Hudson Reporter Archive

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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Joseph Barry, the former majority owner of the Hudson Reporter newspaper chain, has sold his share to longtime partners Lucha Malato and David Unger. The sale, which had been in the works since June, was completed Dec. 15. Barry, who owns Hoboken-based Applied Housing, a real estate development company that has built market-rate and subsidized …

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Although he is only 4-foot-3 inches tall, Mark Vogel has made it big – he was accepted last week as a volunteer firefighter in the town of Secaucus, and is perhaps the shortest firefighter in the state. “I’ve wanted this all my life,” said the diminutive resident last week at his job at the Secaucus …

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Although he is only 4-foot-3 inches tall, Mark Vogel has made it big – he was accepted last week as a volunteer firefighter in the town of Secaucus, and is perhaps the shortest firefighter in the state. “I’ve wanted this all my life,” said the diminutive resident last week at his job at the Secaucus …

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Thoughts of a crippling Y2K bug destroying the inner calendars and workings of computers throughout the world all came to a delightful and non-eventful end on New Year’s Eve. When the clock struck midnight, area information technology and emergency management officials encountered no problems. “There were no problems,” said John Mercer, City Hall’s chief information …

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When the Palisade Avenue Redevelopment Study was made public last month, a small army of Heights residents folded their arms across their chests and declared that no one was going to knock down their houses. It was thought that the city would be razing portions of Palisade Avenue to make way for high-rise apartments. This …

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The Jersey City Police surprised a local drug dealer Tuesday morning with what officials are calling the biggest dope bust in over a year.T he Jersey City Police surprised a local drug dealer Tuesday morning with what officials are calling the biggest dope bust in over a year. More than 15 pounds of marijuana were …

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Joseph Barry, the former majority owner of the Hudson Reporter newspaper chain, has sold his share to longtime partners Lucha Malato and David Unger. The sale, which had been in the works since June, was completed Dec. 15. Barry, who owns Hoboken-based Applied Housing, a real estate development company that has built market-rate and subsidized …

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New languages can be learned, novels can be written and buildings can be constructed faster than the time it takes the county to publish an artists’ directory. After nearly three years of deciphering and fact-checking forms filled out by artists, the county’s Division of Cultural Heritage says it is finally ready to publish an all-county …

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