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The year in development
New parks, apartments leading into 2011

Many large residential development projects were started and completed in Hudson County during the economic boom at the beginning of the last decade, and now, smaller projects are filling in the remaining gaps. Even in a slow economy, the county’s proximity to New York City means people will always want to live here, even if …

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2010: A Hall of a year for Hurley
Track state champs also head Hudson’s Top 10 Sports Stories

The sports calendar year of 2010 in Hudson County brought some exciting moments, some heart-wrenching times, some once-in-a-lifetime memories and some national headlines. Here’s a look at the Top 10 Sports Stories of the Year in Hudson County for 2010. 1-Hurley inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame It started becoming news in April …

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The arts year in review
Hudson County was alive with the sound of music, the sight of art

When it comes to the arts, Hudson County doesn’t stare wistfully across the river at its culturally-hopping New York City neighbor. That’s because Hoboken and Jersey City as well as “NoHu” (North Hudson) towns like Union City and West New York house plenty of homegrown talent – as well as expatriates from Manhattan. In 2010, …

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Is the recession depressing you?
UC receives $5M federal mental health grant

Union City and the North Hudson Community Action Corporation (NHCAC) unveiled at a press conference Wednesday their federally-funded plan to combat recession-driven behavioral health problems for as many as 13,000 Union City residents. Union City is one of three cities nationally to receive the Resilience and Recovery Initiative grant furnished by the Substance Abuse and …

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Hell of a ‘vue’
Great-nephew recalls time spent in Weehawken mansion

When the U.S.S. Nautilus entered the New York Harbor for the first time in 1954, former Secaucus resident Bill Heiker and his family stood atop the Palisade hills in Weehawken, mesmerized by the record-breaking submarine that slinked through the Hudson. But unlike other witnesses to the historic event, Heiker and clan didn’t have to head …

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BRIEFS

Holiday Hudson Reporter advertising deadlines Because of the holidays the next two weeks, the Hudson Reporter newspapers will have special advertising and editorial deadlines. For the Wednesday, Dec. 22 edition of the Bayonne Community News and the Thursday, Dec. 23 Midweek Reporter, the editorial deadline is Monday, Dec. 20 at 9 a.m. and the classified …

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Rockin’ around the Christmas tree
UC carolers to perform at National Tree Lighting

Last year, Chimene Petitt of Hudson View Entertainment in Union City received two phone calls that she’ll remember for a lifetime. The first was a last-minute call from National Park Association, informing her that she and her caroling group, the Hudson View Carolers, were to perform for the National Christmas Tree Lighting in Washington D.C. …

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Where there’s a leak, damage follows
Local towns may join suit against United Water

After three Union City residents came forward with a lawsuit against United Water, Inc. almost three weeks ago, alleging that the company aggressively marketed a repair service plan to homeowners ineligible for coverage, surrounding towns are taking notice – or should take notice, according to one of the plaintiffs’ attorneys, Carl Mayer. The homeowners were …

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A lifetime of secure investments
Hudson County native reflects upon career as financial journalist

Almost 60 years later, Memorial High School graduate Warren Boroson can still recall the names of his “remarkable” Latin and English teachers – Alice Luckins and Eileen O’Connor. The names of these teachers slip off his tongue as easily as the investment terms he’s used prolifically in his long career as a financial journalist. The …

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