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Taking on the night
UC residents hit the streets to fight crime, build community

Approximately 10,000 people filled New York Avenue from 22nd Street through 29th Street in Union City on Tuesday as part of the 27th Annual National Night Out. The event is held throughout the country every August to increase community awareness about crime, and to strengthen the relationship between residents and police officers. On Tuesday, the …

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Potential mayoral candidate sues Vega, WNY commissioners for defamation Mayor Silverio “Sal” Vega and the West New York Board of Commissioners are being sued by Dr. Felix Roque, leader of the Together We Can recall committee, who attempted (and failed) to recall them earlier this year. Roque has said he wants to run for mayor …

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Finally, a revamped UC website
Now has meeting agendas, place to report complaints, pay tickets

Union City residents can finally get information about public meetings, voter registration, and city history from City Hall’s revamped website, which until recently had suffered from a lack of updates. Mayor Brian Stack acknowledged during his spring re-election campaign that some of the information on the city’s website, www.ucnj.com, was out of date. In other …

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All aflutter
Meadowlands Commission hosts Butterfly Day

Over 270 people came out to the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission’s headquarters on July 25 for the area’s first celebration of butterflies. While the center is located in Lyndhurst, it offers free events for residents from all over the state, including towns in the state-designated Meadowlands District like Secaucus, North Bergen, and Jersey City. “The …

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Oktoberfest in August
Heritage festival, ‘Little Miss’ pageant will raise funds for charity

North Bergen’s Schuetzen Park will come alive with the sounds of German culture on Aug. 14 and 15 for the 136th annual “Oktoberfest,” a two-day folk festival that raises funds for charity. The Fritz Reuter Altenheim, a home for the aging located at 3161 Kennedy Blvd., will host the event, which is also presented by …

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WNY police arrest two for alleged drug dealing West New York Police recently arrested two alleged drug dealers operating out of their homes, according to published reports. One man was arrested following a week-and-a-half long investigation during which officers allege that they made numerous buys from him. They obtained a warrant to raid his home …

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Low-cost health care for kids
Community pediatric center based in high school building

Earlier this month, the non-profit North Hudson Community Action Corporation (NHCAC) and the Union City Board of Education held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for NHCAC’s new pediatric health center located at Union City High School on Kennedy Blvd. The facility is open to families in Hudson County with low incomes, and can see patients 18 and …

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What’s the right way to eat a dog?
Residents weigh in on classic summer meal

During the annual Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog eating contest in Coney Island last month, one of the competitive eating champs was arrested after hopping on stage to chow down on frankfurters even though he’d been disqualified for refusing to sign a contract provided by Major League Eating. This month, in Bayonne, another competitive eater …

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Fierce competition surrounds jitney buses
Frequent violations may put riders in danger, officials say

Commuters in North Bergen and surrounding towns sometimes prefer to save time and money by skipping NJ Transit’s buses and taking the smaller, independent jitney vans that run to New York City and Journal Square. But in the last few years, several county inspections have forced the jitneys to pay fines for safety violations including …

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UCHS students bid farewell to beloved teacher Union City High School students and other community members said their final goodbyes this week to Jack O’Connor, a longtime Union City English and drama teacher who passed away recently. According to friends, after O’Connor didn’t meet family for dinner as scheduled last Friday night, they called police. …

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