Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
About this issue This is the annual “Year in Review” issue of the Hudson Reporter newspapers. It replaces your regular issues in Guttenberg, Hoboken, Jersey City, North Bergen, Secaucus, Union City, Weehawken, and West New York. The Reporter will return to publishing regular issues next week. To keep up to date, follow our breaking news …
In spite of the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, builders and developers broke ground on projects in almost every local town in 2013, looking to capitalize on the county’s geographic prominence and influx of young and wealthy residents. Jersey City For much of the past decade, the LeFrak Organization’s massive Newport development project, …
Continue reading “Gold Coast continues to shine
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For local politics, 2013 wasn’t the best of years or the worst of years, but it will be marked as a year in which the old political order in several corners came to an end. This is particularly true in Jersey City and Hoboken, where the traditional political party lines were pushed aside in favor …
Continue reading “End of an era
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With Superstorm Sandy more than a year in the past, many businesses have started to thrive again. The Super Bowl in February is expected to bring significant business to the area. In addition, even in a slowly recovering economy, thousands of new units of development are being created throughout the county, adding new residents who …
Continue reading “Opportunity meets ingenuity
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Students in the Guttenberg School District this year are finding out that doing the right thing can be rewarding. That’s because Superintendent of Schools Michelle Rosenberg has instituted a positive behavior recognition system to honor good gestures and practices. “The students start with 30 points that promote character building and positive behavior,” Rosenberg said. She …
Continue reading “Do the right thing
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Hudson County is football territory, what with the Giants and Jets playing right in our backyard in East Rutherford, next to Secaucus. And North Bergen and Jersey City residents can jump on Tonnelle Avenue to Route 3 West to get to MetLife Stadium for the Super Bowl next year. So it’s no surprise that the …
Continue reading “Everyone’s got an opinion
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After Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines, people around the world were moved by stories of devastation and suffering. Channel 7 ABC Eyewitness News reporter Nina Pineda launched a campaign called “Flip Flops for the Philippines,” and the community at the Elisabeth Morrow School quickly answered the call to donate shoes to help those in need. …
Continue reading “Elisabeth Morrow School supports Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts”
Nobody could be happier than Ligia Builes when she was able to purchase a modern remake of the classic Edward Hopper painting “East Wind Over Weehawken” earlier this month. That’s because nobody else can claim to own the white home prominently featured in the painting. Back in 1934, popular American artist Edward Hopper painted a …
Continue reading “Hopper comes home
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Reporter holiday ad deadlines, office closings The offices of the Hudson Reporter will be open on Monday, Dec. 30. They will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 in observance of New Year’s Day. The office will reopen Thursday, Jan. 2. Thus, the advertising and editorial deadlines for the Hudson Reporter newspapers …
For North Bergen resident Kenneth Castano, overcoming major health issues seems to be something he’s destined to do. First, in 1988 he survived being born with only half of his heart formed. He is missing the left ventricle because of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), but has managed to live a seemingly normal life despite …
Continue reading “Seeking your help
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