Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Two-alarm Union City fire extinguished in 30 minutes Wednesday afternoon A two-alarm fire on the top floor of 4114 Bergenline Ave. in Union City was called in at 12:43 p.m. on Wednesday after flames were spotted venting from the windows facing the street, North Hudson Regional Fire Chief Frank Montaigne reported. The two-story brick building …
Carlos Flores and his wife Edith, both teacher’s aides in the West New York school system, began their walk down Tyler Place near Town Hall on Monday night. They brought their children Melissa, 12, and Carlos, 9. With district maps and lists of all of the town’s residents, they went door to door to try …
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Washington Park is having a bit of an identity crisis. Part of it lies in Jersey City Heights, part of it is leased to Union City, and all of it is owned by Hudson County. It currently has the attention of residents, city officials, a neighborhood association and a nonprofit organization known as the Washington …
Continue reading “Will athletic field expansion hurt the trees?
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Whether permanent or “pop-up,” New Jersey lawmakers are looking for ways to bring casino gaming to the Meadowlands in East Rutherford. For some Secaucus residents, it could mean more tourists and traffic; for others, it could mean a night of gambling only a few minutes away instead of a drive. Proponents for the measure say …
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Dvine Konektion to provide free community fair The Dvine Konektion Community Development Corporation is a non-profit organization that provides a free community fair on the third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 5516 Jefferson St. in West New York. The next fair will be held on Saturday, Aug. 11 from …
West New York resident and town employee David Rivera was given a notice that he was being terminated this past Tuesday, just two days after he said he was attacked for giving out political information at Donnelly Park on Boulevard East. In an interview on Tuesday, Rivera stated that he handed out business cards belonging …
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“Everybody knows the taste of Jersey corn,” said Janice Piccolo, vice president of the New Jersey Council of Farmers and Communities (NJCFC). “Unfortunately farmers are struggling because of the July drought, but by bringing Jersey farmers’ produce to local markets, we can keep Jersey growing and going.” Before Union City resident Mary Olson took on …
Continue reading “‘What a tomato is supposed to taste like’
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Ron Hertel was your typical Union City kid back in 1961. A resident of 31st Street and Summit Avenue, Hertel came from a family of modest means, much like every other family in Union City after World War II. Back then, if you had 50 cents in your pocket, you were one of the richest …
Continue reading “SCOREBOARDNobody beats ‘The Whiz’
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A procession of Olympic proportions marched up Broadway Avenue in West New York Monday morning, with over 200 students, their families, and their teachers. Their faces were brightly painted like tigers and they bore paper torches and colorful posters celebrating the upcoming 2012 London Olympic games. The parade participants were a part of the town’s …
Continue reading “Carrying the torch for special needs
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It’s summer time and for the Metropolitan Family Health Network – which helps many of the under privileged throughout Hudson County – it’s time to hold a “Summer Health Party.” This is in celebration of Nation Health Center Week 2112 and will feature a number of events scheduled for Aug. 8 through 10 to raise …
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