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Independence Day events, town by town
Where to catch fireworks, other free celebrations July 1, 2 & 4

For the second year in a row, Hudson County’s waterfront cities will be treated to a front-row seat when Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks show returns to the Hudson River on Sunday, July 4. Various towns, including Union City, Hoboken, Secaucus, and Bayonne, are also planning individual events on July 1, 2, or 4. However, …

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Where to catch fireworks, other free celebrations July 1, 2 & 4

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Turning tragedy to teaching
Teens learn lessons from local girl who died after graduation

A couple well-known throughout Hudson County celebrated a sad anniversary on June 21– the five-year memorial of their daughter’s tragic death. Dr. Jorge Verea, whose medical practice is in West New York, and his wife Lourdes have spent the years since their daughter Rebeka died in a car crash dedicated to a West New York-based …

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BRIEFS

Former WWE rookie, released from contract, will fight in UC A World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) rookie – who earlier this month appeared to take an announcer’s necktie and put it around the announcer’s neck – is scheduled to appear at an upcoming wrestling event in Union City. On June 11, WWE announced that first season …

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Falling on deaf ears
Parents, students can’t convince county freeholders to put sports in budget

For nearly four hours Monday night, one passionate, upset and confused person after another –administrators, parents, and even tearful students themselves – paraded in front of a microphone at the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders meeting to plead with the freeholders to consider a resolution to amend the 2010 Hudson County budget in order …

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Fun, joy, and mischief
Theater group raises thousands for local community services

Some people would say that going to church is no laughing matter. But for one night earlier this month, a local theater group begged to differ. The Donovan Ensemble, a theater company based in Union City, is housed as the theater-in-residence at St. John’s Episcopal Church. But they also perform outdoor shows around the area …

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Theater group raises thousands for local community services

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Four murders in three months
UC and WNY police plan to increase summer patrols

Three people have died violent deaths in the last four weeks in Union City and West New York – not to mention two residents who were dismembered in their Union City apartment in a mysterious incident in April. So far the Union City Police Department, West New York Police Department, and Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office …

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UC and WNY police plan to increase summer patrols

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Life after WNY
Memorial High School seniors prepare for graduation

Approximately 420 high school seniors will celebrate their graduation from Memorial High School in West New York this coming Tuesday, June 22 at 6 p.m. The ceremony, scheduled to take place in the West New York Middle School gymnasium, will represent the culmination of years of hard work and memories as well as the beginning …

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Memorial High School seniors prepare for graduation

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BRIEFS

Enjoy: Palisade Magazine When you open your Hudson Reporter this week, you’ll find the summer issue of Palisade Magazine, the Hudson Reporter’s glossy lifestyle magazine that connects the communities of Edgewater, Guttenberg, Hoboken, Jersey City, North Bergen, Union City, Weehawken, and West New York. If you don’t see a copy of Palisades Magazine in this …

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Star in our midst
Young WNY resident makes way from Broadway to big screen

When 14-year old West New York resident Dylan Riley Snyder got the call from a casting director to play the part of young Tarzan in Disney’s Broadway production of “Tarzan” a few years ago, he was elated – even though he didn’t quite realize the magnitude of his achievement. “At the time, I didn’t exactly …

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Fashion fast forward
Local residents model fancy, yet recycled, designer threads

Sandra Bendor has a collection of a few thousand buttons – and she’s using them to save her customers a few thousand dollars. Her store, ArtsEcho, which specializes in “upcycling” clothes, sometimes gets hold of true designer pieces that are worth thousands – but because they’re missing something as simple as a button, get thrown …

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Local residents model fancy, yet recycled, designer threads

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