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Time for pencils, time for books
UC superintendent discusses new Colin Powell School, other changes

The Union City schools have a reputation statewide, says School Superintendent Stanley Sanger. Sanger says that when Chris Cerf stood before the state Senate committee earlier this year seeking permanent appointment as New Jersey’s Commissioner of Education, Cerf pointed to Union City as a stellar example of an urban school district. “He said, ‘Union City …

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More than ‘just a bunch of noise’
Union City Music Project teaches harmonious life lessons; will hold expansion fundraiser

“When we moved here I wasn’t aware I would be having children, and once I did I was a little hesitant to stay in the area,” Union City resident and mother Mary Trigg said last week. “My husband and I are creative people, and music is the first thing taken out of a budget. But …

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‘I do, I do, I do, I do’
Weehawken bride appears on TLC’s ‘Four Weddings’

The Learning Channel (TLC) seems to have a thing for Weehawken brides. Weeks after resident Stella Aronis was featured on “Say Yes to the Dress,” Diana Abreu’s wedding was broadcast during an episode of “Four Weddings.” “When I found out they had chosen me, I was mostly shocked,” Abreu said recently. “I put in the …

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BRIEFS

West New York man charged with allegedly forcing woman into apt. at knifepoint A West New York resident was arrested for allegedly forcing a woman in her 40s into his apartment at 5209 Hudson Ave. at knifepoint and allegedly assaulting and raping her on the morning of Aug. 25, West New York Police Director Michael …

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Living the teen dream
UC resident and ‘American Bandstand’ regular honored at show’s 55th anniversary

In 1957, Union City resident Eddie Kelly was 16, and the tallest teen on Dick Clark’s after school top-40 dance show “American Bandstand.” It wasn’t necessarily about how well you danced, he said in an interview last week, but how well you danced with those who had worked their way into the inner circle of …

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Reporter on Vacation
Take a photo with your newspaper and send it in!

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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BRIEFS

WNY mayor and son plead not guilty in federal court on charges of alleged computer hacking West New York Mayor Felix Roque and his son Joseph pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning in Newark federal court. The two were charged with three counts of computer hacking, related to a political opponent’s “Recall Roque” web site. The …

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Are Mayor Stack and commissioners receiving benefits?
City refuses to answer whether it got exemption from state policy

Even though a state agency has written into its policy that towns receiving certain type of state aid can’t give benefits to their part-time elected officials, Union City has avoided questions of whether their mayor and council are receiving the benefits – and they have postponed responding to an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request …

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Local pol details plan to replace WNY mayor
Wiley also confirms short-lived dancing job

Count Wiley, the West New York Commissioner of Parks and Public Property, says that when he found out in a 2010 town meeting that taxes would be raised 52 percent, he was appalled. Wiley’s bachelor’s degree is in political science, but he had spent the past 10 years working as a chiropractor until doctor (and …

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The saga continues
WNY Board of Commissioners meeting proves, once again, contentious

The politicking, bickering, and pleas from residents to work together and behave like adults carried on during Wednesday afternoon’s uncharacteristically short and under-attended West New York Board of Commissioner’s meeting. At the outset of the meeting, Mayor Felix Roque and the commissioners said they hoped to move through matters quickly that day because they were …

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