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SCOREBOARD Believe it or not, Snyder headed to postseason
Tigers earn first NJSIAA state playoff berth in 26 years

The year was 1990. Nelson Mandela was released after 27 years in a South African prison. Driving Miss Daisy won the Academy Award for Best Picture. J.K. Rowling started writing her first Harry Potter book. Pokemon was created. Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence and pop star Iggy Azalea were born. And the Snyder High School football …

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SCOREBOARD Believe it or not, Snyder headed to postseason
Tigers earn first NJSIAA state playoff berth in 26 years

The year was 1990. Nelson Mandela was released after 27 years in a South African prison. Driving Miss Daisy won the Academy Award for Best Picture. J.K. Rowling started writing her first Harry Potter book. Pokemon was created. Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence and pop star Iggy Azalea were born. And the Snyder High School football …

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Young musician on the rise
Local rockabilly star Skuller has holiday treat for fans

This month Jack Skuller, a 20-year-old singer-songwriter from Weehawken who attends college in Hoboken, released two holiday singles to raise funds for a charity called Holiday Express. Holiday Express is a New Jersey-based non-profit that provides financial support, music, and food to the less fortunate during the holidays. Their more than 2,000 volunteers include 150 …

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There’s a place here for young politicos
Democrat and Republican groups slug it out in informal event

Billed as a forum about the issues, the Oct. 17 debate between the Hudson County Young Republicans and Young Democrats was raucous and fun, more like a social meetup than a political event, although among laughter and drinks some issues did get discussed. Moderated by political writer and NewarkInc.com editor-in-chief Mark Bonamo, New Jersey’s answer …

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TASTY TIDBITSUnion City’s girls XC make it a ‘three-peat’
Memorial boys repeat; Character No. 2

Before Scott Emmerling took over the girls’ cross country program at Union City High School, there was barely a program. One year, there were six girls that competed – not even enough to field a full team for scoring purposes. But Emmerling, a product of the Palisades Park program headed by the legendary Frank Donahue, …

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EID, VERONICA M.

A mass of Christian burial took place Oct. 30 at Holy Family Church, Union City, for Veronica M. Eid, 95, of North Bergen, formerly of Union City and Paramus. She passed away Oct. 24. Before retiring she was an administrative assistant of 40 yrs. for Monroe Calculating Machine Company in New York City. She belonged …

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Trump will bring business expertise to the White House

Dear Editor: Prior to their elections, former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg and former U.S. Senator Jon Corzine had no political experience. Neither did Ross Perot before his 1992 presidential campaign. Yet, only Donald Trump came under scrutiny for his lack of public credentials. If the voters of Minnesota can send comedian Al Franken to …

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