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Award-winning stories, ads and graphics
Reporter newspapers get nine statewide honors in newspaper contest

The Hudson Reporter newspapers recently received awards for nine of their best newspaper stories and advertisements, in the annual Better Newspaper Contest run by the New Jersey Press Association. The company’s staff writers won two awards for stories that appeared in the Hoboken Reporter, Bayonne Community News, and the Jersey City Reporter. Members of the …

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Saving Oogy, saving ourselves
Famous rescue dog teaches WNY middle schoolers strength and tolerance

A room full of eighth graders sat quietly on the morning of March 15 with copies of “Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love” in their laps as an 80-pound Dogo Argentina rescue with half a face visited them, one by one. Oogy is one lucky dog. He was found nine years ago by …

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See something, say something
UC mayor and police chief address public safety

Union City Mayor Brian Stack and newly-appointed Police Chief Brian Barrett held a public safety meeting Monday evening at the Bruce Walters Recreation hall to discuss the community’s concerns and announce current and future plans for improving the city’s security. Both officials emphasized the important role that residents play in keeping their community safe. “This …

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Bridge over troubled Kennedy Boulevard
Pedestrian overpass to be completed in August after twelve years of discussion

The busy, four-way intersection at Kennedy Boulevard and 32nd Street that runs through Union City and North Bergen has been a hazard to pedestrians for over a decade. So much so, that the matter has been the stuff of political platforms for just as long. Union City Mayor Brian Stack began the crusade for the …

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New program for tough times
Seniors anywhere in county can go to Hoboken hospital for low-cost meals

Hoboken University Medical Center kicked off a new Senior Dining Program on March 7 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at HUMC’s cafeteria. Each Wednesday, the program will provide any senior citizen from Hudson County with a hot, well-balanced meal for $5 and no one will be turned away. Responding to a need “We wanted …

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Eating good in the neighborhood
Tower Plaza Pathmark receives facelift after 20 years

On Friday, March 16, the Tower Plaza Pathmark on Park Avenue held a grand re-opening as shoppers danced to the music of the afro-Cuban trio Mano a Mano, received free samples from Tony the Tiger, and learned how to cook Goya-style from Goya Executive Chef Fernando Desa. The three-month renovation doubled the fresh produce section, …

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Building up Park Avenue
Local man buys building, hopes to boost neighborhood business

Just over two years ago, 3709 Park Ave. in Union City was the home of Lacka Safe. The one-story building had office spaces in front and a warehouse space on the side that Weehawkenite Ken Papile would always drive by on his way about town. Papile started a wholesale apparel company called Trend Source around …

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Local man buys building, hopes to boost neighborhood business

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