Category: North Bergen News

Blaring horns, cheering crowds, brightly dressed dancers and loud music filled Bergenline Avenue on Oct. 2, as thousands of people line the street through North Bergen, Guttenberg, West New York, and Union City in a celebration of Hispanic culture. Led by U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and mayors Nicholas Sacco, Brian Stack, Gerald Drasheff, Felix Rogue, …

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Police investigate fatal hit-and-run on Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen According to a press release from the North Bergen Police Department, at approximately 12:06 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2 the North Bergen Police and the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office Crash Investigation Unit responded to a report of a pedestrian struck. North Bergen police officers arrived …

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Marcos Navas was going to quit his profession as an educator in Union City to work on Wall Street, but after he went to an EdCamp meeting, he was inspired to start his own. He and four other local teachers – including North Bergen resident, teacher and former North Bergen Children’s Librarian Krista Welz – …

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The non-profit organization Alzheimer’s New Jersey provides community based care for those with Alzheimer’s and support for their families, and also works with hospitals to run seminars in local communities. On Wednesday, Oct. 5, the organization will team up with medical professionals from HackensackUMC Palisades for a free seminar at the North Bergen Public Library. …

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Bright sunlight and huge crowds greeted hundreds who turned out on Sept. 25 for the annual Dominican-American Parade down Bergenline Avenue through North Bergen, West New York, and Union City. Starting at 80th Street, the parade was led by Union City Mayor Brian Stack and Rep. Albio Sires (former mayor of West New York) and …

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One killed, 100 injured as train crashes into Hoboken train station One person was killed and over 100 injured on Thursday when a NJ Transit train running on the Pascack Valley line slammed into the terminus of its Hoboken train station track during the Thursday morning commute and ripped through the platform, causing serious damage …

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The Kennedy Branch of the North Bergen Public Library celebrated its three-year anniversary with a mini-carnival Saturday, Sept. 17. Kids enjoyed a mini-Ferris wheel, cotton candy, hot dogs, bounce houses, and face painting in the library parking lot on 2123 Kennedy Blvd. Resident Edgar Caicedo, 14, went to the carnival with his mother, sister Mia, …

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Guttenberg police officers and North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue members handed out pamphlets filled with safety tips, stickers, and coloring books at “Safe Kids Day” in Guttenberg on Saturday, Sept. 17. The mayor and Town Council arranged for inflatable rides and a dunk-a-cop tank. The Guttenberg Police Officers and P.B.A sold shirts and collected …

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A bill introduced in the New Jersey State Assembly in early August will require the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESSA) to obtain a court order to use certain collection practices for defaulted student loans under the New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program. The bill, which is on its way …

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