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It’s fresh at Baja!
Dozens of Tex-Mex dishes and juicy margaritas in uptown Hoboken

Out of the handful of Mexican restaurants in Hoboken, none emphasizes their fresh ingredients the way Baja does – and they’ve got plenty to brag about, including a wide variety of Tex-Mex dishes, more than 150 tequilas, and 20 flavors of frozen margarita. The restaurant opened 24 years ago, the first Mexican eatery in Hoboken. …

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Reporter on Vacation
All year long – 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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BRIEFS

Free cancer screenings in WNY, UC, elsewhere October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Hoboken Family Planning is offering free breast exams and mammograms for uninsured and underinsured women*. Free screenings are available with no appointment on the following days and times at their three locations, or call (201) 963-0300 for an appointment and additional …

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Dangerous stunt
Teenager arrested after scaling Weehawken tower

“We’re not confirming the name of the juvenile that was arrested because there are confidentiality issues due to his age,” said Gene Rubino, spokesperson for the Hudson County prosecutor’s office. “We can confirm that a 16 year-old was arrested by the Weehawken Police Department for entering the water tower structure.” The incident occurred between 7:30 …

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Teenager arrested after scaling Weehawken tower

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Two is better than one
Arts & music festival, road race add to fun in Union City

The confluence of two Union City events – a festival and a 5K run – on Sept. 20 provided for a day of art, music, athletics, philanthropy, and just plain fun. The annual Washington Park Live! Arts & Music Festival and O’Connell’s 5K run together attracted people of all interests to the area of Washington …

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Novel Night returns for fifth volume
Dinner parties in residents’ homes revolve on literary themes

When restauranteur Joyce Flinn decided to host a dinner at Schnackenberg’s Luncheonette for the upcoming fifth addition of the Hoboken Public Library’s Novel Night, she wanted to pick a 1930s-era novel in honor of the restaurant, which first opened in 1931. She went with “Murder on the Orient Express” by Agatha Christie, and says the …

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BRIEFS

Family Health Fair Set for Oct. 4 at St. Joseph of the Palisades Church Palisades Medical Center and St. Joseph of the Palisades Church are teaming up to sponsor a Family Health Fair on Saturday, Oct. 4, at St. Joseph of the Palisades Church in West New York from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The …

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Big fair at Washington Park this weekend
Annual festival on Union City/Jersey City Heights border

On Saturday, Sept. 20, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Washington Park Association of Hudson County, Inc. will unleash a lineup of entertainers, visual artists and more at the fifth annual Washington Park LIVE! Arts & Music Festival between Paterson Plank Road and Second Street on the Union City/Jersey City border, complete with a main …

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Gambling summit
Politicians discuss impact of bringing casinos to the Meadowlands

Two weeks after unveiling a “vision plan” for the Meadowlands sport complex – including two new hotels, four casino spaces, a convention center, and a monorail “people mover” – the Meadowlands Regional Chamber hosted a meeting with local businesspeople and town adminstrators to discuss the impact of the plan on the region. Speaking at the …

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What do you need?
United Way of Hudson County supports homeless and near-homeless; fundraiser next wk

Individuals walking the streets homeless. People just days shy of paying their rent. Those who have no money for food after paying their bills. These are the people whom the United Way of Hudson County assists each week after receiving donations from businesses, employees, and residents. While the local United Way is a multi-service agency, …

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United Way of Hudson County supports homeless and near-homeless; fundraiser next wk

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