Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Hispanic-American artists will exhibit April 19 An art show featuring works by Hispanic-American artists will take place April 19 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Federacion Mercantil Hispana, 4111-13 Palisade Ave., Union City. New Jersey State Bar Night will honor Jose L. Fuentes and Paris P. Eliades The Hudson County Bar Association and …
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez vowed this week to vigorously defend himself against public corruption charges made in an indictment handed down by a federal grand jury on Wednesday. Federal investigators allege the New Jersey Democrat improperly helped a Florida-based eye surgeon, Salomon Melgen, a campaign contributor to Menendez, in a number of ways. Menendez has …
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Beatrice Oliveti had come to the Albio Sires School on March 31 as part of the West New York program for Read Across America when the young boy came up to her. He wore dark glasses and carried a cane used by those with sight impairments, and Oliveti knew she could help. Blind since birth, …
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It should come as no surprise that comics aren’t just for kids anymore. “I went to see Art Spiegelman’s ‘Wordless,’ and he talked about how comics have gone from junk culture for children to acceptable and highbrow forms of entertainment and art and culture,” said Cliff Galbraith, referring to a speech on the history of …
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While Noorin Hamid and Zain Naqvi were making arrangements for their wedding earlier this year, they were also busy choosing their first apartment together. The Monmouth County couple wanted to move somewhere where they could have an easier commute to Manhattan and also enjoy the comforts of a modern, spacious residence. An online search led …
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Hudson Theatre Ensemble of Hoboken will present John Cariani’s “Almost, Maine,” a collection of vignettes about ordinary people in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways, beginning Friday April 10. Although the people are ordinary, the magic and mystery of their loves are …
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To celebrate the grand opening of The Hillside Club, the new-construction rental community now leasing in Livingston, interested renters are invited to join developer BNE Real Estate Group for a celebratory Open House on Saturday, April 11 from noon to 4 p.m. Guests that attend the event can take advantage of one-day-only leasing specials while …
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North Bergen resident struck and killed by off-duty West New York policeman A 28-year-old North Bergen man was crossing Kennedy Boulevard at about 70th Street on Monday, March 30 at 11:46 p.m. when he was struck by a 2013 Honda Accord driven by a West New York policeman on his way to work. North Bergen …
“Beware, Books Inside!” reads the sign within Lawrence Arteaga’s newly opened B&F Books shop in West New York. It might be a warning to Arteaga himself, who says that during his college days, “I started hoarding books.” The West New York native was attending Rutgers, studying history. He noticed that when professors retired, they’d unload …
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As developers search for new opportunities in the Gold Coast, the 19-mile stretch of New Jersey from the Bayonne Bridge to the George Washington Bridge, they are seeing their target market of renters broaden beyond the 25 to 35-year-old millennials that were once the primary focus. The future of development in Hudson County was the …
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