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*POLL* They’ve got the power
Hudson County’s most influential people

The Reporter has compiled a list of the top 50 most influential movers and shakers of Hudson County, from top political officials to local bloggers and activists. Encompassing a breadth of categories from politics to the arts, the individuals yield tremendous influence in different ways. Some of those who hold high positions in local government …

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BRIEFS

Former Union City deputy police chief asked to pay $1,920 for public records Former Union City Deputy Police Chief Joe Blaettler, who has brought several apparent scandals in Union City to light over the past year, was asked by a Union City municipal clerk to pay a $1,920 fee for a large Open Public Records …

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2011 YEAR IN PHOTOS

To read more of the Hudson Reporter 2011 YEAR IN PHOTOS click on the EXPAND button below. Open publication – Free publishing – More hoboken

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Give my regards to Hudson County
The three biggest arts and entertainment stories in 2011

Hudson County residents were certainly well-entertained in 2011, as almost every community hosted presentations of art, music, film, and theatre – and it wasn’t just in Hoboken and Jersey City. Towns including Union City, Secaucus, and North Bergen saw a burgeoning scene as well. _____________ Communities hosted art, music, film, and theatre. ____________ Jersey City …

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1,800 kids in a building for 918
Former private school may house some public WNY students

In order to solve the dilemma of overcrowding at West New York’s public Memorial High School, the Board of Education plans to purchase the former St. Joseph’s High School, a private school located across the street that closed in 2009. West New York’s Memorial High School contains approximately 1,800 students. In 2005, the NJSDA determined …

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Ribbon-cutting tale of two cities
New housing development lies in UC and WNY; 1,400 residents on waiting list

Officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday at Horizon Heights, a new 52-unit housing development for special needs and working families that is split in half by the Union City/West New York border at the corner of 49th Street and Broadway. Residents moved in this past June after the towns received between 14,000-15,000 inquiries, according to …

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Tragedy, transcendence, and opera
Local woman’s singing contest finds new stars

Carmela Altamura is larger than life, both with her operatic talents and with the new-star discovery medium she created in 1988, known as the Altamura/Caruso International Voice Competition. Her non-profit contest attracts potential opera greats from all over the world. Her penchant for the dramatic overture of opera was mirrored in her young life when …

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Mean streets
Interfaith service planned for those lost to homelessness, Dec. 21

On a warm evening this past July, dozens of people gathered at the 9/11 Memorial Fountain in Journal Square to remember Americo, Eric, and Yvonne, three homeless people who lived and died near Jersey City’s busiest transit hub. Their deaths – due to both accidental and natural causes – were stunning, even for a population …

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Holiday Hudson Reporter advertising, editorial deadlines Because of the holidays over the next two weeks, the Hudson Reporter newspapers will have special advertising and editorial deadlines. In addition, the office will be closed on three days for holidays. The office will close Friday, Dec. 23, and Monday, Dec. 26. It will reopen Tuesday, Dec. 27. …

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Sick days are for the sick
NJ gov says payouts to retiring employees cost millions for UC, WNY, Hoboken

Gov. Christopher Christie made a surprise visit to West New York on Tuesday morning to appeal to residents to push for sick pay and civil service reform. With West New York Mayor Felix Roque, Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer, and Union City Mayor Brian Stack in attendance, Christie informed an audience of around 200 that the …

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