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Coldwell Banker New Homes offers ‘quick delivery’ condos
The Thread in Union City holds its grand opening Sept. 20 – 21

Standing at the helix of the Lincoln Tunnel with 180-degree views of Manhattan, The Thread, a 15-story upscale condominium in Union City, will host a special grand opening of units now available for quick delivery on Saturday, Sept. 20 and Sunday, Sept. 21 from 12 to 4 p.m. According to Coldwell Banker New Homes, one …

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The Thread in Union City holds its grand opening Sept. 20 – 21

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BRIEFS

UC school district wins financial reporting award for 12th year The Union City School District has received the Association of School Business Officials International’s (ASBO) Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting award for having met or exceeded the program’s high standards for financial reporting, accountability and transparency. The award for the fiscal year ending 2013 …

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Hudson County’s changing Jewish landscape
Temples merge, move, consolidate to address membership changes

“Unfortunately after 91 years of existence, the membership of Temple Beth El of North Bergen has gotten to a point where we can no longer survive on our own,” said Craig Bassett, president of the board at the temple, last week. Beth El, located at 300 75th St., held its final service in May of …

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Golden girl
WNY woman views 50 years of change through kitchen window

Much has changed in West New York over the past 50 years. The once-industrial town has experienced residential growth, an increase in restaurants and retailers, and a boom in cultural diversity. Maria Donato has watched the evolution of the city from her third floor kitchen window in Sunshine Gardens. Originally from Italy and two months …

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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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Fashion – Jersey City style
Fashion Week kicks off with a lot of local talent

For the third year in a row, Desha Jackson’s DLJ Give to Live Foundation will present four days’ worth of fashion events to raise money for Jersey City-based community organizations. Fashion Week gets underway on Sept. 24 with a VIP reception. An event that rivals its counterpart in New York, JC Fashion Week will present …

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Run to cure cystic fibrosis is Sept. 20 The 5th Annual O’Connell’s Run to cure cystic fibrosis takes place this Saturday, Sept. 20, rain or shine, starting and finishing at Washington Park, 2nd Street in Union City, between Palisade Avenue and Paterson Plank Road. A 5K race for adults kicks off at 10 a.m., followed …

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‘They didn’t all die on 9/11’
Tribute in firehouse honors first responder

A plaque to a hero went up in the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Firehouse on 16th Street in Union City on Saturday, Aug. 23. The plaque honors retired Battalion Chief Robert Agostini, who died on Aug. 20, 2013 from conditions sustained while working at ground zero after the terror attacks on 9/11/01. “They …

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Protecting quality of life
Concerned Citizens group challenges overdevelopment on Boulevard East

“So many local people are concerned about threats to the quality of life in this area,” said Joshua Breakstone. “That includes parking up and down the Hudson, the transportation system, overcrowding, the loss of views, of space, of light, the pollution caused by jitneys taking care of the overflow that can’t be handled by the …

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Caught in between
Debate over home birth continues, minus midwife involved in tragic delivery

The midwife charged with practicing medicine illegally after a baby died in a 2012 Hoboken home birth has completed a pretrial intervention program designed for first time offenders, according to Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Gene Rubino. On Sept. 18, 2012, Olivia Kimball, a 31-year-old resident of Great Meadows in Warren County, assisted in the …

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