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Whither the phone book?
Some are still distributed in our area – but do kids even know how to use them?

Jailyne Aguilar, 17, a junior at Bayonne High School, knows what a phone book is, but she has only used it once. “It was a very long time ago,” she said. It was seven years ago, to be exact – when Aguilar was 10 years old. “I use my phone, Facebook, and stuff like that,” …

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Hair-razing sacrifice
Two Union City sisters shear locks for charity

Emily and Angelina Mathew, aged 7 and 6, have a lot in common – a sense of fun, and high energy, loving parents. They also once had long, luxuriant black hair. But recently their mother, Lesley Pallathumadon, took them to the Kennedy Center Supercuts to have their hair cut into short, stylish bobs. The shorn …

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Two Union City sisters shear locks for charity

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Can swapping save the planet?
In one local town, a clever recycling idea

“I like the whole idea of meeting your neighbors,” said Secaucus resident Goethy Revollo. “And also ‘reduce, reuse, recycle.’” The “three Rs” are the watchwords of the Secaucus Swappies, a group established about a year ago to provide a green way to de-clutter your home while meeting your neighbors in town. “I bought some books. …

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Super Bowl prep tip: check your TV so it won’t fall on a child Every 45 minutes in the United States, a child is rushed to the emergency room for injuries caused by television sets that are not appropriately secured. Three years ago, a toddler in Jersey City died when a TV fell on her. …

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Cell phones, blood, and a bar tab
How local law enforcement caught the alleged hit-and-run driver

The driver who allegedly slammed into brothers Michael Viruet, 20, and Adrian, 11, in North Bergen on Nov. 14, sending both to the hospital with critical injuries, never stopped his car, law enforcement officials charge. Adrian was thrown in the air and impaled on a fence, requiring multiple operations, including brain surgery. Michael suffered major …

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Reporter on Vacation
Take a photo with your newspaper and send it in!

If you’re going on vacation or just hanging out locally, take a photo with any Reporter newspaper, including the Bayonne Community News, and send it to us! We’d love to print it and show your neighbors where you went. Visiting relatives in the next town? Hanging out down the Shore? Riding a camel in the …

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Science leads at St. Augustine
Students examine carbon-decay, mixing household products

The eighth grade students at the St. Augustine School in Union City recently completed a science lab to model carbon-14 dating and study what physical and chemical changes occur when mixing baking soda and vinegar. Using red and green squares, students modeled the decay of carbon-14 atoms by demonstrating the concept of half-life. Not to …

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Portrait of the apes
Local artist is an advocate for vanishing primates

Richard Moglia is not an easy person to describe in a few words. That’s because he has so many facets, so many interests, so many careers. He’s a personal trainer and a national champion bodybuilder. He’s a certified veterinary tech and for 12 years ran a successful business as a farrier – an expert in …

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Vargas resigns as commissioner Commissioner Ruben Vargas announced his resignation on Thursday, citing personal reasons. Vargas was elected as a commissioner in May 2011 on a ticket headed by Felix Roque. He said he was thankful for the opportunity to serve the residents of West New York, and thanked Mayor Roque and the commissioners for …

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