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Turning tragedy to teaching
Teens learn lessons from local girl who died after graduation

A couple well-known throughout Hudson County celebrated a sad anniversary on June 21– the five-year memorial of their daughter’s tragic death. Dr. Jorge Verea, whose medical practice is in West New York, and his wife Lourdes have spent the years since their daughter Rebeka died in a car crash dedicated to a West New York-based …

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BRIEFS

Former WWE rookie, released from contract, will fight in UC A World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) rookie – who earlier this month appeared to take an announcer’s necktie and put it around the announcer’s neck – is scheduled to appear at an upcoming wrestling event in Union City. On June 11, WWE announced that first season …

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Falling on deaf ears
Parents, students can’t convince county freeholders to put sports in budget

For nearly four hours Monday night, one passionate, upset and confused person after another –administrators, parents, and even tearful students themselves – paraded in front of a microphone at the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders meeting to plead with the freeholders to consider a resolution to amend the 2010 Hudson County budget in order …

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Four murders in three months
UC and WNY police plan to increase summer patrols

Three people have died violent deaths in the last four weeks in Union City and West New York – not to mention two residents who were dismembered in their Union City apartment in a mysterious incident in April. So far the Union City Police Department, West New York Police Department, and Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office …

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Fun, joy, and mischief
Theater group raises thousands for local community services

Some people would say that going to church is no laughing matter. But for one night earlier this month, a local theater group begged to differ. The Donovan Ensemble, a theater company based in Union City, is housed as the theater-in-residence at St. John’s Episcopal Church. But they also perform outdoor shows around the area …

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All for one
UCHS graduates prepare for first commencement ceremony together

More than 600 high school seniors in Union City will receive their diplomas this Wednesday, June 23, at 7 p.m. The students are the first class to graduate from the newly built Union City High School, which merged Emerson and Union Hill high schools. “The first one of anything is special,” said UCHS Principal David …

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Enjoy: Palisade Magazine When you open your Hudson Reporter this week, you’ll find the summer issue of Palisade Magazine, the Hudson Reporter’s glossy lifestyle magazine that connects the communities of Edgewater, Guttenberg, Hoboken, Jersey City, North Bergen, Union City, Weehawken, and West New York. If you don’t see a copy of Palisades Magazine in this …

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Upset over spilled oil
UC third graders take on BP execs

Third graders at Union City’s Woodrow Wilson School are mad as heck, and it’s not over spilled milk. They’ve been writing letters about the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which began April 20 after a British Petroleum (BP) rig exploded, causing devastating effects on wildlife and industry in that region. “Originally I …

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Fashion fast forward
Local residents model fancy, yet recycled, designer threads

Sandra Bendor has a collection of a few thousand buttons – and she’s using them to save her customers a few thousand dollars. Her store, ArtsEcho, which specializes in “upcycling” clothes, sometimes gets hold of true designer pieces that are worth thousands – but because they’re missing something as simple as a button, get thrown …

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New firehouse for regional squad
Second floor will hold communications department

The North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue squad unveiled on Tuesday the second new firehouse that it has created since forming in 1999. The NHRFR was formed by merging North Hudson towns’ fire departments – North Bergen, Union City, West New York, Weehawken, and Guttenberg. NHRFR Chairperson and Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner said at the …

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