Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
NoHu Int’l Short Film Festival seeking entries for 2014 Submissions are being accepted in all categories for the seventh annual NoHu International Short Film Festival to be held from Oct. 14 to 18 in Union City. The five day festival will include four evenings of screenings of the finalists of the short film competing category …
It was a seminal moment in United States history: a sitting president, steeped in controversy, on the verge of impeachment, resigning in front of his country on live television, and then departing from the White House the next day in disgrace. That was the scene 40 years ago this week, as President Richard Milhous Nixon, …
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Plans are underway for major repairs on the 495 approach to the Lincoln Tunnel, an approach that lies between Union City and Weehawken. The viaduct over Route 1 and 9 will be resurfaced and additional structural work will be done, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT). Also in the works are changes …
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Antonio Quinlan didn’t get into it for the honey. He got started raising bees because of his allergies. “Honey helps with the allergies,” he said. “It’s homeopathic medicine but you have to take it every day. And it has to be local honey.” To Quinlan, who lives in North Bergen, you couldn’t get more local …
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United Way opens thrift shop to raise money for fire victims, others In January, a six-alarm fire in Union City displaced over 60 residents. The United Way of Hudson County was there to help survivors get back on their feet by providing furniture, clothing and household items from its retail stores. Proceeds from store sales …
[Editor’s Note: This is an essay submitted by a reader in Union City.] When I first thought of this article a lot of people (well, friends) said, “Hey Niecy, are you losing it? What are you writing about? Sounds kind of weird.” Laughing, I reassured them that I have not lost it and there is …
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br>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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When Rick Mendes of Hoboken sat down with a reporter at Napoli’s on Washington Street on a recent Tuesday, the choice was clear: the Italian restaurant’s specialty is margherita pizza, and one 14-inch pie would easily satisfy both parties. But for those who need to order pizza for birthday parties, offices, and other large groups, …
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National Night Out is Tuesday, Aug. 5 Neighbors throughout the country are invited to join forces for the 31st annual National Night Out crime prevention event on Tuesday, Aug. 5. From 6 to 10 p.m. residents in neighborhoods across the nation are asked to lock their doors, turn on their outside lights, and spend the …
From the time he was a 9-year-old boy in Vieques, a small island off Puerto Rico where he lived with his parents, brother, and two sisters, Eric Lindsey knew he was “born to make people smile.” His fascination with escape artist/magician Harry Houdini and a work ethic inherited from his dad have afforded him the …
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