Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Saint Augustine School schedules scholarship dinner Saint Augustine School will have its third annual scholarship dinner on April 29, at 6:30 p.m. at The Fiesta, 255 Route 17 South, Wood-Ridge, to benefit the Sister Roberta O’Hea Scholarship Fund. The event will honor Sister Rosemary Moynihan, general supervisor of the Sisters of Charity; Rosemary Carroll, director …
If you live in North Bergen, it’s time to get rid of those chickens you’ve got living in a coop in your back yard. Otherwise, thanks to a new ordinance adopted by the town, you could be fined between $100 and $500 and/or spend up to 30 days in a people coop of the town’s …
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Unveiled as the latest candidate to run on the ticket of Mayor Felix Roque, Margarita Guzman, a commissioner on the West New York Housing Authority, joined other officials in the raising of the Dominican flag outside town hall on Feb. 27. Five candidates will run in may for the Board of Commissioners, and from among …
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A federal investigation begun more than three years ago has led to the arrest of two Jersey Shore men in connection with what authorities say was an alleged scheme to extort payments from suppliers of landfill destined for the delayed Hudson County Public Golf Course in Jersey City. U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said two …
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The world got a bit smaller and friendlier for the students and Badminton Club members at High Tech High School – a countywide public school — last month, when they were visited by the USA and Thailand national badminton teams. The team members spent the entire afternoon with the High Tech students, putting on an …
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Child advocate group holding informational session Hudson County CASA (court appointed special advocate) is recruiting volunteers to advance the best interests of abused and neglected children. An informational session, addressing the program and the role of its volunteers, will be held on Tuesday, March 10, from 6 to 7 p.m. in Room 901 of the …
Harmony Foundation in Secaucus is one of six Medicinal Marijuana Alternative Treatment Centers (ATCs) authorized in March 2011 to grow and dispense the herb in New Jersey – two each in the northern, central and southern regions of the state. Yet, here it is almost four years later, and the facility at 600 Meadowlands Parkway …
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With the doors to the Weehawken ferry terminal closed against the cold wind on Feb. 18, you almost couldn’t hear the helicopters buzzing overhead. But you could feel them as their vibrations shook the windows, providing an ironic backdrop to a press conference of public officials seeking to find a way to stop what they …
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Altercation between two homeless men leads to stabbing A 42-year-old homeless man was taken into custody early Sunday, Feb. 22 in North Bergen after allegedly stabbing a 39-year-old homeless man in the leg and hitting him in the head with a bottle. The altercation occurred about 3:30 a.m. The alleged assailant then hid beneath a …
Hudson County is the smallest and most densely-populated county in New Jersey, and the sixth most densely-populated county in America. With all those people living here, it brings a question to the lips of the thirsty: “Where’s the locally brewed beer?” With one local brewery currently operating and two on the way, brewers in North …
Continue reading “Local brewers are what’s on tap
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