Category: North Bergen News

Three seats are in contention in this year’s Board of Education election. The board has nine members in total, each serving a three-year term. Every year, three of those terms expire. This year the terms are ending for board members Luis Diaz, Elaine Nicoliello, and Kanaiyalal Patel. All three are running for reelection, with backing …

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“She had a tremendous heart,” said Jackie Elwood of her friend and mentor Netta Meltzer. “She never wanted to see a family or a kid hurt by anything. She would go out of her way to make sure a child had what he needed. Her main idea was to make them happy.” Many, many others …

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Hundreds of people filled the Conrad Rotunda of the historic Brennan Court House in Jersey City on March 25 to pay tribute to nearly a score of women from every corner of Hudson County in recognition for their services to the community. Freeholder Doreen DiDomenico co-hosted the event that also marked the celebration of Women’s …

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North Bergen police to run vehicle inspection checkpoint The North Bergen Police Department, in conjunction with the New Jersey State Motor Vehicles Commission Mobile Inspection Unit, will be running a vehicle inspection checkpoint within the township on Wednesday, April 16. The operation is designed to remove dangerous vehicles from the road and promote safe driving …

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At an open meeting on Wednesday, March 26, Mayor Sacco and the Board of Commissioners of North Bergen announced the new annual budget of $84.4 million. The overall tax rate will increase by 2.54 percent, raising the tax amount for an average homeowner by $85 per year, from $3,359 to $3,444. The total budget amount …

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It was an impressive and intimidating sight. Dozens of police officers and heavily armed members of the county SWAT team swarmed on Guttenberg’s only elementary school, Anna L. Klein School, converging on the third floor. A perpetrator was holed up in a bathroom. Securing the hallway, they arrested the suspect and swept through the rest …

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With experience in local, county, and state government, Anthony Vainieri is running for freeholder in Hudson County, representing North Bergen and parts of Secaucus and Jersey City. The North Bergen business owner officially announced his candidacy on March 27 for the 8th District seat currently occupied by retiring Freeholder Tom Liggio. Vainieri’s rival for the …

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North Bergen DPW fills over 700 potholes since Pothole Repair Hotline launch Thanks to the hard work of the North Bergen Department of Public Works’ (DPW) pothole repair crew and hundreds of tips from residents, the township has filled over 700 potholes in the last month. Mayor Nick Sacco and Public Works Commissioner Frank Gargiulo …

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The North Bergen Police Department regularly goes head to head with criminals. But once a year, they go head to head with other police departments. The contest, a flag football match known as the “Snow Bowl,” takes place on the field of MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands, and the purpose is to raise money for …

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