Category: Union City News

In the beginning of a monologue she created this summer, 12-year old Gabriela Campoverde wrote, “I am from the closet in my aunts’ house because it’s dark and no one can find me there.” The soft-spoken, shy Campoverde was one of seven students who participated in the first ever summer camp offered by the Park …

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Though “diminutive” in size, West New York resident and Union City native Henrietta Dwyer has been ruffling a few big feathers in Hudson County politics lately, and she’s not making any apologies for it. Dwyer, who describes herself as “fiscally conservative, socially moderate,” is a registered Republican – a breed few and far between in …

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When 9-year-old Alexandria Suarez of Union City prepares her backpack for school, it includes the usual pencils, books, folders, maybe a bagged lunch – and a pair of Crocs shoes, which she said are handy for when school lets out and auditioning for parts begins. Those comfy Crocs are painted with images of Dora the …

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This month, the North Hudson Community Action Corporation (NHCAC) is collaborating with the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) Immunization Program to offer five vaccinations for free to everyone from newborns to seniors at NHCAC’s public health centers in Union City and West New York. The program, made possible by funds from …

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Communities in the Tri-State area have seen an increase in anti-immigrant sentiment lately – with angry critics of present immigration laws not always able to distinguish people who immigrated here legally from the illegal aliens about whom they complain. Anger against people of different ethnicities has manifested itself in ways ranging from frustrated letters to …

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