Category: West New York News

Seventy-nine-year-old Union City High School verification officer (formerly known as truancy officer) Otis Davis sat at his desk in the school’s library in front of a banner with the five linked, trademark Olympic rings beside his photo, which read, “Mr. Davis’ Academic Hall of Fame.” Below the banner was a photo of six students who …

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A procession of Memorial High School students, town officials, marching band members, and friends of the Verea family marched slowly toward 56th Street last week, in advance of the street being renamed Rebeka Verea Way. They held pastel-colored balloons and signs bearing the logo of parents’ Lourdes and Dr. Jorge Verea’s non-profit organization, The Rebeka …

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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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Four Hudson County school districts to receive state funding for repairs State School Development Authority (SDA) officials announced Monday that 21 school districts, including four in Hudson County, will receive funding for repairs and construction, according to NJ.com. The SDA and the Department of Education reviewed the needs of facilities across 31 districts and prioritized …

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Matthew Cheng is the brains behind the popular West New York-based “affiliate marketing” company eCoupons. He runs a website, eCoupons.com, that offers coupons that direct people to BestBuy, Amazon, and smaller businesses. If the customer purchases something, eCoupons receives a small commission. In this way, eCoupons is considered an “affiliate” marketer for Best Buy. But …

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Since opening a factory in Union City in 1993, Victor Paparazzo has been making the “mutz.” His current company, located in Secaucus, churns out 40,000 pounds of cheese per day and supplies pizzerias and stores from coast to coast. Paparazzo opened his first manufacturing plant with his brother-in-law on 13th Street in Union City and …

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When a student comes to Union City speaking no English – especially from a country where he lacked the basic schooling necessary to become literate in his own language, much less in math and science – it obviously presents a challenge. “Our Port of Entry program addresses the needs of newly-arrived immigrant students with little …

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Verified reports that TV star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is 15 weeks pregnant and engaged to boyfriend Jionni Lavalle have increased the publicity surrounding the pint-sized partier’s presence in Jersey City during filming for her new reality show over the last few weeks. Polizzi and fellow star Jennifer “Jwoww” Farley, who became famous on the hit …

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