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Union City chief may be entitled to $150K payout Two weeks ago, Union City Police Chief Charles Everett retired just before a report was released alleging that he manipulated the way off-duty security jobs were given out so that he and other police superiors could get the top assignments. Several months ago, News 12 New …
Union City Police Chief Charles Everett retired last week just before the city of Union City released the results of an investigation into his off-duty work. Everett came under scrutiny in September after cable News 12 said that he earned money for off-duty security details at the town’s athletic field and pools. News 12 claimed …
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Local streets will be roaring two years from now when the towns of Weehawken and West New York host the internationally known Formula One Grand Prix of America race over a three-day period in 2013. The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) will work in conjunction with state and local workers to turn existing West New …
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The State Department of Health’s recent inspection of the Summit Animal Clinic in Union City – which takes in stray and lost animals from North Bergen, West New York, and Bayonne — found that the clinic was not in compliance with certain state regulations, according to the subsequent report. The inspection came after the state …
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Sen. Robert Menendez and NHCAC unveil their dental suite in WNY Senator Robert Menendez and the staff of the North Hudson Community Action Corporation (NHCAC) attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 21 to celebrate the opening of their brand new, state-of-the-art dental center in West New York. The center used a $1.2 million federal grant …
Some days it seems the only ones able to keep up with local author and activist Jane Lovascio on her extensive, increasingly nationwide anti-bully campaign are her two now-famous dogs: Casey, a Jack Russell Terrier, and Bella, a Teacup Yorkie. Fortunately for the students of Union City’s Veterans’ Memorial Elementary School, Lovascio will make an …
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Union City and West New York residents are pulling out their Monday best in preparation for every kid-with-a-sweet-tooth’s favorite holiday: Halloween. The holiday takes place this year on Monday, Oct. 31. Some have taken the traditional route and decorated with seasonal pumpkins, colored corn cobs, and scarecrows (whose actual scare factor is debatable). Others have …
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For the past few years, people afraid to buy homes in a tough economy have turned to renting instead – but this has increased demand so much that there is now a shortage of rentals in apartment-heavy Hudson County. One Hoboken real estate agent, Gerald Stier of Hudson Place Realty, recently posted a message on …
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WNY Board of Education elects a new president During a meeting of the West New York Board of Education on Oct. 12, a motion was made by new member Vilma Reyes to remove former board president Cosmo Cirillo. The vote was 4-1 in favor of the motion. Member Christine Piscitelli then nominated member Adrienne Kole-Sires …
People strolling or driving on Bergenline Avenue in Union City may have noticed the former St. Michael’s Monastery and Church towering majestically above the surrounding rooftops. These days, it serves as a Korean church. What most are unfamiliar with is the building’s complex cultural history, its divided present, and its uncertain future. This was precisely …
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