Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
UC Zoning official may have lived out of town According to a published article, a member of the Union City Zoning Board may have been living in Bergen County for the last three years, and if so, should not have been eligible to remain on the board. If he was living elsewhere while he was …
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Animal control and sheltering has been a conundrum in Hudson County for over a year, as the county shelter in Jersey City run by the SPCA was shut down a year ago because of health violations, leaving some local towns without animal control services or a place to take stray creatures. While a few area …
Continue reading “Give me shelter
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Recall effort still alive Last week the committees trying to recall West New York Mayor Sal Vega – led by Dr. Felix Roque and the Together We Can group – were given a trial date of April 12 to prove their allegations that Town Clerk Carmela Riccie incorrectly invalidated a number of the signatures they …
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Over the past 35 years, West New York resident Demetrio Alfonso has become a world-renowned artist. The recent recipient of a lifetime achievement award from an international art exhibition, Alfonso cites his love of art and history the center of his being. “Of all the gifts God gave me, art history is the most special …
Continue reading “Organic composition
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The 11,600-student Union City School District receives 75 percent of its funding from the state, but now it may have to find new sources, dip into its surplus, or cut spending. After new Gov. Chris Christie announced a “fiscal emergency” in the state of New Jersey two weeks ago, he pledged to cut $475 million …
Continue reading “Saving the schools?
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In the middle of last month, West New York resident Brian Silvani ran out of food. Fifty-one years old and disabled, he called the local office of Meals on Wheels for help. To his surprise, the guidelines had changed for the local branch of the non-profit, federally funded organization. They said he was no longer …
Continue reading “Un-happy meal
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Draymond Coleman and Krystal Riordan, the pair who are charged with the 2006 murder of Jennifer Moore, 18, in a now-defunct Weehawken hotel, were denied a motion filed by their attorneys earlier this month to dismiss the indictment against them or suppress the physical evidence from their arrests. However, after many delays, Assistant County Prosecutor …
Continue reading “‘Perfect storm of delays’
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In my initial column for the Union City Reporter, I wish to express my enthusiasm for being able to communicate to the residents of Union City. As you probably know, many exciting things are happening in Union City. While we have enjoyed the downtime that the recent snowstorms have provided, many of us are looking …
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Public safety meeting in Union City Union City Mayor Brian Stack is hosting a series of public safety community meetings. The next one will be this Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. at St. Anthony Church, Eighth Street and Central Avenue. Enter through the school yard. Stack lists future meetings in his Mayor’s Column in …
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Kennedy Ng, a classically trained musician with a master’s degree in music therapy, began providing free therapy sessions at Union City senior citizen buildings back in 2002. After a brief personal hiatus last year, he is happy to be giving back through music again. “Old age is the golden age,” said Ng last week. “We …
Continue reading “The beat goes on
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