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All three Democratic state senators to run on party line Hudson County Democratic Chairman Mark A. Smith announced Monday that all three Hudson County incumbent Democratic state senators will be running on the party line in the June 2013 primary, in their respective districts. Sen. Sandra Cunningham (31st), Sen. Nicholas Sacco (32nd), and Sen. Brian …
Celin Valdivia, who was sworn in as Union City’s newest commissioner last week, is hitting the ground running at City Hall, where he is already taking calls about the ongoing registration for spring and summer recreation programs. Taking over for the much-loved and highly visible Chris Irizarry, who resigned, Valdivia sat for an interview this …
Continue reading “A love of sports and Union City
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International Women’s Day was celebrated for the first time in West New York last Friday, when a panel of notable female professionals and activists participated in a panel at Hudson Hall on the role of women in an ever-changing society. The panelists spoke on various issues and encouraged young women in the audience to persevere …
Continue reading “The Women of West New York
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Editor’s Note: This story is one of many submitted by Union City eighth graders as part of a gifted and talented program assignment. The stories are presented with very little editing. Imagine a child, sitting in a dark, filthy corner, being beaten and neglected with no way of escaping the sinful, sadistic punishment that is …
Continue reading “Serial killers
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Editor’s Note: This story is one of many submitted by Union City eighth graders as part of a gifted and talented program assignment. The stories are presented with very little editing. “Pow, pow!” You turn around to see your young child pointing their toy gun and shooting at their younger sibling. In my R.O.G.A.T.E (Resources …
Continue reading “Do toy guns cause aggressive behavior?
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Editor’s Note: This story is one of many submitted by Union City eighth graders as part of a gifted and talented program assignment. The stories are presented with very little editing. The Debate Over Illegal Immigration By Isaac Ortega, Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Controversy, discrimination, and the degradation of American principles. These are the words …
Continue reading “Local kids complete year-long research project with newspaper publication
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North Bergen man missing since March 6 Police are searching for missing person Marco Bruno Garcia, 34, from North Bergen. A missing poster is hanging in Mario’s Pizza on Eighth Street in Hoboken, where Garcia works. North Bergen Police Sgt. Bronson Justino said Wednesday that before he disappeared, Garcia had been discussing with his family …
A letter submitted to the West New York Zoning Board hours before it was scheduled to finalize its decision approving the controversial Meridia Le Boulevard high-rise apartment complex last Thursday halted the proceedings and forced the board to table the matter pending possible litigation. The letter, written by an attorney representing residents of the nearby …
Continue reading “Meridia approval delayed pending possible litigation
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This is the annual “Progress Report” issue of the Hudson Reporter newspapers. Along with news and briefs about your town, we have included articles pertaining to the current status of development, education, transportation, health care, and Hurricane Sandy recovery in Hudson County. Even in a slow economy, new residential and commercial developments are sprouting, cities …
Continue reading “About this special ‘Hudson County Progress’ issue”
The past year has been a special one for Hudson County developers, especially the firms that have focused their efforts on luxury residential development. Luxury high-rises are popping up in the few remaining untouched pockets of downtown Jersey City and north Hoboken, while on the other side of the county, Secaucus is seeing major residential …
Continue reading “New buildings, green pastures
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