Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
West New York resident dies after being struck by vehicle while he was exiting parked car Sergio Perez, 77, of 62nd Street and Park Avenue died on Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a motor vehicle while exiting his parked car, West New York Police Director Michael Indri said Thursday morning. Perez had parked on …
Luis Iza came to the New York area from Cuba at the age of 9, speaking no English. Thanks to three incredibly generous teachers and a church member who took him and his family in, he learned English and had a chance at a better life. Many years later, he and his wife Maggie were …
Continue reading “No hablo inglés
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“A lot of people think a county prosecutor is just someone who comes out in front of a microphone or on a press release to announce big crimes,” said Union City resident Julio Morejon, a former state deputy attorney general, last week. “You have to work with the local municipalities, the Board of Education, and …
Continue reading “Throwing his badge in the ring
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Amid the twists of steel and brick that characterize cities, Hudson County still has urban oases – whether an outcropping of vegetation in a local park, or a secret garden cultivated in a resident’s back yard. From restaurateurs growing their own ginger to hibiscus plants in a back yard to turtles in the marshes, we’ve …
Continue reading “Urban gardens blossom
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WNY will review policy after employee apparently takes sick days for other jobs Frank Recanati, a West New York plumbing sub-code official since 1995, apparently called in sick 33 times in 2010 and 2011 to work five other part-time jobs in five other state towns, according to several media reports, including the New York Post. …
After two and a half hours of crying, screaming, arguing, and insult-throwing back and forth between many officials and audience members that once again had to be mediated by police, resident Beatriz Pelaez-Martinez approached the front of the room at the end of the West New York Board of Commissioners meeting with her two young …
Continue reading “Like a telenovela
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Silvia Sinchi and Eva Copantitla sat opposite of each other on the inside of a police barrier set up around what for years has been a simple, small tree outside of the West New York McDonald’s on Bergenline Avenue and 60th Street. Between them were hundreds of elaborate flower arrangements and votive candles, photos and …
Continue reading “The power of faith
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“When I started out, I was with the mayor 150 percent,” said West New York Commissioner Count Wiley last week, explaining why he wants to replace Dr. Felix Roque as mayor. “I fought for him, I hugged him, I kissed him, I stood next to him and lent him my support. I thought we would …
Continue reading “Why he wants to be mayor
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Four-alarm fire apparently caused by lightning strike to UC storage facility Wednesday night A fire broke out between American Self Storage at 3322 Hudson Ave. and Union City Mirror and Furniture at 129 34th St. Wednesday afternoon after lightning apparently struck the storage building, Union City Police Chief Brian Barrett confirmed Thursday morning. The fire …
“I was handed this department unaware,” newly appointed West New York Commissioner of Public Safety Caridad Rodriguez said Tuesday, “But I’ve picked it up like everything in my life. It is a challenge, but I’m excited to take it on and look into how we can best serve our town.” Police Director Michael Indri, who …
Continue reading “She’s the sheriff
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