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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

Two-alarm Union City fire extinguished in 30 minutes Wednesday afternoon A two-alarm fire on the top floor of 4114 Bergenline Ave. in Union City was called in at 12:43 p.m. on Wednesday after flames were spotted venting from the windows facing the street, North Hudson Regional Fire Chief Frank Montaigne reported. The two-story brick building …

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Engineering a bright future
136 Union City students take pre-college summer courses at NJIT

“Yahoo!” 12-year-old Union City student Gonzalo Alarcon exclaimed Wednesday morning while waiting to board the bus that would take him to the New Jersey Institute of Technology. This year marks his second summer enrolled in the pre-college program (paid for by the city and free to students) that offers young math and science buffs engineering …

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Will athletic field expansion hurt the trees?
Union City and local activists debate future of Washington Park

Washington Park is having a bit of an identity crisis. Part of it lies in Jersey City Heights, part of it is leased to Union City, and all of it is owned by Hudson County. It currently has the attention of residents, city officials, a neighborhood association and a nonprofit organization known as the Washington …

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Will casinos pop up in the Meadowlands?
Lawmakers debate issue, local voices weigh in

Whether permanent or “pop-up,” New Jersey lawmakers are looking for ways to bring casino gaming to the Meadowlands in East Rutherford. For some Secaucus residents, it could mean more tourists and traffic; for others, it could mean a night of gambling only a few minutes away instead of a drive. Proponents for the measure say …

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Dvine Konektion to provide free community fair The Dvine Konektion Community Development Corporation is a non-profit organization that provides a free community fair on the third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 5516 Jefferson St. in West New York. The next fair will be held on Saturday, Aug. 11 from …

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‘What a tomato is supposed to taste like’
Farmers market brings Jersey fresh food to UC

“Everybody knows the taste of Jersey corn,” said Janice Piccolo, vice president of the New Jersey Council of Farmers and Communities (NJCFC). “Unfortunately farmers are struggling because of the July drought, but by bringing Jersey farmers’ produce to local markets, we can keep Jersey growing and going.” Before Union City resident Mary Olson took on …

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‘I don’t understand’
WNY employee fired after handing out info for rival to mayor

West New York resident and town employee David Rivera was given a notice that he was being terminated this past Tuesday, just two days after he said he was attacked for giving out political information at Donnelly Park on Boulevard East. In an interview on Tuesday, Rivera stated that he handed out business cards belonging …

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Carrying the torch for special needs
200 WNY students, families, teachers celebrate upcoming Olympics

A procession of Olympic proportions marched up Broadway Avenue in West New York Monday morning, with over 200 students, their families, and their teachers. Their faces were brightly painted like tigers and they bore paper torches and colorful posters celebrating the upcoming 2012 London Olympic games. The parade participants were a part of the town’s …

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Party time for health
Health network for the needy to host free fairs, events

It’s summer time and for the Metropolitan Family Health Network – which helps many of the under privileged throughout Hudson County – it’s time to hold a “Summer Health Party.” This is in celebration of Nation Health Center Week 2112 and will feature a number of events scheduled for Aug. 8 through 10 to raise …

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