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Hungry or want to help?
Where to get a free meal, donate, or volunteer for Thanksgiving

A local homeless shelter can use free turkeys, volunteers to cook, and jackets and gloves. Another could use plates and cups. Each year, the Reporter offers an overview of places where people throughout Hudson County can go to get a Thanksgiving meal if they can’t afford one, and where to volunteer or donate. But we’ve …

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NORTH BERGEN BRIEFS

Special holiday deadlines Due to the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, Nov. 28, advertising and editorial deadlines for the Hudson Reporter newspapers have changed. For the Dec. 1 editions of the North Bergen Reporter, Weehawken Reporter, Union City Reporter, and West New York Reporter, the deadline for classified and display advertising and editorial content is Monday, …

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Ascension to Speaker
County politico will be a leading voice of state’s lower chamber

Assemblyman Vincent Prieto’s rise to the top of state Democratic politics has been steady since his arrival on the scene in 2004, and will culminate early next year when he takes the mantle as the next Assembly speaker. Following the recent elections, Prieto, of Secaucus, was chosen by Assembly Democratic Majority to serve in that …

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New Jersey’s own ‘cliffhanger’
History of Palisades recounted at local ‘illustrated tour’

The rich history of The Palisades on the west bank of the Hudson River, and the cliffs’ place in New Jersey and Hudson County lore, were examined during an hour-plus presentation by author and photographer Kevin Woyce at a local nutrition center recently. Many residents of Union City, North Bergen, Hoboken, West New York, and …

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Paw-fect effort
Dual animal rescue groups out to save Hudson’s ferals and strays

The Hudson County Friends of Ferals (HCFF) and Tuesday & Lisa Cat Rescue (TLC) are out to save animals four paws at a time. And in some cases, like last month’s successful Paw Fest at Ellsworth Park in Union City, a couple thousand paws at once. The organizations’ goals are separate, but congruent; to help …

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NORTH BERGEN BRIEFS

Education Law Center: North Bergen among most underfunded school districts North Bergen schools are among the most underfunded by state aid in New Jersey, according to a report issued by the Education Law Center. The study found that the township’s schools are owed more than $24 million in state education aid, the most among any …

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In limbo after fire
Possible progress for those displaced from their homes

Jose Jimenez just wants it to be the way it used to be. Spending time with his 10-year-old son every other weekend during his visitation time; taking him out for “movie night,” helping him with his homework, reading Bible passages with him. All of that was disrupted on Sept. 28 at 9201 Kennedy Blvd. in …

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Possible progress for those displaced from their homes

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Incumbents rule
No surprises in most elections on Tuesday; one newcomer to Guttenberg school board

Voters in North Bergen and Guttenberg cast their ballots on Election Day, with their governor, state senator, Assembly representatives, and county sheriff all being reelected. Also, Guttenberg sent back to office their mayor and council members (who were running unopposed), as well as two of their three sitting Board of Education members who were up …

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Things that go bump in the dark
Township children brave ‘haunted house’ at town Halloween party

Township children had a devilishly good time at North Bergen’s free Halloween party, a combination haunted house, pony ride, and gift receiving extravaganza at the Recreation Center. For two hours, more than a thousand trick-or-treaters up to age 9 streamed into the dimly lit rec center gymnasium, trying to avoid the nefarious creatures that lurked …

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