Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Funeral services were held Jan. 17 for James E. Damato, 90, of North Bergen. He passed away Jan. 14. Born in Jersey City, he was a teamster with Local 707 in Brooklyn. He also served in the Army during WWII. He was the husband of Isabelle Damato; father of James T. Damato and Mark C. …
A funeral mass was held Jan. 19 at St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church for Eduardo Gonzalez, 80 of Union City. He passed away Jan. 16. He was born in Asturias, Spain, and was a lifelong resident of Jersey City. Eduardo worked for Jamesway Corp. for many years before retiring. Eduardo was the husband of Amelia; …
A funeral mass was offered Jan. 21 at St. Nicholas Church for George Gruber, 84, of Jersey City. He passed away at home surrounded by his family. George grew up in Union City and moved to Jersey City in the 1950’s. Receiving his master’s degree in chemistry, George worked for several companies, including Pittsburg Plate …
A mass of Christian burial was offered Jan. 22 at St. Joseph’s Church for Hanora “Nancy” Wall Guerin, 58, of Neptune, formerly of Jersey City and co owner of The Shannon Bar in Hoboken. She passed away at her home on Jan. 16. The Shannon Bar, her family-owned bar, was established over fifty years ago. …
A funeral service took place Jan. 22 for Alsacia Guerra, 79, of Guttenberg. She passed away Jan. 18. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, she was a retired doctor’s office worker. She was the mother of Angela Galan and her husband Ruben; grandmother of Diana and Stephanie and great grandmother of Angelina and Caroline; sister …
The first stage of a planned Southwest Park could be ready for construction in July and completed by December, according to the landscape architecture firm contracted by Hoboken to produce a final design. Last September, Starr Whitehouse won a $358,000 city contract to design, engineer, and oversee construction for the park. This past Wednesday, the …
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Harmony Foundation in Secaucus is one of six Medicinal Marijuana Alternative Treatment Centers (ATCs) authorized in March 2011 to grow and dispense the herb in New Jersey – two each in the northern, central and southern regions of the state. Yet, here it is almost four years later, and the facility at 600 Meadowlands Parkway …
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Funeral mass took place Jan. 16 at Our Lady of Mercy Church for Susan Lynn Kenny, 33. She died Jan. 12 at St. Michael’s Medical Center, Newark. A lifelong Jersey City resident, she was an inventory supervisor for RIGS, Fairfield for 11 years. She was a coach for Greenville American Little League and the Coffee …
Should property owners eager to move forward with major projects at the underdeveloped edges of Hoboken have to wait for the City Council to weigh in on the future of their neighborhoods, and if so, for how long? This past December, the City Council approved its first new redevelopment plan since 1997, for the NJ …
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The Planning Board has put off until March their decision on a proposal that would require sellers of property in Jersey City to get inspected before completing a sale. The plan introduced by Councilman Khemraj “Chico” Ramchal was designed to protect prospective home buyers against purchasing properties that have illegal apartments or unauthorized off street …
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