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Over 1,000 pages by September!
Kids’ summer reading assignments are piling up

For honors students in high schools around Hudson County, summer vacation has been invaded this year by men named Shakespeare, Sophocles, and Aristotle – and even a woman named Ayn Rand. Freshman Honors English students at Union City High School said they have been assigned as much as 1,000 pages of reading for the summer._____________“I …

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Missed connections and a lost locket
Craigslist helps local people look for loved ones – and an item from grandma

On Aug. 1, a 29-year-old North Bergen man saw a “beautiful blonde lady on a Boulevard East bus to New York.” He didn’t talk to her, and certainly didn’t get her contact information. His only hope was to post a message on the internet so that possibly she’d see it. “You looked amazing and caught …

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Canine memories
Photographer captures spirit of dying dogs

The old saying claims that cats have nine lives. But what about dogs? For Jersey City photographer Jenna Leigh Teti, keeping the memory of pet canines has become something of a mission – especially for those who are terminally ill. A professional pet photographer, Teti lends her services to a local animal shelter, taking photos …

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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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BRIEFS

NoHu Int’l Short Film Festival seeking entries for 2014 Submissions are being accepted in all categories for the seventh annual NoHu International Short Film Festival to be held from Oct. 14 to 18 in Union City. The five day festival will include four evenings of screenings of the finalists of the short film competing category …

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Renovations for dangerous areas
Fixes for 495 approach to tunnel, Route 3 ramp

Plans are underway for major repairs on the 495 approach to the Lincoln Tunnel, an approach that lies between Union City and Weehawken. The viaduct over Route 1 and 9 will be resurfaced and additional structural work will be done, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT). Also in the works are changes …

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BRIEFS

United Way opens thrift shop to raise money for fire victims, others In January, a six-alarm fire in Union City displaced over 60 residents. The United Way of Hudson County was there to help survivors get back on their feet by providing furniture, clothing and household items from its retail stores. Proceeds from store sales …

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Historic church to become special needs housing
Questions asked about community programs, who gets priority for units

St. John’s Church is changing – again. After services ended several years ago at the Episcopalian church on the Union City/North Bergen border, a group of local residents and former congregants repurposed the space to hold community functions and kids’ classes. Now a large part of the church is being sold to a developer to …

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