Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Police Department holds largest promotion ceremony in its history The North Bergen Police Department promoted 16 members Monday, Dec. 12 in a ceremony with family, friends, law enforcement colleagues, and more. The promotion is the largest in the department’s history and will allow it to refill its table of organization, replace several retired supervisors, and ensure …
Middle School students create board games in class Secaucus Middle School students in Amanda Jones’ world history class created interactive board games based on the Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia that is often regarded as the earliest surviving great work of literature. Throughout this unit, students applied their knowledge of Gilgamesh and early ancient civilizations …
There is an old adage, sometimes attributed to Mark Twain, warning politicians who go after the press for writing unflattering stories: “Never argue with someone who buys their ink by the barrel.” But apparently New Jersey officials may codify an age-old way to get even: attacking a publication’s pocketbook. The state legislature has recently resurrected …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I was in a minor car accident last month. There were no injuries, so I consider myself very fortunate. I was going through an intersection, when another car ran a red light, and rammed into the passenger side of my car. Although I wasn’t hurt (and neither was the other driver, …
The 2016 high school football season has ended, and although there wasn’t a state championship celebration this year in Hudson County, there was plenty to be proud of. For instance, there’s the 26th edition of The Hudson Reporter All-Area High School Football Team. That’s right, for 26 straight years, the Hudson Reporter newspaper chain has …
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Dear Editor: The use of Naloxone can save a life. Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is an opioid antagonist used in opioid overdoses to counteract the life-threatening depression of the respiratory system. It allows an overdose victim to breathe normally. Although traditionally administered by emergency response personnel, naloxone can be administered by lay people or …
Parking meters roll out on Washington, Hudson streets Parking meters have begun to be installed in uptown Hoboken on Washington and Hudson Streets. The City Council approved the project last June. The meters will be operational “sometime in early 2017,” according to city spokesman Juan Melli. “Plenty of notice will be provided to the public …
Jersey City man charged in September murder Kenneth Barnes, 19, of Jersey City, was charged on Dec. 13 with murder, attempted murder, two counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a firearm in connection with the Sept. 11 murder of Shaheer Parson, 35, of Jersey City, …
Dear Editor: I want to thank the Reporter for including my third decade of Letters to the Editor (Dang ‘Em, Hang ‘Em) as one of the books by local authors featured in the Nov. 27 issue. Three decades, hundreds of Letters–surely a rather unique “marriage” between me and the Reporter (many unions don’t last so …
Dear Editor: For the last twenty-five years, I have witnessed many African-Americans come to City Hall and complain they are not receiving the jobs at various work sites in Jersey City. In reality, many people at these work sites are immigrants who work below the prevailing wage. Developers who receive generous tax abatements promise to …