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Food for thought
11th annual library fund-raiser promises to be a ‘tasty’ time

Restaurants are coming together this week to gear up for one of the tastiest events held in Hudson County each year. “A Taste of Weehawken,” the annual fund-raiser for the Weehawken Public Library, will be held on Tuesday, April 26. Some of the restaurants participating in this year’s “Taste” met with officials and the press …

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WNY goes wild for wheels On April 30, West New York will hold the Spring Spectacular Car Show – the second event of its kind to take place in town. The car show will be held on Jackson Street from 55th to 59th Street. Over 60 vehicle class awards and prizes will be presented. For …

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Making the grade
St. Joseph’s school awaits formal accreditation

After years of revamping itself, St. Joseph of the Palisades Elementary School in West New York was rewarded for its efforts with an informally announced accreditation last week, and is anxiously awaiting formal recognition. Educational accreditation is a process designed to improve coordination between different educational levels (for example, elementary school to high school) by …

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Your local park may feed you someday
Garden on UC border gets grant to be demonstration for others

The Washington Park Association of Hudson County recently received a $20,000 grant from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation to install a “permaculture learning garden and apprenticeship program” this year. The 22-acre park they oversee, located on the border of Jersey City and Union City is part of the Hudson County park system. Here’s a 101 …

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Author writes about UC schools
Education expert touts district as ‘best of early education’

Renowned education policy expert David Kirp spent a year crisscrossing the country, looking for game-changing programs in some pretty unlikely places, including neighborhoods so rough that barbed wire surrounded the playgrounds. On his journey, he stumbled upon the Union City School District, and used it as fodder for his new book, Kids First. Then he …

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Manischewitz preps for holidays
Secaucus company embraces kosher chic

With Passover beginning this Monday evening at sundown, Manischewitz products have pride of place in many area supermarkets. As part of a modern makeover, the Secaucus-based company has introduced an astonishing 35 new products this year, the most it has ever introduced in one year. And as part of a measure to keep the iconic …

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Check out the WNY debate at www.hudsonreporter.com Last week, The Hudson Reporterhosted an election forum for West New York, attended by all 10 candidates on the two major slates running for Board of Commissioners/mayor this May. Independent candidate Ercides Aguasvives was also invited to attend but did not respond. Each slate responded to five questions …

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Where’s the public info?
Former Union City cop wants answers from Stack; newspaper awaits WNY settlement numbers

Three months ago, a former deputy police chief in Union City helped spur Fox news to run a “Shame on You” TV segment about Union City Mayor Brian Stack’s ex-wife’s use of a city-supplied car for personal errands. The segment was embarrassing for both Stack and his wife. Mayor Stack has said that the former …

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