Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
NHCAC to sponsor UNICEF fundraiser To help disaster relief efforts, the North Hudson Community Action Foundation is sponsoring a ‘Back to the ‘80s’ fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 29 at Hijos y Amigos de Fomento located at 522 38th St., Union City. “Our agency not only responds to the needs of the people who live in …
“We all remember where we were,” Union City’s Poet Laureate Ben Figueroa said to the crowd gathered at Liberty Plaza on Tuesday. “People tell me it was the same way with the moon landing….they called it the defining moment of their generation. So if entire generations are defined by moments, then what does it mean …
Continue reading “‘Unbreakable spirit’
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Union City’s Mike Gomez is no stranger to hard knocks. He’s worked and scrimped and saved his whole life making a living for himself and his children and family, torn through careers broken and built by a fluctuating economy, made and broken several life partnerships. Twelve years ago, Gomez’s oldest son Sebastian died in a …
Continue reading “Magic life of a magic maker
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“The least we can do to show our appreciation for [firefighters] is to ensure that you have fellow firefighters there on the line with you helping to save lives,” said U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) at the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue (NHRFR) Headquarters in West New York early Monday morning. Menendez and Rep. …
Continue reading “32 firefighters to be hired – from state, not local, list
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Overstock Rugs Warehouse, 20 Wood Ave. in Secaucus, celebrates its Grand Opening on Saturday, Sept. 22 with two free one-hour design seminars called “How to Dress a Bare Naked Floor.” They will be held at 12 noon and again at 3 p.m. The store’s design team will demonstrate how area rugs play a pivotal role …
Continue reading “Overstock Rugs of Secaucus opens with free decorating seminars”
While the New York Giants played the Dallas Cowboys at nearby MetLife stadium to a roaring crowd on Sept. 5, Secaucus volunteer firefighters were bravely responding to the cries of a kitten stuck in a column in the parking deck at the Meadowlands Convention Center nearby. Battalion Chief Bryan Schoch said that an out-of-town visitor …
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NHCAC to sponsor UNICEF fundraiser To help disaster relief efforts, the North Hudson Community Action Foundation is sponsoring a ‘Back to the ‘80s’ fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 29 at Hijos y Amigos de Fomento located at 522 38th St., Union City. “Our agency not only responds to the needs of the people who live in …
North Bergen has demanded that Union City pay what they say is an overdue contribution to the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue (NHRFR) squad – which serves five towns in Hudson County – or face legal action. The demand has widened a longstanding political rift between the two towns’ mayors, Brian Stack and Nicholas …
Continue reading “Sacco vs. Stack
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Ever wanted to eat some oxtail? Or spread fig with sesame jam on your pita? Or bite into freshly made mozzarella on Italian bread? Or spice up your diet with authentic South Asian, Italian, and Latino staples? The Reporter staff found some interesting food items in Hudson County’s ethnic grocery stores and supermarkets. Read on …
Continue reading “Tired of the same food?
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UC to hold 9-11 Ceremony Union City will be observing Patriots Day, Sept. 11, with the Sept. 11th Ceremony of Remembrance at 7 p.m. at Liberty Plaza located at 30th Street & Palisade Avenue. All residents are welcome to attend. Two 13-year-olds charged with arson related to Saturday night factory fire in UC Union City …