Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
The Twentieth Century The Twentieth Century is almost gone, it had so much hate and so much wrong. John Kennedy and wife died in an airplane crash, Abdo Diallos’ murder by cops had a backlash. Our government is not for the poor or old, for a piece of money they sold their soul. Our children …
Dear Editor: As I read letters to this column, I am disheartened by the mud slinging that is constantly splattering these pages. Supporters of the rival political machines have resorted to some pretty nasty comments in their quest to gain advantage. Is this the best that Hoboken or Hudson County has to offer? Are the …
Dear Editor: The Assembly Education Committee recently met to discuss A-3625, the Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act. This legislation would dramatically change the way that state aid of school construction is financed. While some of the notions contained in the bill are laudable on paper, they fall far short of equity in practice. For …
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Tragedy struck twice on Bergenline Avenue in Union City two weeks ago, as North Hudson firefighters battled two blazes eight days apart, both of which occurred between 20th and 21st Streets. The blazes displaced nearly 20 families in the neighborhood, families who were still picking up the pieces last week after being left homeless. One …
Continue reading “Victims try to survive with the helping hands of others”
A 3.5 percent rent increase may seem relatively small in this booming real estate market, but to the middle-income renters and senior citizens who have lived in the Union Plaza apartment complex for more than two decades, it’s significant. They shared their concerns at a meeting held Feb. 1 to complain to a state agency …
Melissa Grund wouldn’t want to think about the possibility of anything happening to her five-year-old son Johnny. However, in a world filled with more violence and with streets not being as safe as they used to be, she felt that she’d rather be prepared than sorry. So when she heard about the KlaasKids Foundation hosting …
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More than 400 new police officers have been hired by eight North Hudson cities since 1995 under federal law enforcement grants, but there is now a question as to what will happen to the forces – and the taxpayers – when a quarter of the grants run out. Some officials believe tax hikes or layoffs …
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After meeting with approximately 75 concerned North Bergen residents recently, new Hudson County Freeholder Thomas Liggio will approach his fellow freeholders at the next caucus with his plan to create a dog run in North Hudson Braddock Park. The residents met with Liggio at the North Bergen Public Library last week to offer concerns about …
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Educators and municipal officials announced a new program this week that will attempt to turn Hudson County residents and college students into the business and public leaders of the future. In a brief press conference on the campus of New Jersey City University, local dignitaries announced the formation of the “Institute for the Advancement of …
If you plan on doing some shopping along Bergenline Avenue or Kennedy Boulevard in North Bergen and you want to call home for a second, you better bring along a cell phone. Or a megaphone. Because very shortly, you’re not about to find a pay telephone anywhere on the streets of North Bergen. The township’s …
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