Category: North Bergen News

Exactly five years after US Airways Flight 1549 hit a flock of geese and lost engine power, forcing the pilot to execute a spectacular emergency landing in the river, crash survivor Dave Sanderson stood before a group of Hudson County merchants to relate his experience as the last man out of the plane. This past …

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There will be music. There will be food. There will be activities for all ages among the many pre-game events leading up to Super Bowl XLVIII. Representatives from Secaucus, East Rutherford, the Meadowlands, and other sponsors gathered on Jan. 13 to announce a full series of events planned for the weeks preceding Feb. 2, when …

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Mayor Sacco swears in seven new police, promotes one Mayor Nicholas Sacco, Public Safety Commissioner Theresa Ferraro, and North Bergen Police Chief Robert Dowd conducted a swearing in ceremony on Jan. 10 welcoming seven new recruits to the department. The ceremony, which was held in the Commission Chambers of Town Hall, also included the promotion …

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A crippling snowstorm wasn’t enough to keep a roomful of well-wishers from attending the swearing-in of Guttenberg’s top officials last Thursday. Gerald Drasheff and his fellow Democratic council members Monica Fundora and Efrain Velez were all reelected to office this past November. They took the oath of office for their new terms at the Town …

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Winter’s only a few weeks old and already the region has suffered from some unusual weather – three snowstorms and a dangerous cold snap. Just after the new year, all local schools were closed as more than 8 inches of snow fell on Hudson County. But since it’s impossible to predict exactly when and how …

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A host of new medical services are coming to the neighborhood. Palisades Medical Center broke ground on Dec. 19 for a new building slated to provide critical health care to the North Hudson area. “The new Ambulatory Care Center will expand Palisades Medical Center’s capabilities and provide our patients with convenient access to new, specialty …

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She has titled her memoir “Sometimes I Would Like To Sit Down and Cry.” Reminiscing can be painful when Amarilis Presilla thinks back on all the hardships she has known – not just within her family but for the Cuban people as well. But at least for Presilla and her loved ones, the story has …

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Registration to open for North Bergen Free Public Library’s winter/spring programs Mayor Nicholas Sacco announced the opening of registration for North Bergen Free Public Library’s winter/spring programs. Registration for both the main library and the Kennedy branch will begin on Monday, Jan. 13 at 9 a.m. at the main library and 10 a.m. at the …

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