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Fill out form, or gov’t will come knocking
Officials push for Census responses from UC, WNY, NB

Hudson County officials held a press conference Monday along with representatives from the regional U.S. Census office to urge local residents to mail back their 2010 U.S. Census forms. Although the deadline to mail the forms was April 1, the Census Bureau will still accept forms through the end of this month. Households that don’t …

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Follow The Reporter on Twitter! The nine community newspapers published by the Hudson Reporter are now providing breaking news updates and previews of upcoming stories on Twitter. Confused? It’s easy to sign up. Go to the site for your town: http://www.twitter.com/UCNJreporter for Union City; http://www.twitter.com/WNYReporter for West New York; http://www.twitter.com/SecReporter for Secaucus; http://www.twitter.com/BayonneCommNews for Bayonne; …

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Help the children!
‘Kentucky Derby Day’ event to benefit NJ kids in foster care

New Jersey has many kids in foster care, including several hundred in Hudson County. Parent Fahima Andersen of Jersey City is the mom to one of them – a 3-year-old boy. “There is little support for foster families [from the government],” Andersen said last week. “That’s why I joined the board of FAFSF [Foster and …

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Going up?
22-stories approved in WNY; residents may appeal

Despite the recent Zoning Board approval of a developer’s application to build a 22-story building at 57th and Park Avenue in West New York, some residents say they’ll keep fighting it. For months, residents have attended Zoning Board of Adjustment meetings to give their opinions about the proposed building proposed by Park Terrace LLC. Those …

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Going, going…
Condos sell at auctions throughout local area

“It’s unreal what you’re getting for your money,” said new Union City resident Mike Tilleli last week as he looked out at the view from the community rooftop deck of his new condominium building. He stopped by to check out the progress on the building, which he hasn’t moved into yet. Tilleli, originally from Long …

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Condos sell at auctions throughout local area

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Check out our website for Stack/Scarafile forum Last week, The Hudson Reporter hosted its spring 2010 election forum for Union City. A video of the forum is now available at www.hudsonreporter.com. Residents can watch it and leave comments. Originally, the two men would have been in the same room, answering questions and then rebutting each …

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Two Union City residents murdered, dismembered Two people whose dismembered bodies were found in garbage bags in Linden on Monday were determined to be Union City residents. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that the names of the victims are Lazaro Calero, 49, and Maria Torres, 48, and that Calero was renting a room in …

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That’s the ticket
Despite harassment, autistic parking attendant endures

Rocco Salvemini used to watch the basketball junkies run all over the public courts on the west side of his native Hoboken, and when they missed a shot, he would laugh. Clank. Heh heh heh. He’s lucky he didn’t get socked courtside. Now 22, Salvemini lets out a giggle sometimes when he slides $42 parking …

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Harrowing tale of Ivy League illegal alien
Former Memorial High valedictorian writes memoirPosted April 4, 2010

During his time at Memorial High School, Harold Fernandez excelled in academics and on the sports fields, graduating as valedictorian of his class. He went on to study at Princeton University and Harvard Medical School – but he had a secret. As an undergraduate at Princeton, his dreams of success were nearly cut short when …

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Former Memorial High valedictorian writes memoirPosted April 4, 2010

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