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Prison for profit
Local resident files one among many lawsuits against national private jail corporation

For two decades, Alberto Gonzalez Raza, also known around Hudson County as “Kiko el Lechero” (Kiko the Milkman) to his customers, was a prominent local businessman. He owned and operated The Milk Company, with local retail stores “Los Lecheritos,” and a delivery service. But since a 2006 investigation related to an incident involving his son …

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Firefighting and football
Coach Ascolese’s teachings and leadership live on at NHRFR

If you played high school football at North Bergen, every year, in the late summer and fall, your senses and instincts start to notice it: the smell of cut grass. It brings back the memories: double sessions, running the treacherous hills behind the high school, the sweat and blood that make a team great, and …

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Democratic power
Schillari beats Perez in Sheriff’s race

Although not unexpected, the victory of Undersheriff Frank Schillari over his boss, incumbent Hudson County Sheriff Juan Perez on Nov. 2, was one of the mostly hotly-contested races in Hudson County this year and one of the most contentious races for sheriff in decades. Backed by some of the most powerful political figures in Hudson …

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BRIEFS

Sires granted another term in 13th Congressional District On Nov.2, Albio Sires, the incumbent congressman for the 13th District, won another term in office. Within just a couple of hours of the polls closing, Sires was reported as the winner in Hudson, Essex, Middlesex, and Union counties, achieving an average of over 75 percent of …

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From the farm to the fountain
New market at Donnelly Park a success so far, residents hope it will grow

When West New York resident Julie Bachrach looked out her window last Sunday morning, she decided it would be a good day to pick out some fresh produce. Bachrach wasn’t judging by the weather or checking the position of the sun to make her decision. All she had to do was look down and see …

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Spooky spaces
UC and WNY residents get their homes into the Halloween ‘spirit’

Peer around a corner or look up at a balcony landing and it’s clear to see, the spirit of Halloween is all around. Residents in Union City and West New York alike have been getting into the ‘spirit’ of things by decorating whatever spaces they call their own as the season of costumes, haunting, tricks, …

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Hudson County bookstores nearing ‘The End?’
Bayonne store to close end of month; Hoboken’s Symposia survives; Jersey City resident hopes to open by 2012

While Hudson County is one of the most densely populated areas in the nation, it is woefully bereft of general-interest bookstores, with several closing in the past few years and one on its way down by the end of this month. Since 2008, the B. Dalton bookstore in Jersey City’s Newport Centre Mall, the Imagine …

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BRIEFS

Alleged murderer of WNY man urged to turn himself in Investigators are continuing a nationwide search to track down a fugitive they allege is the man who killed 23-year-old Spencer Hernandez of West New York a few weeks ago. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio, investigators acted upon information they received regarding the whereabouts …

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