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A funeral mass was offered Dec. 19 at St. Nicholas RC Church for Michael Breen of Jersey City. He died peacefully on Dec. 14. He was a signalman for the PATH for 45 years before retiring in 2012. He was predeceased by his father William J. Breen Sr. Surviving are his mother Anna (nee) Lynch; …
Reducing traffic lanes along Grand Street in Jersey City to provide dedicated bicycle paths may be a mistake, says Rev. Alexander Santora, a long time critic of similar changes recently enacted along Observer Highway in Hoboken. Earlier this month, Bike JC – a group dedicated to promoting safe bicycle-riding in Jersey City – lobbied the …
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A funeral mass was offered Dec. 19 at St. Nicholas RC Church for Michael Breen of Jersey City. He died peacefully on Dec. 14. He was a signalman for the PATH for 45 years before retiring in 2012. He was predeceased by his father William J. Breen Sr. Surviving are his mother Anna (nee) Lynch; …
An increase in violence and political unrest in Central America over the last decade has sent many women and children escaping on foot to Mexico, and ultimately, into the United States. Some have come legally, and some have not. A Union City-based non-profit advocacy group has been working with local immigrants to educate them, help …
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The family of Fabiola De Kroon, the Hoboken mom killed by debris from the Sept. 29 train accident in the Erie Lackawanna terminal, filed a claim against New Jersey Transit on Tuesday. Filing a claim is the first step toward filing a lawsuit against a public agency in New Jersey. It must be filed within …
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With the temperatures dipping into the teens a few days before Christmas this year, it is hard to imagine just how popular an outdoor venue Washington County Park on the Jersey City/Union City border is during other seasons. “People come here from all over,” said Nick Caballero, president of the Washington Park Association (WPA), which …
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A funeral mass was offered Dec. 15 at Sts Joseph and Michael Church, Union City, for Antonia DeCeglie, 85, of Union City. She passed away Dec. 11 at her daughter’s home in Carteret. She was born in Malfetta, Italy and lived in Hoboken before moving to Union City 45 years ago. Antonia worked as a …
With the temperatures dipping into the teens a few days before Christmas this year, it is hard to imagine just how popular an outdoor venue Washington County Park on the Jersey City/Union City border is during other seasons. “People come here from all over,” said Nick Caballero, president of the Washington Park Association (WPA), which …
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A funeral mass was offered Dec. 15 at Sts Joseph and Michael Church, Union City, for Antonia DeCeglie, 85, of Union City. She passed away Dec. 11 at her daughter’s home in Carteret. She was born in Malfetta, Italy and lived in Hoboken before moving to Union City 45 years ago. Antonia worked as a …
An increase in violence and political unrest in Central America over the last decade has sent many women and children escaping on foot to Mexico, and ultimately, into the United States. Some have come legally, and some have not. A Union City-based non-profit advocacy group has been working with local immigrants to educate them, help …
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