A legacy of laughter
Comedy fundraiser in memory of UC officer’s son

The city’s police union hopes to raise money to offset high medical bills and funeral costs for an officer’s son who just passed away. On Dec. 2, 2009, Sgt. Carlos Manuel Segarra of the Union City Police Department lost his son Christopher, 15, after complications from his treatment for leukemia. It was a day that …

Comedy fundraiser in memory of UC officer’s son

From Bergenline to Bank of Hollywood
Memorial HS alum wins big to give big

Jason Gadino is full of hot air – and it’s paying off. The Memorial High School graduate recently won $15,000 on E Channel’s “Bank of Hollywood,” courtesy of some colorful party props and a dream. A balloon artist by trade, Gadino has been working as a background actor in shows such as “Mercy” and “Law …

Memorial HS alum wins big to give big

Prohibiting their poison pens
Defendants agree to stop distributing mock mayoral letters

The individuals arrested last month for allegedly distributing a critical political flyer made to look like an official letter from Union City Mayor Brian Stack have been prohibited from distributing similar materials in the future. A consent order filed on Dec. 14, 2009 in Hudson Superior Court forbids the six defendants from distributing communications “purporting …

Defendants agree to stop distributing mock mayoral letters

Welcome home, Tatiana
Young swine flu victim returns after three months in hospital

Marta Diaz smiles, describing her daughter Tatiana as a joyful child, but tears fill her eyes at the same time. Tatiana Diaz, 16, was set to come home to Union City this week after spending nearly three months in the hospital recovering from the H1N1 virus (swine flu). “I will never forget that day,” said …

Young swine flu victim returns after three months in hospital

BRIEFS
1/3/10

Welcome to the 2010 preview issue This special issue of the Hudson Reporter newspaper replaces your regular weekly issues in Hoboken, Guttenberg, North Bergen, Secaucus, Jersey City, West New York, Weehawken, and Union City. This issue is a “2009 Year in Review” issue, and the upcoming Jan. 3, 2010 issue will be a “2010 Preview” …

1/3/10

What’s coming up?
The biggest stories to look for in your town in 2010

There will be battles in several of our towns this year over politics, development, and health care. Brian Stack is up for re-election as mayor of Union City, and already, his opponents have been out circulating critical flyers against him. Meanwhile, next door in West New York, Mayor Silverio “Sal” Vega is under attack from …

The biggest stories to look for in your town in 2010

What’s up in the new year in politics?
Secaucus, Weehawken, Bayonne and Union City face elections in 2010

Barring the unforeseen or any more arrests, 2010 should be a relatively peaceful year for Hudson County politics. One big potential political clash seemed to have been derailed in late 2009 when Dr. Felix Roque of West New York came up short on petition signatures that would have allowed a recall election of West New …

Secaucus, Weehawken, Bayonne and Union City face elections in 2010

The upcoming year in development
What’s on tap in 2010 for commercial and residential buildings

The real estate market in Hudson County continues to be something of a mixed bag as the region and the nation struggle to recover from the recession, housing crisis, and credit crunch. On a positive front, office space in the county boasts the lowest vacancy rate in New Jersey at 5.7 percent, according to a …

What’s on tap in 2010 for commercial and residential buildings

Our cracked crystal ball
Reporter psychic predicts the news in your town for 2010

This year, I shook up my crystal ball and then peered in, hoping to see if anyone in Hudson County is going to be shaken up, shaken down, or shaken all around in 2010. All of that happened last year, if you’ve been paying attention. _____________ In 2010, casinos will open up in the Lincoln …

Reporter psychic predicts the news in your town for 2010