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What’s changed since corruption busts a year ago?
18 have pleaded guilty, Feb. trial date set for Elwell

A trial date was set for former Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell and one of his political associates last week, just days before the one-year anniversary of the massive New Jersey corruption scandal that rocked the Garden State last July and led to the arrests of 46 public officials and religious leaders. In addition, another former …

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The perfect blend
Former silk mill becomes home to international coffee roasting

Richard Seidenberg of Weehawken dropped his food science major for art history at Rutgers University when he realized there was “too much science, not enough food.” Now, 15 years later, he’s working with coffee in an 1800s silk mill factory in Union City. Once part of the “embroidery capital of the world” – an area …

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Gets into Ivy League school, but can’t attend
Local salutatorian changes path after aid offer is paltry

High-achieving Union City High School graduate and salutatorian Vivienne Meljen was at a coffee shop in Hoboken last December when she first received news that she had been accepted into the Ivy League school of her choice. She opened her acceptance letter, which was actually a video embedded within an email, in front of family …

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BRIEFS

UC residents invited to summer block party on Tuesday Union City will be holding a Neighborhood Concert & Block Party on July 20 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on 39th Street between Park and Hudson avenues. There will be live music by “Rumba & Fuego,” clowns, show for kids, free hot dogs and soda, …

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Stack hits the streets
Hundreds talk to UC mayor in tent-like ‘mobile’ office

In the heart of Union City, just off Bergenline Avenue, the street was closed off on June 23 with a hot dog stand and people filling the block. Though the atmosphere resembled a festival, the tent in the center of it was actually Union City Mayor Brian Stack’s office – at least for the day. …

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World Cup in Hudson County
Soccer savvy residents have different ways of showing their love

As World Cup fever continues to run high across the, well… world, Hudson County residents have been getting their “kicks” by finding unique ways to support, watch, and promote their favorite teams. The U.S. and English teams are out, but other local favorites are still in. _____________ For updates on the 2010 FIFA World Cup, …

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BRIEFS

Union City mourns 6-month-old girl killed in freak accident A Union City family was posing for a photo at the zoo in Central Park with their 6-month-old daughter Saturday when a tree branch suddenly fell on them, killing the girl instantly. The baby’s mother, Karla Del Gallo, 33, tried to get away from the falling …

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North Hudson FD closes two firehouses
Regional: Changes will make us more efficient

North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue, the fire department that covers five North Hudson communities, has closed two of their 18 firehouses/companies, relocated two others, and made additional changes in the name of efficiency, officials announced Tuesday. No longer will they rotate the closing of various firehouses for certain hours in order to save money. …

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Congrats, Class of 2010!
628 graduate from new Union City High building

The first official graduating class of Union City High School (UCHS) was introduced to family, friends, and faculty amid deafening cheers on June 23 in the school gymnasium. The district’s two former high schools, Emerson and Union Hill, were closed last year and students began attending the new Union City High School on Kennedy Blvd. …

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Independence Day events, town by town
Where to catch fireworks, other free celebrations July 1, 2 & 4

For the second year in a row, Hudson County’s waterfront cities will be treated to a front-row seat when Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks show returns to the Hudson River on Sunday, July 4. Various towns, including Union City, Hoboken, Secaucus, and Bayonne, are also planning individual events on July 1, 2, or 4. However, …

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