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Art imitates ‘Lyfe’
Local man encourages artists to meet each other in Hudson County

When David Berrios was ridiculed by his cousin at a young age for not even being able to draw Woody Woodpecker, Berrios assumed a career as an artist would be unlikely. “I couldn’t draw,” said Berrios, who lives in West New York and works as a project manager for network services in New York City’s …

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3/21/10

Union City political campaigns underway The filing deadline to run for office in Union City was this past Thursday. The election will be held May 11. West New York is not having its election until 2011. In the Union City race, Mayor Brian Stack and Union City Board of Commissioners planned to formally introduce their …

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Lou said what?
‘60 Minutes’ contacts Manzo about his allegations of misconduct in FBI sting

Former state Assemblyman Louis Manzo, at a press conference in Jersey City on Monday, blasted the federal government’s July 2009 corruption probe that resulted in the arrests of many local politicians. He claimed it was tainted by misconduct from prosecutors involved in his case and charged that the probe was an effort to get former …

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Tough medicine
Christie stumps in Hudson County for proposed state cuts

Gov. Christopher Christie’s arrival in Hudson County on March 17 was heavily laden with film and musical metaphors – with allusions to scenes in films like “Casablanca” and to the Kenny Rodgers tune “The Gambler” – but his message was clear: he had to cut the state budget, and he was perfectly willing to take …

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Passion behind ‘The Passion’
Historic play to open for 95th season

Bus tours are expected to come from as far as Tennessee to see the critically acclaimed Passion Play at the Park Performing Arts Center in Union City, which opens this weekend. The Passion Play chronicles Jesus Christ’s last five days, from Palm Sunday to Easter. It has been performed in Oberammergau, Germany since 1634, and …

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All (not) on board
Residents fear NJ Transit service cuts, fare hikes

Jon Salmanson spent his evenings last week riding NJ Transit’s 4:40 p.m. train from Hoboken to Suffern, N.Y. asking his fellow riders to sign his petition. “They’re thinking about eliminating this train,” Salmonson told commuters. The petition demands that NJ Transit – facing a $300 million budget deficit for FY2011 – keep the 4:40 p.m. …

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Investigating WNY mom’s death
Police still looking for information about homicide

Last week, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said that a 30-year-old West New York mother of two, found Sunday morning in a vacant apartment across from her own unit, was strangled to death. Maria Gutierrez Cabrera was found dead hours after she returned to her building on Buchanan Place Sunday morning. The West New York …

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Hookers with business cards
What’s behind the sudden string of prostitution busts in area?

The world’s oldest profession is having a hard time surviving in West New York, and Union City may become more difficult stomping grounds as well. Since the new year, the Street Crimes Unit of the West New York Police Department has busted a whopping eight prostitution operations, many of which were investigated thanks to tips …

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3/7/10

UC Zoning official may have lived out of town According to a published article, a member of the Union City Zoning Board may have been living in Bergen County for the last three years, and if so, should not have been eligible to remain on the board. If he was living elsewhere while he was …

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