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‘It used to be so beautiful here’
Concerned residents stage protest against high-rise proposed for mid-rise WNY lot

Around 30 local residents gathered in the meeting room of Boulevard East’s Versailles building in West New York on Sunday, bearing protest signs and their concerns over a high-rise building proposed to be built in a lot zoned for mid-rise development across the street. Virginia Datto, a lifelong resident in her eighties who spends her …

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WNY mayor and son out on bail
Felix and Joseph Roque could face up to 11 years in prison; courthouse drama ensues

West New York Mayor Dr. Felix Roque and his son Joseph, 22, could each face up to 11 years in prison and $600,000 in fines on computer hacking charges, according to West New York Attorney Gilberto Garcia. After being arrested early Thursday morning and arraigned in Newark later that afternoon, Federal District Judge Mark S. …

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‘I have your back’
Union City-bred senator kicks off re-election campaign at local high school

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) kicked off his re-election campaign against state Sen. Joe Kyrillos (R-13) for a new term in the U.S. Senate at Union City High School (UCHS) the morning of May 21, surrounded by thousands of high school students waving campaign signs. “I went to high school in Union City, but it …

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Drug raid in West New York leads to four arrests The West New York Tactical Patrol Force led a raid into a first floor apartment at a 62nd Street address at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 18 and made four arrests, according to West New York Police Director Michael Indri. Joined by the West New …

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They gave their lives
UC Police Benevolent Association honors six fallen heroes

When Michael Guiardo was 10, he and his five-year-old sister Michelle were playing in their Union City apartment on November 4, 1974 when two uniformed police officers came to their door. As they watched their mother fall to her knees, the siblings knew the news was not good. Their father, Detective Nicholas M. Guiardo, had …

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This week on ‘OPRA’
Former UC deputy police chief sues city for unfulfilled public records requests

Former Union City deputy police chief and private investigator Joseph Blaettler is back on the right-to-public-information beat. He filed a lawsuit against the city of Union City and the city clerk in Hudson County Superior Court on April 6. An initial court hearing that had been scheduled for May 11 has now been deferred because …

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Getting on the ‘write’ track
Young WNY author and motivational speaker publishes book

Eliana Reyes had just graduated college. It was 2008, and she had a job in Brooklyn that had nothing to do with any of the things she was passionate about. One day as she was journaling, like she had since she was younger, ten book titles appeared on the page before her as if, she …

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Back to the farm
Local farmers markets ready for ‘12 harvest

The area’s recent spate of needed rain showers will, eventually, give way to warmer days, sunshine, and all the summertime rituals local residents have come to enjoy. One of the most welcome summer staples that crops up every year throughout Jersey City and Hoboken are the various farmers markets available nearly every day of the …

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Portraits of anguish and joy
Photos and profile win state-wide awards

The life of a gay artist, photographs from 9/11 ceremonies, images of a painful Holocaust loss, as well as reflections of hope and depictions of ordinary life brought The Hudson Reporter’s staff writers and photographers awards recently in the Garden State Journalist Associations’ contest. The newspaper chain, with offices in Hoboken and Bayonne, publishes nine …

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Menendez disapproves of governor’s veto of statewide health care legislation U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-13) issued a statement May 11 disapproving Gov. Christopher Christie’s veto of legislation that would have created a statewide health care exchange and provided coverage options for consumers and small businesses. “I’m disappointed in the governor’s decision to veto this legislation,” …

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