Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
UC International Film Festival to be held this weekend The first annual Union City International Film Festival will be held Dec. 3 and 4 at the Union City Performing Arts Center, 2500 Kennedy Blvd., Union City. The acclaimed short film “X,” written and directed by actor/director Josh Brolin (“No Country For Old Men,” “American Gangster,”) …
English teacher Esperanza Alfonso devised an elective class, “Tomorrow’s Teachers,” for juniors and seniors at Memorial High School three years ago. But she made sure the class would not be your average “cake” elective experience, the go-to class for a quick catnap. Requiring an interview process, participation in an after-school Future Educators of America club, …
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This Thanksgiving, Nov. 25, many will be sitting around their tables enjoying a dinner or catching a football game on TV, or even going to Manhattan to view the annual Macy’s parade. Others are not so fortunate during this time of the year and are struggling to make ends meet. But in several Hudson County …
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Real gang members do not hang around on street corners in large groups, collectively clad in blue or red, calling attention to themselves, said Detective Tony Gomez of the Union City Police Department, who led a third Union City seminar on gangs Nov. 10 at Roosevelt School. The seminar was the third in a series …
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Holiday Hudson Reporter advertising deadlines Because of the Thanksgiving Day holiday, some of the Hudson Reporter newspapers will have special advertising deadlines. For The Secaucus Reporter, The North Bergen Reporter, The Union City Reporter, The West New York Reporter, and The Weehawken Reporter, the deadline for classified and display advertising is Tuesday, Nov. 23, at …
According to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark, thousands of families in Hudson County are eligible for free or low cost health insurance for their children and do not know it. To help spread the word about NJ FamilyCare, a program that they say is underutilized throughout the state, the New Jersey Department of …
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West New York came alive with stunning visuals and sounds last week as artists and patrons of the opera joined together on the waterfront as Verismo Opera, also known as the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera (NJAVO), presented their fundraising event, “Meet the Artists,” at Giannone’s on River Walk Place. During the event, guests …
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In the aftermath of Gov. Christopher Christie’s cancellation of the Access to the Regions Core (ARC) Tunnel project, officials are still trying to determine how long it will take NJ Transit, the developer of the $8.7 billion project, to refund federal monies, settle hundreds of eminent domain proceedings, and otherwise decommission the largest and one …
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Residents respond to poll about safety on WNY streets As part of last week’s article “Taking back the streets” about a recent rally for public safety in West New York, we asked readers if they think the town needs to make a greater effort to ensure public safety. Though answers fluctuated throughout the week, the …
Residents, business owners, and concerned citizens young and old gathered on a street corner last week to take a stand against the violence they say is on the rise in their community. The grassroots protest effort was staged near Park Avenue and 64th Street on Friday, Oct. 29. A variety of violent incidents have taken …
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