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WNY election on Tuesday
Debate was detailed yet polite due to absence of mayor’s slate

Although people had to be turned away because of a lack of room in the small community room in Rivera Towers last week, the candidates’ forum moderated by the NJ League of Women Voters might easily have been mistaken for an early evening tea. The four candidates that represented various slates for Town Commission maintained …

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What constitutes residency?
Candidate eligibility is challenged in WNY, NB

Residency has been a hot topic in the current election cycle, with candidates in both North Bergen and West New York having their eligibility questioned due to owning property (and possibly a home) in another town. In West New York, current Commissioner Dr. Count J. Wiley’s eligibility to run was contested when his opponents pointed …

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A special mass for the masses celebrating an amazing achievement
Bishops and parishioners say farewell to an elementary school; hello to an academy

Preparing students for lifelong mental, financial, spiritual, familial, occupational and societal success is of paramount importance. Goals that involve workplace readiness, independent thinking, complex reasoning and problem-solving ability rank quite high on every education provider’s benchmark list even though school mission statements may vary. The Academy of Saint Joseph of the Palisades in West New …

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St. Augustine’s raises money through CRS Rice Bowl St. Augustines School, Union City, has raised $772.63 with CRS Rice Bowl. Sr. Johanna Quinto, Development Director, issued a thank-you to all those who helped support the work of the Catholic Church throughout the world and in the community. On March 31, St. Augustine School, Union City, …

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A secret killer of Latinos and women
Union City group helps fight deadly disease

When Joamelly Arteaga started to get nose bleeds as a young girl, nobody suspected she was suffering from lupus. “They didn’t know what she had,” said her father, Armando Hernandez, a resident of West New York, who after the his daughter’s death two years ago established the Lupus Y Latinos Foundation in Union City to …

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New funding for public housing in WNY
But critics fear mortgaging buildings could lead to privatization

Cash-strapped because the U.S. Congress won’t allocate enough funds to make repairs to aging buildings, West New York officials plan to mortgage their senior and other public housing. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has informed local officials that the city has been selected to participate in the Rental Assistance Demonstration Program …

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Saint Peter’s University advances with new high-tech facilities and innovative programs

State-of-the-art facilities and cutting-edge programs are becoming increasingly important to today’s undergraduate and graduate students. Saint Peter’s has responded to this demand with updates to the physical campus and academic programs. The School of Business and the School of Education recently underwent a nearly $4 million transformation to create an ultramodern learning environment. The centerpiece …

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WNY hires five new police officers The West New York Police Department hired five new officers to join the department by June 2015, in a ceremony on April 22 attended by Mayor Felix E. Roque, the West New York Board of Commissioners, and officials of the West New York Police Department. The officers range from …

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Mudslinging and law enforcement investigations
West New York voters have interesting choices for mayor/commission

In West New York, voters don’t choose a mayor; they choose five part-time commissioners, who then choose a mayor from among themselves. But each ticket usually has a frontrunner. In the May commission election in West New York, at least two of the frontrunners have some skeletons to answer for. Three full tickets are running …

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