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Health care on the go
NHCAC uses mobile van to bring services to the community

When Union City resident Cornelio Torres needs his blood pressure checked or requires other health screenings, he doesn’t have to get out his wallet. Instead, he uses the mobile van provided by the federally funded North Hudson Community Action Corporation (NHCAC), a non-profit health care agency for low-income people countywide. “I come every month,” said …

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BRIEFS
2/14/10

Amended complaint filed in WNY recall effort The “Together We Can” organization leading the recall effort against Mayor Sal Vega in West New York filed an amended complaint last week in Superior Court against Town Clerk Carmela Riccie. Dr. Felix Roque, who is leading the effort to recall the mayor and commissioners, said the complaint …

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Education, activities for immigrants
CEUS leads local grassroots effort

It’s not obvious from the exterior, but on a corner in Union City sits a community gem. Based on a philosophy of volunteerism and community investment, Comite En Union para Salvadorenos (CEUS) has been a resource for immigrants in Hudson County and throughout northern New Jersey for 18 years. Founded by Executive Director Blanca Molina …

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Prepare for takeoff
UC teacher, pilot flies plane for Haiti relief effort

As a kid, Charles Chiesa would watch the planes taking off at Newark airport with his father, amazed at the 707’s soaring in the sky. On his recent trip back from Florence, Italy as a passenger in the new Airbus 380, he wondered what his father would’ve thought of the 600-seat jet. Born in Union …

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BRIEFS
2/10/10

Union City-based real estate developer indicted Moshe “Michael” Altman, a Union City-based real estate developer, was indicted last week on 41 counts of money laundering and corruption offenses. The announcement from U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said that Altman, 39, of Monsey, N.Y., and alleged co-conspirators Shimon Haber, 34, of Brooklyn, and Itzhak Friedlander, 42, …

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Looking for love
Hudson County residents describe how they met their mates

Valentine’s Day – a made-up holiday that many couples will feel pressured to celebrate next Sunday – can be blamed for two phenomena: boosting the sales of jewelry, flowers, candy, and Hallmark cards; and making many singles feel like crap. As V-Day nears, the “unattached,” as they’re ominously known, may wade through store aisles filled …

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Gotcha
UC will install red-light cameras; WNY may consider it

Earlier this month, the Union City Board of Commissioners awarded a contract to American Traffic Solutions to install cameras at various intersections in that city, to snap photos of cars running red lights. After the cameras snap photos, the state Department of Transportation will send a ticket to the car’s registered owner. Union City is …

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Round 2
Mayoral critics file multimillion dollar counterclaim against city

A group of critics who were arrested in December for distributing allegedly defamatory flyers against Mayor Brian Stack have filed a counterclaim in civil court. Days after the six critics were arrested, Mayor Brian Stack filed a civil complaint against them because the flyers bore his signature and photo. Stack is seeking an unspecified amount …

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Testing endurance
New Union City recruits face rigors of police academy

Eight new recruits who were recently sworn into the Union City Police Department began training at the police academy on Monday in Jersey City. By Tuesday, one had already resigned. “Unfortunately, the rigors of the academy were a bit more than some recruits expected,” said Police Chief Charles Everett last week. “Having recruits resign early …

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A bird in the hand
Free nature walks available for Hudson County residents

For almost a year, on the third Tuesday of every month, the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) has been conducting free, two-hour nature walks. This month’s walk was in a county park in Secaucus. The walk was part of the activities the state agency runs all year, planned at their headquarters in Lyndhurst. The NJMC …

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