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Fresh vegetables, jams in your backyard
Farmer’s market returns to Troy Towers

Can’t make it to the farm this weekend for fresh vegetables? You’re in luck. The farm is coming to you. Every Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon, Troy Towers in Union City hosts a farmer’s market for the public. For the third year in a row, seasonal items are available, now supplemented with a selection …

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Did you order some fresh garlic?
Individual farmer brings food to clients in Weehawken, UC

Red leaf lettuce, daikon radishes, golden beets and garlic scapes. These are just a few of the words that are part of Lisa Van Den Berg’s daily vocabulary. What exactly is a garlic scape, you may ask? How about patty pan squash? Or purslane? All of them are vegetables that residents of Weehawken, Union City, …

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BRIEFS

New Jersey Meadowlands Commission announces Summer Senior Programs The season kicks off with a DeKorte Park Plant Walk on Sunday, June 8, at 10 a.m. The two-hour walk will be led by botanist Edith Wallace and Bergen County Audubon Society (BCAS) President Don Torino. The walk is also open to the general public. Residents can …

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Here’s who you can vote for on June 3
Three freeholder seats disputed in Democratic Primary

On June 3, voters in West New York, Weehawken, Union City, Guttenberg, North Bergen, and Secaucus can go to the polls to choose one of two candidates in the Democratic primary to serve on the Board of Hudson County Freeholders, which votes on policy and budgets for the county and its institutions. The winning candidate …

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Three freeholder seats disputed in Democratic Primary

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Wok on!
Local actor Glen Lee turns up heat with new kitchen product

“Steroids for your gas burner.” That’s how popular foodie website seriouseats.com describes the WokMon, an innovative new product invented by North Bergen resident Glen Lee. “This is what’s been missing in American cooking,” said Lee. “Look at the bottom of American pots. You’ll see a dead spot in the center.” He’s talking about the fact …

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BRIEFS

Career Day at Union City High School is on May 29 Union City High School will be conducting its sixteenth annual Career Day on Thursday, May 29. It is a day of information and opportunities for the school’s 2,600 students to explore different careers. There will be three keynote speakers and approximately 140 presenters, including …

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Serving the community
High school students provide meal at local shelter; fundraiser coming up

Dinner on Thursday, April 24 was a special affair at the Palisades Emergency Residence Corporation (PERC) homeless shelter in Union City. That was the night that 13 kids from Memorial High School in West New York brought along a virtual feast, from salad to meatballs to red velvet cupcakes, and served as waiters to the …

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The joy of T. Rex
Dinosaur park preps for Memorial Day opening

The dinosaurs are back. And so are the kids who love them. Field Station: Dinosaurs, the sprawling Secaucus theme park loaded with dozens of life-sized prehistoric critters, kicked off its school trip season on April 23 and will open to the general public on Memorial Day weekend. Busloads of kids have descended on weekdays to …

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Dinosaur park preps for Memorial Day opening

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