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Hudson County Restaurant Week discounts and specials start Monday Hudson County Restaurant Week will feature great deals at local places to eat. The week-long extravaganza lasts from Jan. 26 to Feb. 6. The event features eateries in Jersey City, Bayonne, Hoboken, Weehawken, Edgewater, Guttenberg and North Bergen. As in the past, the week features culinary …
Dear Editor: When your child or loved one has an intellectual or developmental disability, you spend a lot of time worrying about the future. That is why I was very grateful that Congress passed and the President recently signed the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act also known as the ABLE Act. This legislation will …
Joseph F. Scott, FACHE – President and CEO of Jersey City Medical Center – Barnabas Health, cuts the ribbon of the new Barnabas Health at Hoboken (59 Washington Blvd), a multi-physician practice during the day that provides urgent care services at night. Posing with him (left to right) are Hudson County Sheriff Frank Schillari; Jersey …
Dear Editor: When your child or loved one has an intellectual or developmental disability, you spend a lot of time worrying about the future. That is why I was very grateful that Congress passed and the President recently signed the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act also known as the ABLE Act. This legislation will …
Dear Editor: We join the rest of the world in mourning the brave staff of the magazine Charlie Hebdo, gunned down by religious fanatics for defending freedom of the press. Meat industry fanatics in the U.S. have devised a more subtle means of stifling freedom of the press. The states of Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, …
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Vargas resigns as commissioner Commissioner Ruben Vargas announced his resignation on Thursday, citing personal reasons. Vargas was elected as a commissioner in May 2011 on a ticket headed by Felix Roque. He said he was thankful for the opportunity to serve the residents of West New York, and thanked Mayor Roque and the commissioners for …
Route 3 bridge lane closures cause severe delays Parts of the Route 3 East Bridge over the Hackensack River, which is traveled by about 75,000 motorists per day and serves as a vital approach to the Lincoln Tunnel, were closed this week by the state Department of Transportation (DOT) after cracks were found in its …
Blaze destroys hundreds of apartments in Edgewater Two engine companies and one ladder from North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue (NHRFR) rushed to assist in fighting a multi-alarm blaze that consumed much of the 400-unit Avalon at Edgewater apartment complex last night. No major injuries or loss of life were reported. About 175 units were …
A funeral mass was offered Jan. 22 at St. Anthony Church for Nunziata Sidoti, 86, of Union City. She passed away Jan. 18. She was born in Montagna Reale, Italy and lived for most of her life in Union City. She was a seamstress for Mora Lee Dress Co. in Union City for many years …
Candidates are popping up for the May municipal elections in West New York and possibly in North Bergen, promising a fun-filled silly season. With the shift of municipal elections from May to November in Hoboken, the public will have all year to deal with never-ending political rhetoric. West New York already has two tickets emerging, …