A look inside
Union City High School has commemorative opening ceremony

“I’ve never seen something so grandiose,” said Coach Joe Rotundi last week regarding Union City High School. Though the school opened for the new academic year in early September, it was on Sept. 25 when Union City Mayor Brian Stack hosted an opening day ceremonial event that included dignitaries such as Gov. Jon Corzine, Sen. …

Union City High School has commemorative opening ceremony

Mother goose
Secaucus resident raising 30-year-old farm pet in town

Many people have watchdogs, canines raised from birth that guard both family and hearth. Secaucus resident Nancy Doyle may have the first “watch goose.” Chatter, the 30-year-old Toulouse goose who has lived with the Doyle family since she was a gosling, has long guarded their homestead on Mill Ridge Road. “When she hears an unfamiliar …

Secaucus resident raising 30-year-old farm pet in town

Complaining about taxes
50 WNY residents attend commissioners meeting

Approximately 50 people came to the Sept. 16 West New York Board of Commissioners meeting, and while most didn’t speak up, the two who did complained about their property taxes. The complaints came on the heels of Mayor Sal Vega sending out a letter to residents with their latest tax bills. The letters stressed in …

50 WNY residents attend commissioners meeting

Post offices scaling back
Changes in deliveries, hours in WNY, UC

Last week, some West New York residents received postcards in their mailboxes alerting them that the U.S. Postal Service will be changing delivery hours due to a large decrease in mail volumes. The note also mentioned that the change was due to the economy. “This is a result of recent adjustments to our delivery routes …

Changes in deliveries, hours in WNY, UC

30-story buildings in WNY?
Zoning changes proposed; master plan revisions coming

The town’s Planning Board will soon discuss various zoning changes that could alter the residential density of some areas of West New York. Currently, the town’s master plan establishes guidelines for further development and redevelopment in the next few years. The Planning Board intends to revise the plan, which could mean changes to guidelines for …

Zoning changes proposed; master plan revisions coming

Cheer, kick, or pass… for free
Sports offered to youngsters at no charge

If you asked Tim Nagurka, recreation director in West New York, what is there for kids to look forward to besides returning to school, his answers would include cheerleading, football, and soccer. West New York will, as it has in the past, provide free coaching and equipment to youngsters ranging from ages 8 to 14 …

Sports offered to youngsters at no charge

Out of work?
Sires pushes for extension of unemployment benefits

Rep. Albio Sires (D-13th Dist.) said earlier this month that he is pressing for the passage of a bill that will extend unemployment benefits for an additional 13 weeks in states where the unemployment rate averages 9 percent during a three-month period. The bill is called the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009. “With …

Sires pushes for extension of unemployment benefits

Helping the homeless
New bill would add $3 surcharge to get county documents

A new bill that will allow counties to create a trust fund to prevent and address homelessness was signed into law by Gov. Jon Corzine last week. Details of the bill include permission for counties to impose a $3 surcharge on each document recorded with the clerk of courts in Hudson County. Such documents can …

New bill would add $3 surcharge to get county documents

Scoring another goal
JC author pens second teen novel, works in UC

Alfred Martino loved wrestling for Millburn High School as a teenager, but in his recently released young-adult novel, “Over The End Line” (Harcourt), high school sports take a dark turn. Martino, who lives in a historic section of downtown Jersey City and runs a business in Union City, came to novel-writing shortly after he finished …

JC author pens second teen novel, works in UC