lies between Union City and Weehawken. The viaduct over Route 1 and 9 will be resurfaced and additional structural work will be done, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT). Also in the works are changes …
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Jean Jean the Dancing Machine doesn’t say how old she is, only that she’s originally from Manhattan and spent 43 years in West New York. Despite her frail frame and her walker, she’s animated, jovial, and enthusiastic. How long has she been in North Bergen? “Got my fingers crossed, I’m working on 16 years,” she …
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[Editor’s Note: This is an essay submitted by a reader in Union City.] When I first thought of this article a lot of people (well, friends) said, “Hey Niecy, are you losing it? What are you writing about? Sounds kind of weird.” Laughing, I reassured them that I have not lost it and there is …
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It was a seminal moment in United States history: a sitting president, steeped in controversy, on the verge of impeachment, resigning in front of his country on live television, and then departing from the White House the next day in disgrace. That was the scene 40 years ago this week, as President Richard Milhous Nixon, …
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