Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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1. St. Anthony (7-2)Hudson Reporter Boys’ H.S. Basketball Top Five 1. St. Anthony (7-2) 2. Dickinson (8-1) 3. Memorial (7-2) 4. Marist (2-5) 5. St. Peter’s Prep (6-1) Hudson Reporter Girls’ H.S. Basketball Top Five 1. Marist (5-4) 2. St. Dominic Academy (5-3) 3. Ferris (8-2) 4. North Bergen (6-2) 5. Secaucus (5-2)
Secaucus volleyball coach Maria Nolan and former local sportswriter and current St. Peter’s College administrator Fred Cranwell are among the 17 worthy inductees who will be inducted into the Hudson County Sports Hall of Fame. The Hudson County Sports Hall of Fame, which will hold its 10th annual induction dinner at the Hi-Hat Restaurant in …
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It doesn’t take long to see why Paul Williams has all the potential to be a standout basketball player. The North Bergen High School sophomore stands 6-foot-8 and appears as an imposing figure, even if he is just 16 years old. He walks with the air and confidence of a star basketball player, even if …
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Rodger Blind’s voice was barely above a whisper. The coach of the St. Peter’s College men’s basketball team was showing the wear of 13 tough and hard-fought games, as well as a nasty battle with the flu. He should have been home in bed taking care of himself. “Have no time for that now,” Blind …
In the far reaches of his mind, Hudson Catholic head hockey coach Cory Robinson had a good feeling about the prospects of his team for the 1999-2000 season. Despite losing the school’s all-time leading scorer in Pat Verney and a super skater and scorer in Ryan Knapp to graduation, Robinson secretly had a hunch that …
As the clock ticked closer and closer to midnight last Friday and the television broadcasters kept muttering that we were entering the “new millennium” for at least the 2000th time of the evening, I started to think about how many things were going to change, once that ball dropped and the flashing lights blinked the …