Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
My name is Elizabeth McConnell and I’ll be your cruise director this winter. Don’t worry, we’re not actually going to board any ships, and Doc Bricker is off finding the future former Mrs. Bricker. I understand, not everyone can spring for a warm weather vacation in the dead of winter, but that doesn’t mean you …
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These days, when you think of Hoboken, it’s cappuccinos and carpacio of beef, trendy clothes and day spas, high-rise apartments with a view and warehouses converted to pricey condominiums. But before all of that, Hoboken was the kind of place that fostered sneakers dangling from telephone wires, factory workers and Elks clubs. It was the …
Blanca Peta sat quietly in the municipal court chambers of Union City City Hall with a calm look on her face. As others gathered around her and took their seats, she adjusted herself upright in a way that suggested she felt empowered by the crowd in the room. They had gathered to remember the 146th …
Continue reading “Residents and officials have mixed opinions on Cuban boy’s fate”
Despite memos received by city departments in recent weeks stating that some positions will be eliminated, city officials said there will be no layoffs; rather, only positions that are not presently filled will be cut. Officials said they were only consolidating departments to make the city run more efficiently. Union officials disagreed and challenged the …
Continue reading “Officials promise that city employees won’t be dismissed”
A retirement in the upper ranks of Hudson County Executive Robert Janiszewski’s staff has resulted in a reshuffling of personnel. The staff changes will go into effect as of Feb. 14. William Northgrave, who has severed at chief of staff for two years, will succeed retiring Frank DeLeonardis as county counsel. Filling Northgrave’s spot as …
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Jennifer Davidson of Union City was surprised to wake up Tuesday morning to the flurries of the first snowfall of the century. “I love the snow, but it came down so quickly that everything is covered up to the hilt,” Davidson said as she watched her two nieces Lauren and Jessica play in the snow. …
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Diane Marichal has experienced her share of struggles throughout her life. But according to this 39-year old woman from Paramus, they only have strengthened her. Perhaps that is why she is now one of the only female real estate developers in the area. It’s rare to hear of a development project that isn’t headed by …
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After 27 years of teaching special education at the Christopher Columbus School, Linda Mitchell began to feel that her years of hard work and dedication had taken their toll. She realized that the educational opportunities that were once available to students, like mentoring and counseling programs, are now scarce. The Union City school system recognized …
A group of concerned citizens gathered at the El Club de Fomento on 38th Street in Union City last Sunday morning and spoke through tears to reporters from both the Spanish and English language media about an elderly relative whom they said was missing. There was only one problem. The police say that the 84-year-old …
Continue reading “Mysterious proceedings surround elderly doctor and his misinformed family”
It wasn’t too many years ago that the thought of giving a woman the responsibility of overseeing a public works department simply wasn’t part of the mental process that went on with governing bodies at their reorganization meetings. Regardless of the form of government, public works was always considered a part of the “good old …