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A West New York physician recently offered to take over for the town’s mayor for no pay and said he wants to recall Mayor Silverio “Sal” Vega, who earns $15,000 for performing his duties. Dr. Felix Roque, the director of pain management at St. Mary’s Hospital in Passaic and an Army reservist, started the recall …
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When a local firefighter working overtime pulled an unconscious woman out of a West New York residence engulfed in flames last summer, he never thought he would be honored for what he says is just part of his job. However, Pete Mancini of North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue was recognized for this heroic deed …
You can resolve to start anew at any time during the year, but some choose to do so when the calendar turns and the year changes. If you missed it this week, you can always begin your diet later in January, as the Chinese new year starts on the 26th. It’s the year of the …
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About this special issue This special “2009 Preview” issue of the Hudson Reporter replaces your regular issues in Hoboken, Jersey City, Guttenberg, North Bergen, Secaucus, Union City, West New York, and Weehawken. Next weekend, we resume regular production with the issue of Sunday, Jan. 11. Have you seen our new, frequently updated website? It’s been …
There will be budgets cut, political comings and goings, new developments, and demolitions of old buildings. Here are some of the issues that will be big news in Hudson County’s towns in 2009. GUTTENBERG New park: According to recently-elected Guttenberg Mayor Gerald Drasheff, one of his main priorities is a new waterfront park on River …
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Like rust, politics never sleeps. So in 2009, expect some significant political clashes – especially in Jersey City, Hoboken, and Secaucus, where mayoral races could alter the local political balance. Guttenberg also will hold a mayoral election in 2009, although most likely, Gerald Drasheff, who was elected in a special election in November, will carry …
The resurrection of Journal Square, the possible rise of an 80-story office tower near the Hoboken train station, two new luxury hotels near the Hudson County waterfront, and the long-awaited opening of the retail and entertainment complex Xanadu in the Meadowlands will be the main topics of development discussion in 2009. The Hudson County waterfront …
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Every year at this time, the Hudson Reporter newspaper chain publishes an edition that asks its writers to take a look into the future and see what might be in store for the coming year. _____________ Hagueini predicts big things for local sports. ________ With that in mind, it’s only natural that the Reporter calls …
Tired of straight news? Well, just for this story, we’re implementing a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy and not checking the accuracy of the rumors below. After all, the internet does it as a matter of course; we only do this once a year! This is what we think may happen during the coming year. …
Continue reading “Our slightly cracked predictionsReporter psychics tell you what’ll happen in 2009”