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Secaucus man missing since June 30
Alzheimer’s sufferer disappeared from Union City site

A Secaucus man who suffers from Alzheimer’s and who disappeared from a construction site in June is still missing. Manuel “Manny” Chaves has been missing since June 30 when he was working at a construction site at 3504 Palisade Ave. in Union City. At around noon that day, Chaves told his business partner Jose Rivas …

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Memories of Woodstock
Forty years later, the concert is still an icon

“Private Sullivan!” my sergeant roared, his voice filling the Fort Dix barracks like a bullhorn. “You have a phone call.” Privates – especially ones just finished with basic training – didn’t get phone calls like this unless to convey bad news, usually a family member telling us about some tragedy. But the voice on the …

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UC, WNY celebrate ‘Night Out’
Corzine, Stack, Christie, Vega participate

Union City and West New York officials, plus both gubernatorial candidates, came out to celebrate Tuesday with local residents on National Night Out, a community and law enforcement event promoting awareness against crime. The nationwide event takes place every August and is designed, according to its organizers, to “heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate …

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A history of service
NHRF firefighters get yearbook after 10 years

To commemorate their 10th anniversary, the firefighters of the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue will collect their memories and depictions of important events in the department’s history in a 160-page yearbook. The coffee table book, approximately 9 by 12 inches, will contain photographs of around 300 members of the NHRFR, and include past members. …

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BRIEFS
8/9/09

Stack’s attorney looking into report about Union City First and FBI A recent article in the Bergen Record said that Union City Mayor Brian Stack’s political organization allegedly received funding from an FBI undercover company. According to the Bergen Record report, in August of 2007, $4,000 in funding was given to Union City First, Stack’s …

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Study: Earlier schooling means smarter kids
Corzine visits UC preschool to announce results

If you need one more reason to start your children in school earlier in their lives, you may want to consider Gov. Jon Corzine’s announcement about the advantages of early childhood education. Recently, Corzine visited the Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center for Early Childhood Education in Union City to discuss the findings of a study …

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The results are in!
‘Roses of Hudson County’ winners announced

The Union City non-profit arts center Arts Echo Galleria has announced the five winners of their “Roses of Hudson County” contest. The center, located on the 38th block of Union City’s Park Avenue, sells vintage women’s clothing, unique jewelry, antiques, and collectibles. It uses the money made from sales to help support its seasonal concerts …

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Billy Carrion brings ‘Fiesta’ to WNY
Local resident tops charts throughout the world

The pop music charts are abuzz with Billy Carrion’s newest single and album of the same title, “Esta Fiesta,” which translates from Spanish into “This Party.” Eight years in the making, through a collaborative effort between Carrion and a cast of musicians and friends, the record was released in April, and has reached the Top …

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From UC to DC
Girl heads to leadership training in nation’s capital

Quinn Steven, a lifelong resident of Union City, is following in the footsteps of leaders from the past. The ambitious 12-year-old girl, who attends the private Hudson School in Hoboken, will travel to Washington D.C. on July 25 for a six-day Junior National Young Leaders Conference called “Voices of Leadership: Reflecting on the Past to …

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Biggest political scandal in NJ history
Public surprised after local mayors, officials, rabbis arrested in sting

It apparently started with money laundering among the Syrian Jewish communities in Brooklyn and New Jersey, and ended on Thursday with more than a dozen local political officials ensnared for illegal campaign donations. Local residents reacted last week with surprise and intrigue to the now- FBI sting operation that included the arrests of more than …

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