Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
When Janine Nina Trevens was growing up in her native Massachusetts, she always aspired to be an elementary school teacher. She loved being around and working with children so much that she headed off to the prestigious Barnard College to become an educator. Or so she thought. “Theater is what happened,” Trevens said. “My mother …
It was billed as the “I Love St. Lawrence Dinner-Dance,” but in reality, it meant far more than that. The gathering of approximately 175 parishioners at the Weehawken Catholic Church – nestled in the “Shades” section of town – represented life, a sense of energy that hadn’t been found in the parish in decades. Parish …
In a lecture that was peppered with profanities, young Dominican-American novelist Junot Diaz discussed literature and activism with a roomful of students at New Jersey City University on Tuesday, Feb 29. Diaz is the author of Drown, a critically-acclaimed 1996 collection of short stories set in both Santo Domingo, where the writer spent much of …
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A caravan of nearly 30 vehicles wended its way through Union City, Hoboken, and Jersey City Saturday to advocate permanently ending the U.S. Navy’s test-bombings on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Vieques, a tiny island with a population of 9,800, is located in the Caribbean off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico. Ten months …
A caravan of nearly 30 vehicles wended its way through Union City, Hoboken, and Jersey City Saturday to advocate permanently ending the U.S. Navy’s test-bombings on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Vieques, a tiny island with a population of 9,800, is located in the Caribbean off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico. Ten months …
In a lecture that was peppered with profanities, young Dominican-American novelist Junot Diaz discussed literature and activism with a roomful of students at New Jersey City University on Tuesday, Feb 29. Diaz is the author of Drown, a critically-acclaimed 1996 collection of short stories set in both Santo Domingo, where the writer spent much of …
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There was something especially sweet about reading at Washington School in Union City recently. On March 2, kids were treated to free scoops of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream in celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, part of the third annual “Read Across America” day. And there may be more sweet stuff to come. Ben & …
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After spending most of the morning taking state-mandated tests Tuesday, students at Union City’s Emerson High School on 18th Street received a break from their normal routine when they viewed “The Yellow Dress,” a play about teen dating violence and relationship abuse. The Union City Police Department, in conjunction with the National Institute of Justice …
After practicing law for the past 20 years, lifelong Union City resident Mark Nelson will be sworn in as a Superior Court judge on March 28 at the Brennan Court House in Jersey City. Nelson didn’t always know he wanted to be a lawyer. “It’s just something that happened,” he said last week. “I didn’t …
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In a dramatic turn-around, county officials agreed to allow for the painting of a green line down the center of a section of JFK Boulevard in Jersey City Sunday as part of the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. In discussions during the Hudson County Freeholders’ caucus meeting on March 7, Bill Northgrave, counsel for the county …
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