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The year in development
Projects still rising around Hudson County

The local economy showed signs of life this past year with several groundbreaking events for big development projects around Hudson County, and discussions among residents and officials about future projects in Hoboken, Jersey City, Secaucus, and North Bergen. Jersey City This month was a December to remember for residents of the Journal Square section of …

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Fractured arena
Hudson County politics more divisive in 2012

Not since 2007 have county Democrats been as divided as they were in 2012. Democrat went after fellow Democrat, leaving county Republicans to make advances not seen since the era of Republican Gov. Tom Kean in the 1980s. Republican Gov. Christopher Christie had his fingers deep in the political pie and pulled out a number …

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The year of the volunteer
How Hudson County chipped in through a stormy 2012

If there was ever a year to volunteer, 2012 was it. With communities ravaged by Hurricane Sandy, various fires, and a poor economy, many local residents were in need. But the tragedies showed the creative ways in which people were willing to help – through grass-roots fundraising efforts, donating electricity to neighbors, and well-organized door-to-door …

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The year in sports
Friars’ T of C win, Red Wings’ state title headline stories of 2012

The calendar year of 2012 was a year of crowning champions in Hudson County sports. Several schools and teams grabbed headlines for reaching the pinnacles of their respective sports. Some were familiar winners, and others reached back into their history to claim the top spot. Let’s take a look at the Top 10 Sports Stories …

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Year in Review Briefs

About this special issue This special “Year in Review” issue replaces your regular weekly editions of the Reporter in Hoboken, Jersey City, North Bergen, Guttenberg, Secaucus, Union City, Weehawken, and West New York. Next week, Jan. 6, we’ll have a special “Year in Photos” issue. We will still include newsworthy briefs, so send tips to …

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Union City, 2062
High schoolers bury time capsule in new student sanctuary

Students, faculty, administrators and Board of Education officials gathered in Union City High School’s uncompleted student sanctuary on Tuesday to discuss the future. Not their own futures, but the experiences of their future counterparts, students who will live here and attend this school generations from now. The reflections were somber yet optimistic, dashed with the …

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2014 Super Bowl stay at local hotel: $619/night and up
Some have a few rooms left; local residents’ apartments available

For the New York-New Jersey Super Bowl Host Committee the clock is winding down, literally – their website has a ticker that counts down the days, hours, minutes, and seconds until the 2014 Super Bowl, which is slated to take place nearby in the Meadowlands and be the biggest Super Bowl celebration in history. While …

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Radio free Hudson County?
Alert system fails under the fury of Sandy

“Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now?” In many ways the Homeland Security alert system that was supposed to notify residents of a terroristic or natural emergency was very reminiscent of an old cellular telephone commercial that depicted poor reception depending upon where a user stood. During Hurricane Sandy, a countywide alert …

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BRIEFS

Hudson Reporter holiday advertising, editorial deadlines Because of the holidays over the next week, the Hudson Reporter newspapers will have special advertising and editorial deadlines. For the Wednesday, Dec. 26 edition of the Bayonne Community News and the Thursday, Dec. 27 edition of the Midweek Reporter, the editorial deadline is 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. …

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