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‘Downtown kid’ joins Sacco ticket
BOE president Julio Marenco to run for commissioner

Julio Marenco, a familiar and popular figure in the 7th Ward of North Bergen, will run for office as commissioner in May on the ticket headed by Mayor Nicholas Sacco. Marenco will replace current Public Safety Commissioner Theresa Ferraro, who is retiring after serving for 16 years. In North Bergen’s form of government, five people …

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CANCRO, AL

A funeral mass took place Feb. 10 at St. Joseph Church, Jersey City, for Alphonse J. Cancro, 86, of Springfield, formerly of Jersey City. He passed away at home surrounded by his family on Feb. 6. Al was born and raised in Jersey City, the son of John and May and one of seven siblings. …

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Contract renewal questioned
Politically-connected firm gets grant-writing contract again

The City Council has awarded a $271,000 one-year contract for grant writing and other services to Millennium Strategies over the objections of members Michael Yun and Richard Boggiano. The firm, which already does business with Jersey City and a number of municipalities including Bayonne, was founded by former aides to Rep. Bill Pascrell, and was …

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Free tax help, infant care, screenings…
Organization celebrates 50 years of helping low-income Hudson County residents

“We’re having a 1965 theme. I want people to dig out their bell bottoms and love beads,” said Joan Quigley, president and CEO of the North Hudson Community Action Corporation (NHCAC), last week. She was talking about an upcoming fundraising event to mark the golden anniversary of NHCAC, founded 50 years ago in a storefront …

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The bounds of free speech
Court dismisses defamation case against political bloggers; 50,000 emails appear as evidence

A Hudson County Superior Court judge dismissed a Hoboken political activist’s $2 million defamation lawsuit against two local political bloggers this past Tuesday, ruling that the alleged victim had failed to provide enough evidence that his antagonists knew the claims they made about him were false or that they acted with willful disregard for the …

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Exciting things are happening in ‘Novho’ area of Hoboken

Dear Editor: We were happy to read Caren Matzner’s February 1 article “Welcome to Novho!,” where she describes the exciting transformation of the Hoboken neighborhood that sits north of the viaduct. We cannot be more excited about moving our operations to the newly-built Artisan at 14th and Clinton. You can see the energy build with …

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Liberty State Park changes hands
Christie signs controversial bill on Meadowlands Commission

Over the objections of environmentalists and defenders of Liberty State Park, Gov. Christopher Christie signed legislation on Feb. 5 that merges the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority with the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, a move advocates fear will open Liberty State Park to commercial development. The bill, sponsored Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D – …

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Liberty State Park changes hands
Christie signs controversial bill on Meadowlands Commission

Over the objections of environmentalists and defenders of Liberty State Park, Gov. Christopher Christie signed legislation on Feb. 5 that merges the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority with the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, a move advocates fear will open Liberty State Park to commercial development. The bill, sponsored Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D – …

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FERRINO, ANTHONY R.

A funeral mass was celebrated Feb. 13 at St. Johns R.C. Church, Lakehurst, for Anthony R. Ferrino, 94, of Toms River. He died Feb. 6 at Community Medical Center, Toms River. Anthony was a Jersey City police officer from 1947-1976 before retiring as lieutenant commander of the Juvenile Bureau. Anthony was a founding member of …

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From the heart of the city
Monthly Art House open mic readings focus on justice and urban life

To quote Bruce Springsteen: “The poets down here don’t write nothin’ at all they just stand back and let it all be.” But this isn’t true of the poets who have been featured at Art House Productions’ monthly Open Mic series over the last few months. They have not only have refused to stand back, …

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