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Oh, what a political year it has been!
Christie changed dynamic even for local elections

If anyone deserves to be named political man of the year for Hudson County, it must be Republican Gov. Christopher Christie. His changes on the state level after he was sworn in early this year will have an indelible impact on the future of local government and local politics. Cuts in state aid to schools …

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The year in development
New parks, apartments leading into 2011

Many large residential development projects were started and completed in Hudson County during the economic boom at the beginning of the last decade, and now, smaller projects are filling in the remaining gaps. Even in a slow economy, the county’s proximity to New York City means people will always want to live here, even if …

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There’s no business like Hudson County business
Even in down economy, new malls, stores, eateries rise

Despite a slow economy, Hudson County towns saw a number of new businesses and even new shopping areas in 2010, from a mall in Bayonne to major chain stores in North Bergen. Restaurants, companies and supermarkets dotted the landscape. The Hudson County Economic Development Corporation’s 2010 Demographic Profile projects that from 2004 to 2014, the …

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2010: A Hall of a year for Hurley
Track state champs also head Hudson’s Top 10 Sports Stories

The sports calendar year of 2010 in Hudson County brought some exciting moments, some heart-wrenching times, some once-in-a-lifetime memories and some national headlines. Here’s a look at the Top 10 Sports Stories of the Year in Hudson County for 2010. 1-Hurley inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame It started becoming news in April …

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College-minded high schoolers
MHS offers college credit through partnership with Syracuse U.

Next August, Memorial High School Class of ’11 will have the usual case of pre-college jitters before starting college, but one question removed from their minds may be “Am I ‘college-ready’? That’s because this year, MHS entered into a partnership with Syracuse University Project Advance, which brought eight Syracuse University courses into the high school’s …

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Hell of a ‘vue’
Great-nephew recalls time spent in Weehawken mansion

When the U.S.S. Nautilus entered the New York Harbor for the first time in 1954, former Secaucus resident Bill Heiker and his family stood atop the Palisade hills in Weehawken, mesmerized by the record-breaking submarine that slinked through the Hudson. But unlike other witnesses to the historic event, Heiker and clan didn’t have to head …

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BRIEFS

Holiday Hudson Reporter advertising deadlines Because of the holidays the next two weeks, the Hudson Reporter newspapers will have special advertising and editorial deadlines. For the Wednesday, Dec. 22 edition of the Bayonne Community News and the Thursday, Dec. 23 Midweek Reporter, the editorial deadline is Monday, Dec. 20 at 9 a.m. and the classified …

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A lifetime of secure investments
Hudson County native reflects upon career as financial journalist

Almost 60 years later, Memorial High School graduate Warren Boroson can still recall the names of his “remarkable” Latin and English teachers – Alice Luckins and Eileen O’Connor. The names of these teachers slip off his tongue as easily as the investment terms he’s used prolifically in his long career as a financial journalist. The …

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Where there’s a leak, damage follows
Local towns may join suit against United Water

After three Union City residents came forward with a lawsuit against United Water, Inc. almost three weeks ago, alleging that the company aggressively marketed a repair service plan to homeowners ineligible for coverage, surrounding towns are taking notice – or should take notice, according to one of the plaintiffs’ attorneys, Carl Mayer. The homeowners were …

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