Category: Union City News

br>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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When Rick Mendes of Hoboken sat down with a reporter at Napoli’s on Washington Street on a recent Tuesday, the choice was clear: the Italian restaurant’s specialty is margherita pizza, and one 14-inch pie would easily satisfy both parties. But for those who need to order pizza for birthday parties, offices, and other large groups, …

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National Night Out is Tuesday, Aug. 5 Neighbors throughout the country are invited to join forces for the 31st annual National Night Out crime prevention event on Tuesday, Aug. 5. From 6 to 10 p.m. residents in neighborhoods across the nation are asked to lock their doors, turn on their outside lights, and spend the …

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The 14th Street Viaduct, which links Hoboken to Union City and Jersey City Heights, debuted in 1908 – the same year as the Model T Ford. At the time, it linked Hoboken to West Hoboken, the forerunner of Union City, by climbing up the Palisade hills. In recent years, it became structurally unsound. But thanks …

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Summer Concerts on the Hudson will present the internationally-acclaimed Django Festival All-Stars, carrying on the legacy of legendary Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt, on Wednesday, July 30. Together with virtuoso jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli, this dynamic duo created one of the most famous musical partnerships in jazz history through their creation of the renowned Quintet of …

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Potential strike looms at four nursing homes in Hudson and Bergen Workers at four area nursing homes held a press conference on July 23 at Journal Square in Jersey City to announce a potential strike. The four Alaris Health nursing homes are in Union City, Guttenberg, Jersey City, and Rochelle Park. The 450 workers threatening …

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More than 150 students graduated from High Tech High School, the public county high school based in North Bergen, on June 27. Their day could be described in one word: transitions. While many of them were sad to be leaving their classmates, their school, and what is most comfortable to them, they know it’s time …

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