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Moroccan Independence Day celebrated Nov. 18 This year for the first time North Bergen commemorated Moroccan Independence Day by raising the Moroccan flag over Town Hall. The ceremony on Nov. 18, marking the 60th anniversary of Moroccan independence, included a speech from Moroccan Vice Consul Driss Kassimi, and the singing of the Moroccan national anthem. …
WNY school board race seat decided In a vote that took two weeks long to tabulate, West New York Board of Education President Adam Parkinson was declared the winner of the third and remaining seat on the school board, beating out Alex Navas 2,643 to 2,638, in the tightest school board race in the county. …
Jersey City pledges to remain ‘welcoming inclusive’ On the heels of mass demonstrations across the country in reaction to the election of Donald Trump as president, the City Council passed a resolution unanimously Tuesday night that reaffirms the city’s “commitment to ensuring that Jersey City remains a welcoming and inclusive city for all of our …
In light of Hoboken crash, NJ Transit won’t allow engineers who exhibit apnea symptoms to operate trains On Nov 16 the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced they are working on regulations to address worker fatigue and will issue a safety advisory to push for railroad companies and agencies to address this concern. This comes in the wake …
Dear Editor: In an Oct. 9 article “Hamilton on the Hudson” (Weehawken, where Burr killed Hamilton) you quote Jim Furman, one of the visitors to the site: “Hamilton is the father of modern banking. He’s legend.” He is indeed, but many people, in his day and ours, consider him a traitor. He is currently all …
Dear Editor: Today I witnessed the collapse of the Democratic Party. Anyone who knows me well knows I have said that Obama and Clinton would destroy the Democratic Party. The political machine behind the DNC has died. It was on life support and the news media fought so hard to save the machine. The left …
Ransley Suaza is a 16-year-old sophomore at Union City High School. He also loves soccer. Suaza knows all the players on the Union City soccer team and follows the progress of the Soaring Eagles religiously. “I tried to be the equipment manager last year,” Suaza explains. “But I just couldn’t do it.” His cousin is …
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