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Residents affect zoning policy
Approvals overturned, citizen advisory committee begins meeting

The impact of private citizens on zoning policy is being felt in Union City this year. Recently, three variances approved in 2006 were overturned after a resident appealed the decisions. And just months after a property owner started a controversy over the residency of a zoning board member, the city put out a call to …

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Ongoing investigation into WNY homicide The investigation is ongoing into a homicide that took place on Thursday night in West New York, according to both the West New York Police Department and the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office. Details about the case were scarce as of Thursday morning, but Debra Simon, the first deputy assistant in …

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Uncovering a history mystery
UC and JC residents dig up info to help memorial in United Kingdom

Earlier this year, Pat Baldwin of Norfolk, England submitted a Letter to the Editor of The Hudson Reporter in an attempt to trace a survivor from the crash of a B24 Liberator bomber during World War II that she was investigating for the B24 Memorial Association. Eight men lost their lives as a result of …

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The future of open space
$6.5 million expected to fund 17 projects this year

Reconstruction of a collapsed Hoboken walkway, the purchase of land for a North Bergen waterfront park, and funds to acquire Jersey City land along the Hackensack River are just a few of the 17 projects that may receive a portion of the $6.3 million in the Hudson County Open Space Trust Fund this year. However, …

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Making a community connection
Local non-profit offers free groceries for families in need

They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but this Saturday one local non-profit organization planned to turn that saying on its head by providing free lunch – and more – for Hudson County families in need. Dvine Konektion Community Development Corporation scheduled the launch of its Community Food Pantry, which was created …

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Fiesta on the boulevard
Latin artists party in WNY to kick off national awards show

Throughout the afternoon last Sunday, the vibrant sounds of Latin music wafted along the cliffs of the Palisades as West New York hosted the inaugural celebration of the 2010 Latin Grammy Street Parties along a five-block stretch of Boulevard East. Boasting a prime view of the New York City skyline, the kick-off event was the …

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WNY Farmers Market begins this weekend The Town of West New York will kick off their new farmers market on Sunday, Oct. 3 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Donnelly Park, near the corner of 60th Street and Boulevard East. Farmers and vendors will sell various fresh fruits and vegetables as well as pies …

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Saving the Blue Chapel
Divided in process, but UC residents are united in cause

Athough it stands empty today, the Monastery of the Perpetual Rosary (commonly called the Blue Chapel) still resonates with the tranquility of prayer throughout the surrounding community. But outside of its formidable stone walls on 14th Street, a controversy over the future of the nearly hundred year old Gothic-style building rages on, and its future …

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Diamond Gloves tourney is a knockout
Founder of UC boxing club recognized; WNY docs pitch in

The New Jersey Diamond Gloves Tournament kicked off with an unusually sentimental bang at Mother Seton School in Union City this year during its opening event on Sept. 17. First, the tournament itself was saved when two West New York doctors heeded the call to pitch in after the Amateur Boxing Association’s doctor called out. …

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What do you really think of young leaders? The online version of the story “Nothin’ but a number – Young residents take on government responsibilities despite age” on Sept. 12 included a poll on our website asking readers: Do you think age matters when it comes to government leadership? Several people responded to our unofficial …

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