Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
A funeral mass was offered Nov. 2 at Our Lady of Fatima Church for Rose Briamonte, 90, of North Bergen. She passed away Oct. 25. She was the wife of the late Vito Briamonte; mother of Vincent and his wife Marie; grandmother of Vincent Jr. and his wife Anita and Christopher and his significant other …
On Nov 8 Hoboken residents will not only elect a person to the highest office in America, but also three new Board of Education members. Several controversial issues have been discussed during the race: A charter school lawsuit, programs, test scores. Six candidates are vying for three seats of three-year terms on the nine-member board …
Continue reading “Pick up to three
“
Hanging just above the approach to the Lincoln Tunnel in Weehawken is a single purple banner draped over someone’s balcony: Donald Trump for president. Probably the most visible political sign in Hudson County this year, it’s also a rare sight. That’s not because Trump is running for president as a Republican in a largely Democratic …
Continue reading “The I’m-Not-Telling-You vote
“
Dear Editor: Everyone at Hoboken Catholic Academy would like to thank all who were involved in this year’s very successful golf outing. Our outing was held on Thursday Oct. 20 at Forest Hill Field Club in Bloomfield. Whether you played golf, were one of our sponsors and/or volunteers, made a monetary contribution, or bought a …
Over 15 survivors of different traumatic experiences spoke to Secaucus High School and Middle School students for the whole day on Friday, Oct. 21. Each had a different story to tell. Holocaust survivor Ella Weissberger was forced to sing in the opera “Brundibár” in Czechoslovakia with other Jewish children being held in her concentration camp …
Continue reading “Survivors of tragedies speak out
“
Dozens of dressed-up families picked pumpkins and collected goody bags filled with Halloween-themed rings, candy, and coloring books at the North Bergen Recreation Center on Monday, Oct. 31. Children also sat on a motorized train that went around in circles next to the Victor Kilken Field and enjoyed a petting zoo filled with goats, alpacas, …
Continue reading “A haunted night
“
A funeral mass was offered Nov. 2 at Our Lady of Fatima Church for Rose Briamonte, 90, of North Bergen. She passed away Oct. 25. She was the wife of the late Vito Briamonte; mother of Vincent and his wife Marie; grandmother of Vincent Jr. and his wife Anita and Christopher and his significant other …
Most long time residents of Jersey City never really got used to the name Cusack Center when St. Joseph’s School for the Blind was renamed a few years ago. So the announcement last week that Cusack Center will join in a cooperative arrangement with St. Ann’s Home for Aged under a new name, Peace Care …
Continue reading “A combined effort
“
Hanging just above the approach to the Lincoln Tunnel in Weehawken is a single purple banner draped over someone’s balcony: Donald Trump for president. Probably the most visible political sign in Hudson County this year, it’s also a rare sight. That’s not because Trump is running for president as a Republican in a largely Democratic …
Continue reading “The I’m-Not-Telling-You vote
“
Dear Editor: I am proud to live in my diverse city and even prouder of those from other countries who want to become lawful U.S.A. citizens, who have endured the lengthy vetting process. I am proud that our nation is a nation of immigrants. I strongly oppose and reject the fear-mongering and scapegoating spewed out …
Continue reading “Reject Trump’s fear-mongering and scapegoating”