Reporter on Vacation
Take a photo with your newspaper and send it in!

If you’re going on vacation or just hanging out in your back yard, take a photo with any Reporter newspaper, including the Bayonne Community News, and send it to us! Visiting relatives in the next town? Hanging out down the Shore? Riding a camel in the desert? Sitting on your porch? They’re all worthy photos! …

Take a photo with your newspaper and send it in!

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‘Click It or Ticket’ in Guttenberg Law enforcement officers from the Guttenberg Police Department will be cracking down on unbuckled motorists and passengers as part of the national “Click it or Ticket” campaign. Beginning May 19 and running through June 1, the annual initiative includes high visibility law enforcement seat belt checkpoints and saturation patrols, …

A new chapter for Hudson Theatre Works
‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ premiers in Weehawken this weekend

One year ago, Hudson Theatre Works introduced itself to Hudson County and the surrounding area with a resounding production of John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men,” and, in doing so set a high standard for future shows. Now, the company returns with a new production of Ken Kesey’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” The …

‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ premiers in Weehawken this weekend

Helping those who need help most
United Cerebral Palsy is there for those with a range of disabilities

United Cerebral Palsy of Hudson County continues to make strides in services offered to youth and adults with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. The association serves not only Hudson, but Bergen, Essex, Union, and Passaic counties. The organization’s services include programs for preschoolers, afterschool programs for kids with autism, and vocational offerings for adults. All …

United Cerebral Palsy is there for those with a range of disabilities

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Uncontested election this Tuesday Mayor Brian Stack and the Board of Commissioners are up for re-election this Tuesday, May 13. In Union City’s form of government, five commissioners are elected, and they choose a mayor from among themselves. All five candidates are running for their seats uncontested this year. The voting hours are 6 a.m. …

‘Innocent people were prosecuted along with the guilty’
Lou Manzo’s book about Chris Christie alleges abuse of the justice system for political gain

Former Assemblyman Louis Manzo hates it when people say he “beat the rap.” “I didn’t beat the rap; I was found not guilty,” he said. “Beating the rap implies I got away with something. But I didn’t do anything wrong in the first place.” Seated in the Broadway Diner on an early spring day, Manzo …

Lou Manzo’s book about Chris Christie alleges abuse of the justice system for political gain

A single man’s Jersey odyssey
From Brooklyn to West New York to North Bergen and beyond…

Editor’s Note: This is a personal essay submitted by one of our readers. Though I moved to North Bergen in June of 1996, my history with Hudson County goes back a decade prior. My father worked at the Parkview Towers high-rise apartment complex in West New York. We still lived in Brooklyn, which meant an …

From Brooklyn to West New York to North Bergen and beyond…

Young researchers
Record number of Wilson students try for ROGATE honor

Students from Union City’s Woodrow Wilson School have been participating in the rigorous ROGATE (Resources Offered in Gifted and Talented Education) program, sponsored by the National Talent Network of Educational Information Resource Center in Mullica Hill. In the history of Woodrow Wilson School, this year has the highest number of students aspiring for the Gold …

Record number of Wilson students try for ROGATE honor

Real heroes
The 200 Club of Hudson County recognizes public safety workers

Although the men and women who work as firefighters, police officers, or emergency medical technicians generally do so without fanfare, those who have shown exceptional dedication to duty were honored at the April 30 annual 200 Club of Hudson County Valor Awards luncheon at Liberty House in Jersey City. “It’s fitting and really not surprising …

The 200 Club of Hudson County recognizes public safety workers