Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: Last night I was walking down 3rd Street from Washington. Seeing the folks congregated outside the homeless shelter, I thought about how magical that place is. Two out-of-town visitors asked me if the people were waiting for a church service and I found myself explaining. “No, they are waiting to go in for …
With weather forecasters predicting the season’s first snowfall this past Sunday, local residents — especially kids –were very much in the mood for the North Hudson Firefighters Association and Fire Officers’ 17th annual Santa Parade in North Hudson. The parade started on 85th Street and marched south along Bergenline Avenue to 32nd Street, ending at …
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With weather forecasters predicting the season’s first snowfall this past Sunday, local residents — especially kids –were very much in the mood for the North Hudson Firefighters Association and Fire Officers’ 17th annual Santa Parade in North Hudson. The parade started on 85th Street and marched south along Bergenline Avenue to 32nd Street, ending at …
Continue reading “Warming things up
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In one of the premier social events of the year, the Hudson County Chamber of Commerce honored four local “Legends’’ for their impact on the community at its Dec. 8 Legends Ball in Jersey City. Set against the spectacular backdrop of Liberty Science Center, the event honored Hoboken-based developer David Barry, Bayonne banker Thomas Coughlin, …
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A local stretch of Route 1 & 9, Tonnelle Avenue runs along the foot of the Western Slope in Jersey City, and is among the ugliest highways in the state, a throwback to a time when the road was one of the main north-south routes connecting north Jersey with the Jersey Shore. Although many of …
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A mass of Christian burial took place Dec. 17 at St. Anne’s Church, Jersey City for Joseph Haldusiewicz, 66, a lifelong resident of Jersey City. He passed away Dec. 13. Joseph was a career attorney and served as New Jersey Deputy Attorney General under Governor Christine Todd Whitman. He was a graduate of St. Peter’s …
When the high school basketball season began with preseason practices last month, the St. Peter’s Prep contingent was missing a few key parts. That’s because a few of the Marauders were also key members of the Prep football team that lost to Paramus Catholic in the NJSIAA Non-Public Group 4 championship game at MetLife Stadium …
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Dear Editor: I was enjoying Jim Hague’s “Twins’ pitcher sheds a little Light on Secaucus second graders” before seeing the statement, “Ramchandani is a Yankees fan. This class has to work on getting kids with last names like Smith and Jones.” I had to read it four times to make sure I read it correctly. …
Dear Editor: Last night I was walking down 3rd Street from Washington. Seeing the folks congregated outside the homeless shelter, I thought about how magical that place is. Two out-of-town visitors asked me if the people were waiting for a church service and I found myself explaining. “No, they are waiting to go in for …
In one of the premier social events of the year, the Hudson County Chamber of Commerce honored four local “Legends’’ for their impact on the community at its Dec. 8 Legends Ball in Jersey City. Set against the spectacular backdrop of Liberty Science Center, the event honored Hoboken-based developer David Barry, Bayonne banker Thomas Coughlin, …
Continue reading “Celebrating legends
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