Hudson Reporter Archive

Fear of a possible cancer cluster in an area affected by contamination spreading from a former factory site is unjustified, according to a report issued by the state’s Department of Health and Senior Services last month. According to Commissioner Christine Grant, only two cases of cancer have been reported in the area of the former …

Continue reading “All clear? State says there are no cancer clusters near Keystone site”

After enduring cost overruns, convictions on bid-rigging and a decade-long legal dispute, the Secaucus Municipal Utilities Authority voted on March 6 to cut its losses by settling part of an ongoing lawsuit that had drained taxpayers by an estimated $3 million in legal fees. In 5-0 public vote, Authority members agreed to accept a settlement …

Continue reading “Taking what they can get: SMUA settles lawsuit for less than $1 million”

It’s been 14 months since the fire departments of North Bergen, Union City, West New York, Weehawken and Guttenberg decided to unite and form one regionalized department, North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue. The department was designed to save taxpayers money while maintaining and increasing the amount of service given in fighting fires in the …

Continue reading “Firefighters unite for march: Union protests lack of new hirings in North Hudson Regional”

A Fort Lee developer has purchased a strip of land at the site of the famed Sokol Hall in Guttenberg and plans to build an 11-story, 72-unit senior citizen complex at the site. According to records filed at Guttenberg Town Hall, Joseph Alpert, of Alpert & Alpert Developers, Inc., has purchased the land on 70th …

Continue reading “Senior high rise proposed: 11-story apartment complex has residents concerned”

In an effort to preserve and enhance the Meadowlands’ sensitive wetlands and plant and animal habitats, as well as to provide up-to-the-minute air and water quality information, the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission is installing a complex environmental monitoring system for the district. “For the first time, sophisticated data collection equipment is being put into place …

Continue reading “Monitoring the wetlands: Automated testing devices will issue environment reports”