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Bach, Brahms, and Barber, oh my!
Union City Chamber Players lead a resurgence of the arts in north Hudson

Just before the Union City Chamber Players delved into their second performance of the season two Sundays ago, Peter Borten, one of the group’s artistic directors, addressed the audience with a note about the program. “When we put this show together, we knew it would be following an election, but we didn’t know it’d be …

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Parts of Liberty State Park reopen
After a call for volunteers, public gets first post-Sandy views of damaged area

More than 100 people signed up for an effort last weekend to help clean up Liberty State Park in Jersey City after the park sustained unprecedented damage to many of its buildings and spaces during Hurricane Sandy. While some facilities in the park were expected to reopen last week, including a restaurant, marina, and the …

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BRIEFS

Union City meeting, first since FBI raid, lasts only five minutes The first Union City Board of Commissioners meeting since last week’s FBI raid on City Hall ended in five minutes Wednesday night, but not without drama. On Nov. 14, federal officials spent time in City Hall looking through documents, although they have not confirmed …

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Moooving toward healthier schools
Dairy cow visits students as part of cultural wellness program

An award-winning Holstein cow named Rainbow visited West New York’s Public School No. 3 on Oct. 25 as part of the town’s ongoing efforts to encourage healthy eating in its public schools. Rainbow and her caretaker, dairy farmer Phyllis Semanchik from Great Meadows, N.J., spent time with fourth and fifth grade students. LaChell Miller, a …

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Beerfest
Union City honors historical site where brewery once burgeoned

Susan Scherman, an amateur filmmaker and historian and the great-great-niece of Daniel Bermes, stood before the building that once held the offices of her uncle’s business, The Daniel Bermes Boulevard Brewery. She told the gathered audience at a ceremony unveiling a historic marker honoring her uncle to “drink beer, because it’s loaded with beer.” Scherman …

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Giving thanks in the midst of recovery
Where to volunteer, donate, or get a free meal this Thanksgiving

For many residents of New Jersey, including quite a few in Hudson County, the 2012 holiday season will probably be remembered as a difficult one, given the events of the past few weeks. Many of our friends and neighbors have lost homes, businesses, and possessions. While the numbers are small, a few have even lost …

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BRIEFS

FBI agents raid UC City Hall’s Community Development office Barbara Woodruff, the public affairs agent at the FBI’s local office in Newark, confirmed last week that FBI agents were at Union City’s City Hall at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Woodruff could not confirm why the agents were there, but did say that it was concerning …

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Neighbor, can you spare an outlet?
Why some had power quickly while others remained in dark for days

In the beginning there was patience. Thousands of Hudson County residents who lost power in the first 24 hours of Superstorm Sandy knew they probably wouldn’t get through this major weather event unscathed, and many had stocked up on items like crackers and canned tuna knowing they might have to brave a day or two …

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Businesses strive to survive
Hudson County stores digging out; Hoboken ShopRite still shut

In an economy in which some small businesses are barely making ends meet, losing a week or more of revenue due to a power outage – not to mention dealing with damaged merchandise and property – can make it difficult for a local shop owner to survive. And even major stores like Hoboken’s ShopRite are …

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What’s in the water?
Flooded items can still make you sick; why drinking water is safe so far

Some residents waded or even swam through the flood waters that rushed across Hudson County streets and into homes and businesses during Hurricane Sandy. Others attempted to recover their possessions as water sped into their basements at unprecedented rates. Still others tried to evacuate their homes. But officials said last week that it wasn’t necessarily …

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