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Please don’t stop the music
Local activist honored during Hispanic Heritage Month

Kennedy Ng, known on the music circuit as Enyi-K, sat at his piano in the performance room of his recording studio at Kennedy’s Music World on Bergenline Avenue in Union City recently. There, he and his partner give a variety of instrumental and vocal lessons to between 50 and 55 students each week and record …

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Local activist honored during Hispanic Heritage Month

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Hungry, with no place to go
Local church and homeless shelter to help needy for holidays

In preparation for the upcoming holiday season, thanks to the recent generous donations of the community, Pastor Birgit Solano’s food pantry at the Good Shepherd Church in Weehawken was so stuffed with food that she had to stash the excess underneath the church’s back pews. She will be working with a Union City-based shelter system …

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BRIEFS

Former UC Mayor Rudy Garcia’s license suspended following DWI in Hoboken Former Assemblyman and Union City Mayor Rudy Garcia had his license suspended for 90 days in Hoboken court this past week, stemming from a driving while intoxicated charge from Sept. 15, according to a published report. In court, Garcia’s attorney, Christopher Patella of Bayonne, …

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Honoring future vets
Union City plaza dedicated to U.S. Marine Corps and JROTC

Under the light of a full moon, the day before Veterans Day, and on the Marine Corps’ 236th birthday, Mayor Brian Stack and the Union City Board of Commissioners dedicated a plaza to the members of the city’s Junior ROTC. The cadets stood at attention en masse and in uniform, lined up along the side …

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Union City plaza dedicated to U.S. Marine Corps and JROTC

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Hungry? Or want to help?
Where to enjoy free Thanksgiving meals or donate your services

For people who can’t afford a turkey on the table or gifts under the tree this year, there are many places to get help or a warm meal. In addition, those seeking to donate time or goods also have several options around the county. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, the average price of …

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Going up!
‘RiverTrace’ building will be part of two-mile Port Imperial on waterfront

With their ceremonial shovels in hand, Roseland Property partners and local officials stood on the waterfront lot slated to become West New York’s newest residential building on Nov. 9. It will be part of the two-mile-long Port Imperial development that stretches down to Weehawken on the waterfront. The $120 million luxury project will provide prospective …

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‘RiverTrace’ building will be part of two-mile Port Imperial on waterfront

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Fighting for freedom
WNY celebrates Veterans Day against city skyline

Former Vietnam War Commander Barry Weiss served as master of ceremonies last week at what marked the 40th Veterans Day celebration he has organized. He was joined by town officials, fresh-out-of-cadetship soldiers, veterans, and their families outside of the West New York Veterans Memorial that had been built in 1922 on Blvd. East to honor …

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WNY celebrates Veterans Day against city skyline

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Save by supporting local businesses
County prepares for ‘Small Business Saturday’

With the intense shopping weekend surrounding Thanksgiving fast approaching, small business owners can revel in the recent creation of Small Business Saturday. Strategically placed between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday will take place Nov. 26. Created by American Express, the day aims to support the local businesses that create jobs and boost …

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County prepares for ‘Small Business Saturday’

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Holiday Hudson Reporter advertising deadlines Because of the Thanksgiving Day holiday, some of the Hudson Reporter newspapers will have special advertising deadlines. For The Secaucus Reporter, The North Bergen Reporter, The Union City Reporter, The West New York Reporter, and The Weehawken Reporter, the deadline for classified and display advertising is Tuesday, Nov. 22, at …

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Preserving open space
Union City and Weehawken to buy reservoir

Weehawken’s Webster School auditorium was packed with nearly 300 people on Nov. 2 as Mayor Richard Turner and engineers from the Trust for Public Land announced that a reservoir near the Weehawken/Union City border will be jointly purchased and preserved rather than sold to developers to build upon. Union City Mayor Brian Stack could not …

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Union City and Weehawken to buy reservoir

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