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Hundreds face layoffs in UC schools
Some may be hired back; mayor promises job assistance

A little over a week ago, approximately 25 percent of the 1,700 employees in the Union City School District found out that they may lose their jobs at the end of the school year. Caught in a struggle to grapple with cuts in state aid, the Union City School District went from having a $29 …

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And the award goes to…
Spyro Gyra guitarist, mayor, others to be recognized at local arts gala

Diana Punales-Morejon has lived in Union City since 1968. Now a board member for the Park Performing Arts Center (PAC) based in that town, she still has special memories of performing on their stage with her ballet school as a young girl. “It’s a place that’s very dear to me,” she said. “I remember how …

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Call for freedom
May 20 declared ‘Cuban Heritage Day’ at UC/WNY event with gov

The regular lunch crowd at La Churreria Restaurant and Cafeteria on 33rd and Bergenline Avenue in Union City had to find other accommodations Wednesday as the eatery hosted an event to celebrate “Cuban Heritage Day,” attended by Gov. Chris Christie. Christie was in town to announce the signing of a state proclamation that will designate …

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BRIEFS

UC recognizes history with dedication and marker Union City will be holding the Pietro di Donato Square Dedication and Historical Marker Unveiling Ceremony on May 22 at 12 p.m. at Bergenline Avenue and 31st Street, where novelist and screenwriter Pietro di Donato once lived. Members of Pietro di Donato’s family will be present, including his …

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Cut local taxes by curbing unions?
Gov. Christie tries to sell his plan to local officials

Gov. Chris Christie kicked off his statewide campaign for his controversial property tax reform proposal on Monday in Hoboken. Billed by the governor as the “mayor’s tool kit,” Christie expects towns to keep their property tax increases to 2.5 percent each year by changing how they can negotiate contracts with their workers and teachers. Since …

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They’ve done it several times a week for 15+ years
Local couple shares passion for ballroom dancing

When John Travolta wore a white three-piece suit and disco danced under a mirrored ball in “Saturday Night Fever” in 1977, he ignited a craze that reached all the way to Secaucus. “We always liked music. Every time we went to a wedding, we always wished we could do all those dances,” said Theresa De …

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Re-elected!
Stack, commissioners win landslide, earn four more years

Signs flew and drinks flowed while tropical rhythms blared through the speakers at a social club in Union City Tuesday night. The crowd was awaiting election results and the arrival of their own “rock star” – Mayor Brian Stack and his Board of Commissioners. Even though the five incumbents faced opposition from educator Frank Scarafile …

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Their door’s wide open
Local couple creates non-profit to help immigrants

With recent legislation in Arizona about illegal immigrants inflaming debates on immigration across the country, many feel as though the door of American opportunity has been slammed in their faces. But one local couple plans to make sure the door is open for immigrants, at least here in Hudson County. Luis Iza and his wife …

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One quarter of school district employees receive pink slips Just days after Mayor Brian Stack and his incumbent Board of Commissioners won another four years in the municipal election, approximately 25 percent of the 1,700 employees in the Union City School District lost their jobs. According to a local daily newspaper, by Friday, 450 non-tenured …

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An apple for the ‘teach’
Emerson Middle School literacy coach honored

When Tiffany Ricciardi, a teacher at Emerson Middle School in Union City, received a voicemail last month from the superintendent’s office, she couldn’t believe her ears. The message, which Ricciardi described as “lovely,” was that she had been awarded Hudson County Teacher of the Year. Ricciardi remains humble months after her original nomination was submitted …

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