Category: Union City News

“When people asked me if I thought it was a good time to start a theatre company, I said there’s never really a good time per say,” Union City-based Hudson Theatre Works Artistic Director Frank Licato said at their first fundraiser. “It’s like having a baby. Is there ever really a perfect time?” Licato then …

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The atmosphere was celebratory and lighthearted as family and friends of firefighters from North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue gathered at the West New York-based headquarters March 26 for the swearing-in of a new chief and the promotion of seven firefighters to captain. It had been a while since the mood was so jovial. Back …

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Union City High School to put on ‘West Side Story’ The Union City High School Fine & Performing Arts Department presents the classic Broadway musical “West Side Story,” directed by Anthony Gusevich at the Union City Performing Arts Center located at 2500 Kennedy Blvd. Performances will be held on Thursday, April 26 at 7 p.m., …

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A room full of eighth graders sat quietly on the morning of March 15 with copies of “Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love” in their laps as an 80-pound Dogo Argentina rescue with half a face visited them, one by one. Oogy is one lucky dog. He was found nine years ago by …

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The busy, four-way intersection at Kennedy Boulevard and 32nd Street that runs through Union City and North Bergen has been a hazard to pedestrians for over a decade. So much so, that the matter has been the stuff of political platforms for just as long. Union City Mayor Brian Stack began the crusade for the …

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Hoboken University Medical Center kicked off a new Senior Dining Program on March 7 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at HUMC’s cafeteria. Each Wednesday, the program will provide any senior citizen from Hudson County with a hot, well-balanced meal for $5 and no one will be turned away. Responding to a need “We wanted …

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On Friday, March 16, the Tower Plaza Pathmark on Park Avenue held a grand re-opening as shoppers danced to the music of the afro-Cuban trio Mano a Mano, received free samples from Tony the Tiger, and learned how to cook Goya-style from Goya Executive Chef Fernando Desa. The three-month renovation doubled the fresh produce section, …

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New North Hudson Regional Fire chief to be sworn in Monday North Hudson Regional Fire Deputy Chief Frank Montaigne will be sworn in as the new chief of the department on Monday, March 26, at 10 a.m. at 11 Port Imperial Blvd. in West New York, North Hudson Regional Fire Director Jeff Welz said Wednesday. …

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