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An old soap and perfume factory that can be seen on the hills above Hoboken and Weehawken may be demolished and replaced by towers of up to 29 stories as part of a redevelopment plan. The Yardley building, constructed in 1916 on Palisade Avenue in Union City, may have to make way for two new …
In just a month, televisions across the country will convert to a new kind of broadcasting, leaving people only a few options to make sure their sets still work – and some are unprepared. Newly elected Pres. Barack Obama has asked the FCC to postpone the Feb. 17 date in which TV broadcasts will change …
A West New York physician recently offered to take over for the town’s mayor for no pay and said he wants to recall Mayor Silverio “Sal” Vega, who earns $15,000 for performing his duties. Dr. Felix Roque, the director of pain management at St. Mary’s Hospital in Passaic and an Army reservist, started the recall …
Continue reading “Petition to ‘heal’ West New YorkLocal doctor starts mayoral recall”
When a local firefighter working overtime pulled an unconscious woman out of a West New York residence engulfed in flames last summer, he never thought he would be honored for what he says is just part of his job. However, Pete Mancini of North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue was recognized for this heroic deed …
The Hudson Reporter newspaper group launched its new, completely redesigned website Jan. 1! Check it out at www.hudsonreporter.com. The site now brings you up-to-the-minute breaking news, allows local businesses to start their own websites, lets readers post comments, makes it easy to search for classifieds and stories, and invites everyone to submit photos, classifieds, sports …
A former North Bergen Little League president who was also training to be a housing inspector in the township has been charged with a carjacking and with two sex crimes in separate North Jersey towns. Julian Cosma, 48, of Moonachie was arrested by Lyndhurst Police on Dec. 27 after a Weehawken woman said that he …
Tired of straight news? Well, just for this story, we’re implementing a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy and not checking the accuracy of the rumors below. After all, the internet does it as a matter of course; we only do this once a year! This is what we think may happen during the coming year. …
Continue reading “Our slightly cracked predictionsReporter psychics tell you what’ll happen in 2009”
About this special issue This special “2009 Preview” issue of the Hudson Reporter replaces your regular issues in Hoboken, Jersey City, Guttenberg, North Bergen, Secaucus, Union City, West New York, and Weehawken. Next weekend, we resume regular production with the issue of Sunday, Jan. 11. Have you seen our new, frequently updated website? It’s been …
There will be budgets cut, political comings and goings, new developments, and demolitions of old buildings. Here are some of the issues that will be big news in Hudson County’s towns in 2009. GUTTENBERG New park: According to recently-elected Guttenberg Mayor Gerald Drasheff, one of his main priorities is a new waterfront park on River …
Continue reading “It’s coming up! What’ll be big news in your town in 2009”
Like rust, politics never sleeps. So in 2009, expect some significant political clashes – especially in Jersey City, Hoboken, and Secaucus, where mayoral races could alter the local political balance. Guttenberg also will hold a mayoral election in 2009, although most likely, Gerald Drasheff, who was elected in a special election in November, will carry …