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‘Not about the money’
WNY school board to pay $83K in disability settlement

Maria Osnowitz worked as a one-on-one teacher’s aide with special needs students at West New York’s Harry L. Bain elementary school until she had to have knee surgery after apparently falling at work in 2006. Rather than helping the problem, the surgery seemed to make matters worse. “The doctor said if I wanted to go …

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On track – finally
Works resumes on pedestrian bridge between UC and NB

With finger-pointing over who is responsible for the delay and the threat of potential legal action, the construction of a pedestrian bridge near the busy four-way intersection at Kennedy Boulevard and 32nd Street has resumed. But county officials say the project will not be completed by August as originally predicted. The Hudson County Board of …

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Virgin saint spotted in WNY tree; hundreds gather to pray An image of la Virgen de Guadalupe (Mexico’s version of the Virgin Mary) was spotted by West New York resident Eva Copantitla Tuesday as she was passing by a tree in front of the McDonald’s on Bergenline Avenue and 60th Street. Copantitla then ran into …

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Natural women
Local health center promotes exclusive breastfeeding to combat rising childhood obesity rates

Union City resident Sonnia Rubriche arrived in the United States three months ago, pregnant and camping in her husband’s relatives’ living room until he joined her from Venezuela a few weeks later. When she finally gave birth to her son, her new family was less than supportive of her desire to breastfeed her child. “They …

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Free music on the waterfront
HRPAC kicks off new season of concerts

New York City is full of talented musicians as well as venues to see their live shows. Bruce Sherman has managed to tap into this circuit, pulling them to Hudson County – more specifically, the Weehawken waterfront – and offering them to the public for free. As president of the Hudson River Performing Arts Center …

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UC couple charged with child abuse A Union City couple’s four children were taken from their residence and placed into the care of the state Division of Youth and Family Services, Union City Chief Brian Barrett said Thursday. Eliyaho Nadoff, 50, and Angela Nadoff, 44, were charged with child abuse and endangering the welfare of …

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Son Cubano may rise again
WNY moves to repeal restrictions on restaurant’s hours of operation

The battle between West New York restaurant Son Cubano and the residents of the nearby Grandview Residences over alleged noise disturbances appears to be moving forward after being mired in litigation for more than a year. Last December the town passed an ordinance that required any restaurant with a liquor license within 100 feet of …

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Windows of opportunity
Chapel’s stained glass could be key to national landmark status

The 93-year-old Monastery of the Perpetual Rosary, known locally as the Blue Chapel, stands grandly, yet unoccupied, on 14th Street in Union City. Built in 1919 and once home to the Dominican Nuns of the Blue Chapel, the historic monastery was nearly turned into a five-story affordable housing building. In 2009, after residents and local …

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