Category: North Bergen News

Assembly Transportation Committee holds hearing on jitneys in Hoboken; Ramos, Sacco introduce legislation in Trenton The New Jersey State Assembly Transportation Committee convened in Hoboken on Monday to discuss the ongoing issues of unregulated jitney buses throughout Hudson County, which have created what chairman and Hoboken mayoral candidate Ruben Ramos referred to as a “drag …

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Approximately 800 North Bergen children are now officially getting their fill of recreation football after an opening night parade through the township on Friday, Sept. 13, and two season kick-off games. Those hundreds of kids, between the ages of 5 and 14, include players, cheerleaders, and pompoms – not to mention family and friends. They …

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Guttenberg threw a party on Sept. 15, and a couple hundred children showed up. But this wasn’t just any party. It was “Safe Kids Day,” one which strives to bring together the town’s children with the police and other emergency personnel in a friendly, fun, trusting atmosphere. It is hoped bridges will be formed with …

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A car show evoking memories of the closed Ford Assembly Plant in Edgewater – as well as the heyday of “cruisin’” – was held on Sunday, Sept. 8, and Hudson County residents took home nearly half the prizes. The Edgewater Cultural & Historical Committee sponsored the 10th annual Edgewater Ford Assembly Plant Car Show, staged …

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With the 2013-2014 football season under way, Super Bowl XLVIII – which will be played in Northern New Jersey – is now less than five months away. Cities and businesses, including those in Hudson County, are playing a game of “beat the clock” in their efforts to capitalize on the event. As the National Football …

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Downtown library ribbon cutting scheduled for weekend The grand opening of the North Bergen Public Library Learning Center & Kennedy Branch, 2123 Kennedy Blvd., will take place on Saturday, Sept. 21, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2 p.m. North Bergen to receive $3.7 Million in funding from Schools Development Authority The state Department of Education’s …

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Officials from the township, county, school system, and emergency departments gathered on Wednesday morning, Sept. 11, in front of North Bergen High School to pay tribute to the nearly 3,000 victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, especially those from North Bergen. High school students were part of the observance, singing the National Anthem and …

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Already one of the most innovative secondary institutions around, High Tech High School in North Bergen is further blazing its trail as a leader in non-traditional subjects by offering a culinary arts major as it enters its new school year. Though based in the township, High Tech is a countywide public school that accepts students …

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