Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Despite the reggaeton and club beats streaming from cars up and down Bergenline Avenue, hard rock music isn’t dead in Hudson County. And if it ever were, West New York Memorial High School grad Marc Bernuy and his bandmates would still be playing at the funeral. Bernuy, who now lives in North Bergen, is one …
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A West New York family experienced a bit of a shock when they found out that a home they purchased elsewhere in New Jersey was sitting on contaminated land – and they had to spend money to fix the problem. Now, the family is hoping to make money with a series of children’s books they …
Continue reading “Banking on books
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Vote for up to five commissioners in Union City this Tuesday Union City residents may vote on May 11 for any five candidates for the Board of Commissioners. From among the five winners, they will choose a mayor from among themselves. Running for office this year is the incumbent slate of commissioners led by Mayor …
The Hudson County Sports Hall of Fame Committee has announced that its annual induction dinner will take place on May 13 at 6 p.m. at the Casino in the Park, located in Lincoln Park, Jersey City. The annual event brings together many of Hudson County’s famous sports figures. _____________ Del Purgantorio coached baseball and basketball …
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For Jacqueline Bourdett, who lost both her grandfather and uncle to lung cancer, smoking has had an uncontrollable effect on her life. When Bourdett found Bayonne High School’s chapter of REBEL, she found her voice and felt empowered against smoking. _____________ “My uncle was a big smoker and he had lung disease, so I sort …
Continue reading “Kicking butts
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Union City residents may vote on Tuesday, May 11 for five candidates for the Board of Commissioners. From among those five, one will be chosen mayor from amongst themselves. Current Mayor Brian Stack is running for re-election. He is technically running as a commissioner, but expects to be chosen mayor if he and his slate …
Continue reading “Heading to the polls
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Local residents will head to Braddock Park in North Bergen in two weeks to raise money for a countywide non-profit based in Union City that helps children and adults with developmental disabilities. On May 15, the Arc of Hudson County – once called the Association of Retarded Children but now open to people of all …
Continue reading “Walk in park for those who sometimes can’t
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Recall effort dismissed, but Roque announces candidacy Dr. Felix Roque and the “Together We Can” recall committees were in Hudson County Superior Court this week to challenge the West New York Town Clerk’s finding that the group hadn’t gathered enough signatures to put the recall question before the voters. However, on Thursday Judge Maurice Gallipoli’s …
Political races in Hudson County are notorious for getting nasty, and this year’s race in Union City for mayor/commission has been no different. The mud has been flying for months between the “Union City First” slate of incumbents, led by Mayor Brian Stack, and the “Vision 4 Union City” opposing slate, led by Frank Scarafile. …
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Hudson County officials held a press conference Monday along with representatives from the regional U.S. Census office to urge local residents to mail back their 2010 U.S. Census forms. Although the deadline to mail the forms was April 1, the Census Bureau will still accept forms through the end of this month. Households that don’t …
Continue reading “Fill out form, or gov’t will come knocking
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