Category: North Bergen News

North Bergen threw a block party, and thousands came out for it. Well, actually it was three block parties, and all under the banner of one very important evening: Night Out Against Crime. The event was founded 30 years ago as a way for citizens to not only fight back against crime, but also to …

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The High Tech High School badminton team hosted a day of competition with a team from England and may have made lifetime friends in the process. The Hummersknott/Oxford Badminton club of Darlington, United Kingdom, visited on July 24 while on an international tour with stops in Iceland, Canada, Washington, DC, and throughout the United States. …

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The township entry in a recreational softball competition recently copped top honors. On July 28, the North Bergen Recreation Girls Softball Under 17 team beat Teaneck to take the title of the Tri-County champs. Nine other teams played in the tournament.

Sacco releases plan to improve public safety after fatal bus accident In the wake of the tragic accident that claimed the life of an 8-month-old North Bergen resident Angelie Parades, State Sen. Nicholas Sacco is outlining a plan that he believes will improve public safety and crack down on jitney buses in Hudson County. Sacco …

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As the school year recently came to a close, the North Bergen School district celebrated the world of science with experiments, fairs, competitions and awards, and a special visit from a representative of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Lincoln School The school fair featured summations of several dozen science projects. Parents were invited …

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West New York resident Kristen Edmonds didn’t need much encouragement to help when she heard about the plight of a 7-year-old Korean Jindo who needed a home. Edmonds has dedicated a number of years to helping rescue this breed of dog, and is the founder and head of Treasured K9s, the only group on the …

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Local residents and neighbors were in shock last week after a freak bus accident on the West New York waterfront claimed the life of an 8-month-old baby girl from North Bergen. The girl’s mother was pushing her in her stroller on a sunny Tuesday afternoon along the Hudson River waterfront when a bus that had …

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Free health fair scheduled on Saturday, Aug. 3 in North Bergen “From Head to Toe,” a free health awareness fair sponsored by Gospel Tabernacle Church and Casa Mama Dona, was scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Gospel Tabernacle A/G, 5029 Kennedy Blvd., North Bergen. The day’s roster of activities …

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He’s acting full time, making enough money in his field to pay his bills, and working with the likes of Sean Penn and Steve Martin. For James Moye of North Bergen, life is good. Moye is currently in rehearsals in Chicago for 9 to 5, The Musical, which opens Aug. 14 at The Marriott Theatre …

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He did it his way. And his way wasn’t easy. When Mario Cruz of Guttenberg, 61, won the “Sinatra Idol” contest in Hoboken last month, it was the culmination of nearly 20 years of singing, and specifically vocalizing the songs of the The Chairman of the Board. He bested 14 other Sinatra buffs at the …

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