Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
A Department of Public Works employee has lost a $4,000 per year stipend he had been receiving for a part-time additional job he hadn’t done in more than a year. The employee claimed last week that the loss was retribution for a grievance he had filed against the town, but officials said the job was …
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When Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt saw the World Trade Center towers from the bow of the Secaucus Fire Department boat last month, several people heard him laugh. It was one of those odd sights that most newcomers to the Hackensack Meadowlands find incongruous at first: how could someone be out in the middle …
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In a swearing-in ceremony that drew as many as 600 people Wednesday, Dennis Elwell took the reins as mayor after striving for the post for almost a decade. Sworn in by his former political foe, Municipal Democratic Chairman Anthony Impreveduto, Elwell promised to “put people before politics” and addressed critical issues facing the town, including …
Continue reading “Taking charge Elwell and new council get sworn in among much hoopla”
Well, it seems like just yesterday we were cowering in our closets (or any other room of urban apartments – same difference) fearing that computer glitches would rend our lives asunder. In fact, it was yesterday. In fact, you might be reading this in your underground bunker with only a Sterno can to warm you. …
Continue reading “A look back at 2000 The Reporter gazes again into its cracked crystal ball”
No matter what year it is, no matter what part of the century it has been, Hudson County has been one of the nation’s busiest transportation hubs. Serving on the front lines of the infamous New York commute, Hudson transportation has gone from offering the first underwater electric train tunnel system 90 years ago to …
Continue reading “Full speed ahead Local transportation systems pump up for 2000”
Next year has plenty of good times in store. Not just the excitement of movies filming in your neighborhood or even a rumored Dreamworks studio in Harrison, but things to do in Hudson to suit everyone’s taste. Though Orlando Cuevas just left the Jersey City Cultural Affairs department to concentrate full-time on his sculpting, he …
Continue reading “Get ready Bands, festivals and fun will dominate Hudson this year”
Real estate and business development in Hudson County is at an all-time high. The county’s move into the next millennium is marked by intense development along the waterfront, by the revitalization of business districts, and by the arrival of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system which looks to provoke further development along its routes. Harborside Financial …
Continue reading “On the rise Local real estate and businesses continue progress into 2000”
The old adage that “all politics is local” will likely remain true for Hudson County in the year 2000 even though the big event will be the presidential race. With the county gearing up for federal-level elections, local political organizations must reshape themselves around a choice of candidates: between Bill Bradley and Al Gore for …
Continue reading “A national agenda Local politicos gear up for 2000 elections”
Well, it seems like just yesterday we were cowering in our closets (or any other room of urban apartments – same difference) fearing that computer glitches would rend our lives asunder. In fact, it was yesterday. In fact, you might be reading this in your underground bunker with only a Sterno can to warm you. …
Continue reading “A look back at 2000 The Reporter gazes again into its cracked crystal ball”
No matter what year it is, no matter what part of the century it has been, Hudson County has been one of the nation’s busiest transportation hubs. Serving on the front lines of the infamous New York commute, Hudson transportation has gone from offering the first underwater electric train tunnel system 90 years ago to …
Continue reading “Full speed ahead Local transportation systems pump up for 2000”