Category: West New York News

Singing her way to stardom – without even having a single lesson – a West New York sixth grader has been invited to participate in a selective musical theater program in New York City starting next month. At 11 years old, Emory Kemph has already appeared in 12 theater productions, and her next show, The …

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Still deciding whether he plays a bloodthirsty villain or a vengeful victim, a young actor from West New York is handling the lead role in a major production of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” Kevin Melendez, as Sweeney Todd, will be slashing throats all while longing for his missing wife and child …

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The town of West New York and the local police union said last week that they are willing to continue negotiations regarding layoffs and benefits, after 22 police officers were recently given pink slips. This followed three months of private talks between both entities. The town also had notified 51 other town employees that they …

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In black and white caps adorned with orange tassels, the Class of 2009 from Memorial High School in West New York was graduated on Monday, June 15. Hundreds of faculty, family, and friends gathered at the West New York Middle School gymnasium for the ceremony at 6 p.m. The procession, accompanied by the West New …

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After handily defeating fellow spellers in his school and countywide, a seventh grader from West New York is gearing up for the national competition in Washington, D.C. this week. Joshua Casquejo, a student at West New York Middle School, will compete against 292 of the nation’s other great young spellers in the three-day, five-round Scripps …

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