Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Correction Due to a language translation error, in last week’s article, “Meet the candidates,” it was incorrectly stated that West New York mayoral candidate FiorD’Aliza Frias had referenced a potential shift in ethnic leadership during an interview with NECIO TV. This statement was never said or written by Frias or anyone else in her committee. …
Claiming political enemies were behind a recent “Shame on You” report on Fox5 News that highlighted alleged abuses of city-owned vehicles, Union City Mayor and State Sen. Brian Stack last week also pointed a finger at his ex-wife and asked his city’s Law Department to seek reimbursement for any gasoline that was paid for by …
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The Washington Park Association (WPA), the “volunteer stewards” of Washington Park near the Union City/Jersey City border, will now be working with Union City and the Hudson County Parks Department on a design for a proposed multi-purpose synthetic turf field there. Union City has taken the WPA’s “green design” and sustainability features into consideration to …
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Two weeks ago, Dr. Felix Roque kicked off his “Dr. Felix Roque for Mayor 2011” campaign, officially making him the second person to announce he will challenge Mayor Sal Vega of West New York in the election on May 10. Fior D’Aliza Frias was the first to announce. The filing deadline to run is March …
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Heart disease claims the lives of 300,000 victims each year, with roughly 70 percent of those succumbing to a cardiac arrest within their own home. If just one member of the household had the know-how to administer CPR, the chances of survival could double or even triple. February is American Heart Month, a four-week observance …
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UC announces Valentine’s Day Concert to be held Feb. 12 The City of Union City, Mayor Brian P. Stack and the UC Board of Commissioners, and The Union City Performing Arts Center will be presenting ”The Union City Valentine’s Day Concert” on Saturday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. at the Union City Performing Arts Center …
Earlier this month, Union City passed an amendment to the city’s rent control ordinance recognizing that an “emergency” exists in terms of a lack of affordable rental housing within city limits. The revised ordinance bans landlords from withholding available housing units by requiring them to report a vacancy exceeding 90 days to the Rent Leveling …
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A group of Grandview Condominiums residents at 55 Riverwalk Place in West New York are up in arms over their mixed-use community’s newest restaurant and bar, Son Cubano, which they describe as a “Trojan horse” that seemed innocuous in its planning stages and even during its daytime operations, but caught them off-guard with what they …
Continue reading “Waterfront residents voice ‘nightclub’ frustrations
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Inspire Lives was born when one North Bergen resident, along with her fellow neighbors and coworkers, decided that she wasn’t doing enough for their community and for those in need. Eyismery Arenas’ solution was to form a community volunteerism group around six months ago. The 29-year-old reached out to her fellow North Hudson neighbors and …
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WNY police seize $1M worth of heroin in town’s largest drug bust A pre-dawn raid Sunday by West New York police turned out to be the largest drug seizure in the town as well as one of the biggest heroin busts ever in the county. Following up on an anonymous tip from a resident, the …