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Cirillo replaces Vargas as a WNY commissioner
Rift with Mayor Roque appears to be healed

In a move that would have seemed impossible only two years ago, Mayor Felix Roque and three other commissioners voted on Feb. 4 to appoint Cosmo Cirillo to replace Rubin Vargas on the town’s five-member Board of Commissioners. At 27 years old, Cirillo is the youngest person to ever serve as a commissioner in West …

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Looking for love
Residents tell how they met, and about their worst dates

With Valentine’s Day drawing close, thoughts turn to love triumphs and near-misses. The release of the movie “Fifty Shades of Grey” on Feb. 13, the beginning of Valentine’s Weekend, has refocused attention on how potential love interests come together, whether they meet “Mr. or Ms. Right,” or put themselves out there only to get disappointed …

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Whither the phone book?
Some are still distributed in our area – but do kids even know how to use them?

Jailyne Aguilar, 17, a junior at Bayonne High School, knows what a phone book is, but she has only used it once. “It was a very long time ago,” she said. It was seven years ago, to be exact – when Aguilar was 10 years old. “I use my phone, Facebook, and stuff like that,” …

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Zoning battle on Boulevard East
Public comments on 13-story building in three-story zone

In a marathon Jan. 22 Zoning Board meeting that lasted about four hours, advocates and opponents of the 13-story Meridia Le Boulevard high-rise apartment complex debated its potential impact. It was the first of two public hearings on the project, which has been proposed for Boulevard East. The Capadagli Property Company is asking for 20 …

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Can swapping save the planet?
In one local town, a clever recycling idea

“I like the whole idea of meeting your neighbors,” said Secaucus resident Goethy Revollo. “And also ‘reduce, reuse, recycle.’” The “three Rs” are the watchwords of the Secaucus Swappies, a group established about a year ago to provide a green way to de-clutter your home while meeting your neighbors in town. “I bought some books. …

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BRIEFS

Super Bowl prep tip: check your TV so it won’t fall on a child Every 45 minutes in the United States, a child is rushed to the emergency room for injuries caused by television sets that are not appropriately secured. Three years ago, a toddler in Jersey City died when a TV fell on her. …

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Rodriguez sworn-in as new commissioner
Meeting offers foretaste of coming political battle this spring

In a move that will have significant implications in the upcoming municipal elections, Gabriel Rodriguez was sworn-in on Jan. 21 by Mayor Felix Roque as a new member of the Board of Commissioners. He will serve until May 19, when a newly-elected board will be sworn-in after the May 12 election. Rodriguez replaces outgoing Commissioner …

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Cell phones, blood, and a bar tab
How local law enforcement caught the alleged hit-and-run driver

The driver who allegedly slammed into brothers Michael Viruet, 20, and Adrian, 11, in North Bergen on Nov. 14, sending both to the hospital with critical injuries, never stopped his car, law enforcement officials charge. Adrian was thrown in the air and impaled on a fence, requiring multiple operations, including brain surgery. Michael suffered major …

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Reporter on Vacation
Take a photo with your newspaper and send it in!

If you’re going on vacation or just hanging out locally, take a photo with any Reporter newspaper, including the Bayonne Community News, and send it to us! We’d love to print it and show your neighbors where you went. Visiting relatives in the next town? Hanging out down the Shore? Riding a camel in the …

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