Category: North Bergen News

High Tech High School’s Musical Theatre presents “Avenue Q,” their 30th production in 13 years. This will be the first time “Avenue Q” will premiere in Hudson County, directed and choreographed by Alex Perez. The production will also have a student band led by Rod Shepard. “Our company is known for doing shows that push …

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Nearly a year into the investigation of the hit-and-run accident that killed body builder Omar Monroig on Tonnelle Avenue, North Bergen police conducted an informational checkpoint on Friday, Feb. 15 from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m., distributing 4,000 informational fliers to drivers. Police are focused on Toyotas, since the suspect was driving a Camry. “I …

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Biking advocacy groups are putting together a map of a 50-mile route of bike-friendly pathways and roads around the region. Harbor Ring is a Transportation Alternatives Project that will encircle New York Harbor and pass through several towns in Hudson County. The 50-mile route will connect Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Bayonne, Jersey City, and Hoboken. …

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Free tax preparation services offered to seniors and disabled residents The Nicholas Sacco Foundation will provide a Certified Public Accountant to give seniors and disabled residents of North Bergen free tax preparation services until April 15. You must be a North Bergen resident 55 years or older or in possession of proof of disability with …

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Electronic cigarettes, e-cigs, are gaining in popularity among people trying to quit smoking. However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and doctors believe consumers don’t realize that e-cigs contain nicotine and other dangerous chemicals as well. What is an electronic cigarette? There are countless brands and flavors of e-cigs as companies try to broaden their …

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Sai Rao grew up in India, with parents who emphasized the ideal of community service. She brings that ideal into her work as library director at the North Bergen Free Public Library. The library hosts numerous community programs, some quite unique. Rao followed in her father’s footsteps in becoming a librarian. Her father also inspired …

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James Braddock Park was turned into a winter wonderland last Friday and Saturday during a blizzard that the Weather Channel named “Nemo.” Snow and fog made the park look eerie as the trees faded into the landscape. The blizzard even brought in unsuspecting guests, such as a rooster who somehow made its way to the …

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Now that the proposed Appleview condominium development on River Road has been approved by the North Bergen Planning Board, residents brought objections to the Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday. After five years of hearings and court action, the Planning Board approved the project Feb. 5, despite concerns from neighbors about soil removal from the …

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Now in its 125th year, the Hudson County Chamber of Commerce is one of the oldest business chambers in New Jersey. Despite its long and esteemed history, some of the organization’s board members have quipped that the chamber was, until recently, one of the “last of the good old boys’ clubs” in the state. That …

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Free tax preparation services offered to seniors and disabled residents The Nicholas Sacco Foundation will provide a Certified Public Accountant to provide seniors and disabled residents of North Bergen free tax preparation services until April 15. You must be a North Bergen resident 55 years or older or in possession of proof of disability with …

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