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Cake queens
Finalist in Martha Stewart pie contest and pastry chef daughter open shop in WNY

Cheesecake is undoubtedly an American obsession, both loved and hated for its creamy, high-fat, sugary goodness. But for Angela Galan of Guttenberg, it was a career choice. In the ’80s, inspired by her love of the dessert, she began to bake. Her dedication eventually led her beyond the realm of the cheesecake and on to …

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Historic building destroyed accidentally
Will reopen as county emergency management headquarters

While the U.S. Military has its Area 51, which is rumored to house evidence of a spaceship crash in Arizona in 1947, Hudson County can boast its own deep money pit: Building 77, into which taxpayers poured millions of dollars in renovation costs over the last several years in an effort to give the county …

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Life of a CBS TV ‘pundette’
Local woman talks about writing, acting, and social media

Weehawkenites may know Nancy Giles from her daily walks through Weehawken streets with her beagle George, or her appearances emceeing or supporting neighborhood theatrical and creative efforts like Hudson Theatre Works or the Hudson River Performing Arts Center. Non-locals may know her from her appearances as G.I. Frankie Bunsen on “China Beach,” Connie on “Delta,” …

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BRIEFS

WNY Commissioner Count Wiley to hold press conference to address incriminating allegations involving North Bergen DPW West New York Commissioner Count Wiley has stayed clear of the scandal that ensnared his father, former North Bergen Department of Public Works Superintendent James Wiley, until Thursday. A citizens’ group that is politically opposed to the current North …

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Educational excellence
UC High School instructor named Hudson County’s Teacher of the Year

Giant sheets of lined paper filled with personal, analytical, and poignant essays on Mark Twain, his life, his works, and his sarcasm fluttered on the walls of Kristine Nazzal’s English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom in Union City High School Monday afternoon. It was business as usual as Nazzal fluttered like her students’ essays, …

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Use of homeless shelter breaks records
Fed. funding decreases, UC facility requests aid from community

September is Hunger Awareness Month, though Hudson County needs no reminder. Union City’s Palisades Emergency Residence Corporation (PERC) soup kitchen, food pantry, and 40-bed shelter on 37th Street came to the aid of record-breaking numbers of guests this past year, according to Executive Director Emory Edwards. The shelter first broke a record in January, but …

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Rabid raccoon caught blocks from school
Creature’s bite could have killed children passing by

A resident called the North Bergen Health Department on Sept. 12 to report a raccoon just blocks from Franklin School that was acting sick that afternoon. As it turned out, the animal carried rabies, a virus that could have killed any child who got bitten. People who contract the disease must get treatment immediately. The …

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BRIEFS

Formula One Grand Prix Port Imperial race in doubt Bernie Ecclestone, president of Formula One, has stated that the contract for the June 2013 Grand Prix of America race set to run on local streets in Weehawken and West New York has been ripped up, according to the Guardian. Organizers of the race have missed …

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City workers and mayor still negotiating 2008 contract
Will have to chip in for health benefits, give up sick day bonus

“We are in the toughest economic times of our lifetime,” Union City Mayor Brian Stack said Tuesday in response to the fact that the Union City Employees Association (UCEA) has worked without a contract since Dec. 31, 2008. The union has been in negotiations with the city since 2009 and has been thus far unable …

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‘Total recall’
Wiley launches campaign against WNY Mayor Roque; responds to father’s legal issues

“When it’s your shot, it’s your shot,” West New York Commissioner Count Wiley said the night of Sept. 13 at the Knights of Columbus on 60th Street, just blocks from Town Hall. Around 100 residents gathered for a hot dog and to hear an alternative political opinion to the current administration. Wiley had already announced …

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Wiley launches campaign against WNY Mayor Roque; responds to father’s legal issues

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