Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
One killed, over 100 injured as train crashes into Hoboken train station Three people were killed and over 100 injured on Thursday when a NJ Transit train running on the Pascack Valley line slammed into the terminus of its Hoboken train station track during the Thursday morning commute and ripped through the platform, causing serious …
Residents from all over admired, sold, or purchased art, clothing, and toys from other residents at the arts and music festival in Union City on Saturday, Sept. 12. Art lined the gates of Hudson Presbyterian Church on West Street, and sellers, snacks, and children’s activities were set up from 18th Street to 22nd Street. “A …
Continue reading “‘A lot of inspiration comes from Union City’
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A photography student at the School of Visual Arts in New York, Rene Berdugo, alleged in 2013 that West New York police punched and kicked him after he refused to show them identification while photographing a storefront in town. This past May, his complaint against the department was settled for $50,000. The May 20 settlement …
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Families and friends who lose someone to suicide often look for counselors or communities that understand what it’s like. Lifelong North Bergen residents Maria Sanchez and her daughter Jeanette, 26, said they found the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention after looking for a way to raise awareness about suicide, depression, and other mental health conditions. …
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Free 12-week NAMI course for families of those with depression, bipolar The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is offering a free educational, 12-week course for families of individuals diagnosed with depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc. This course also covers medication and other important topics. The course starts Monday Sept. 19 in Union City. For …
Kids in the Union City public schools return to class on Tuesday, Sept. 6, while in West New York, they return on Friday, Sept. 9. Students who were playing or hanging out at various parks in the area last week talked about what they’re anticipating for the new year, and a local school official gave …
When he converted one of his short stories into a play, what surprised Alfred C. Martino most was the pain he felt even decades after the real-life event that inspired the story. Although the story is fictional, it has roots in the loss of Martino’s best friend as a child, a tragedy that resonates in …
Continue reading “A visit from the departed
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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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Fifteenth anniversary of Sept. 11 to be observed Sunday, Sept. 11 will mark the 15th anniversary of the 9/11/01 terror attacks that took the lives of more than 80 Hudson County residents. To find out where the memorial ceremony will be in your town, watch our breaking news website at hudsonreporter.com or follow us on …
Before living in Union City for 10 years, author of “To Catch a Cat” Heather Green lived and worked as a journalist in Manhattan. When visiting her boyfriend Matt Greer in Union City on weekends, she saw a mother cat caring for three kittens in his neighbor’s backyard, and fell in love. She wanted to …
Continue reading “Union City’s stray cats star in book
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