Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
The last time Anthony Aceola had a home was 1987. The longtime Jersey City resident used to live in a two-family house owned by his grandmother. “She used to own two houses in downtown Jersey City,” Aceola said. “We all lived in one house. The other one she rented.” Then, in the ‘80s, his grandmother …
Continue reading “Hudson County counts homelessAdvocates conduct annual census”
The Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders has honored High Tech and County Prep High School for achieving outstanding evaluations in the annual U.S. News and World Report ranking. High Tech High School received a Silver Medal for the second year in a row, placing it in or near the top five percent in the …
Hudson Reporter Circulation Coordinator Luis Vasquez is a guy who rarely says no. “That’s how willing and able he is,” said his boss, Circulation Director Roberto Lopez, last week. “I’ve said to him, ‘You can say ‘no’ to some things.’ ” Vasquez, who is on the front lines of circulation for the Reporter chain’s more …
Continue reading “Spreading the newsLuis Vasquez is HR’s first ‘Employee of Month’”
By Thursday, Jan. 22, the administration of Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell was no closer than two weeks ago to a temporary agreement with Town Councilman Michael Gonnelli that will allow him to participate in meetings of the governing body. Gonnelli is the subject of a former political foe’s complaint to the state government because he …
Continue reading “Gonnelli conflict drags onFormer foe weighs in; 2nd Ward to go underrepresented?”
In the 1958 B-movie “The Blob,” a thick gooey substance from outer space threatens the peace and tranquility of a small Pennsylvania town. The campy sci-fi/horror flick gained a cult following in the 1970s, and has been widely parodied in film and art ever since. Secaucus artist Bobby Travieso puts a local spin on his …
Continue reading “Tears of a clownLocal artist paints Secaucus”
On any given day, more than 27,000 medical volunteers working with Doctors Without Borders save the lives of people worldwide who are living in the midst of armed conflicts, natural disasters, and health epidemics. And if Secaucus resident Sara Kim gets her wish, one day she’ll be among those volunteers. Still a high school senior …
Continue reading “Scholar may be international doctorStudent hopes to become volunteer”
Three years ago, LibertyHealth System was on the brink of financial ruin. A private nonprofit that ran three hospitals in Secaucus and Jersey City, Liberty was losing millions of dollars each year. In an effort to save its own life, Liberty contracted the services of Wellspring Partners Ltd., an Illinois-based healthcare consulting company. After an …
Continue reading “Off life supportLibertyHealth inches toward financial stability”
Sophomore year at George Washington University was a tough one for Doug MacCormack. Having transferred to the Washington D.C. school long after most of his classmates had already bonded, the Secaucus native casually admitted to his father, Frank, that he was having trouble making friends. “I told my dad there were tons of people all …
Continue reading “Remembering Frank MacCormackBusinessman, family man, local activist dies at 85”
Tuesday’s unusually rancorous Town Council meeting was mainly consumed with discussion of the alleged conflict of interest case involving Councilman Michael Gonnelli, with the council considering a controversial resolution to take the matter to court. Councilman Gonnelli sat in the audience during the meeting after Town Attorney Frank Leanza advised that he recuse himself from …
Just when it looked like the Town Council and its attorneys were on the verge of a solution to the alleged conflict of interest matter involving Councilman Michael Gonnelli, that solution has been taken off the table. The council is now prepared to go to court to have a Hudson County Superior Court judge decide …