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Union City Wrestling Program honored by city
Young wrestlers win seven divisions in state championships

Recently during the Board of Commissioners meeting, Mayor Brian P. Stack and the Board of Commissioners honored the Union City Wrestling Program, its coaches, and the young members of the program. The coaches received city proclamations, while the young wrestlers each received citations from the New Jersey State Senate. The meeting was overflowing with parents, …

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What constitutes residency?
Candidate eligibility is challenged in WNY, NB

Residency has been a hot topic in the current election cycle, with candidates in both North Bergen and West New York having their eligibility questioned due to owning property (and possibly a home) in another town. In West New York, current Commissioner Dr. Count J. Wiley’s eligibility to run was contested when his opponents pointed …

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A special mass for the masses celebrating an amazing achievement
Bishops and parishioners say farewell to an elementary school; hello to an academy

Preparing students for lifelong mental, financial, spiritual, familial, occupational and societal success is of paramount importance. Goals that involve workplace readiness, independent thinking, complex reasoning and problem-solving ability rank quite high on every education provider’s benchmark list even though school mission statements may vary. The Academy of Saint Joseph of the Palisades in West New …

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BRIEFS

St. Augustine’s raises money through CRS Rice Bowl St. Augustines School, Union City, has raised $772.63 with CRS Rice Bowl. Sr. Johanna Quinto, Development Director, issued a thank-you to all those who helped support the work of the Catholic Church throughout the world and in the community. On March 31, St. Augustine School, Union City, …

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A secret killer of Latinos and women
Union City group helps fight deadly disease

When Joamelly Arteaga started to get nose bleeds as a young girl, nobody suspected she was suffering from lupus. “They didn’t know what she had,” said her father, Armando Hernandez, a resident of West New York, who after the his daughter’s death two years ago established the Lupus Y Latinos Foundation in Union City to …

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Saint Peter’s University advances with new high-tech facilities and innovative programs

State-of-the-art facilities and cutting-edge programs are becoming increasingly important to today’s undergraduate and graduate students. Saint Peter’s has responded to this demand with updates to the physical campus and academic programs. The School of Business and the School of Education recently underwent a nearly $4 million transformation to create an ultramodern learning environment. The centerpiece …

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BRIEFS

WNY hires five new police officers The West New York Police Department hired five new officers to join the department by June 2015, in a ceremony on April 22 attended by Mayor Felix E. Roque, the West New York Board of Commissioners, and officials of the West New York Police Department. The officers range from …

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Mission of mercy
UC resident participates in philanthropic effort

A team of local physicians, case workers and volunteers recently returned from the Dominican Republic as part Guardians of Healing, a non-profit that embarks on an annual philanthropic trip to the Dominican Republic to provide medical supplies and surgical treatments free-of cost to the sick and the poor. Two employees of Alaris Health at Castle …

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Slab of history unearthed in Secaucus
Lost base of statue found on former pig farm

While clearing the grounds of a former pig farm on the Secaucus/Jersey City border in preparation for building two new warehouses, a worker from Hugerich construction stumbled across a huge block and hauled it out of the dirt. “The guy scoops with the backhoe and a square rock come out,” said Walter Hugerich, owner of …

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