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Special Swooshers athletes lead team to victory at chapter winter games

Nicole Bawiec, Roger Belanger, Ronald Benitez, Ian Hudacko and Dine Tryon led an 11-member team representing the Bayonne Recreation Swooshers Special Olympics Alpine skiing and snowshoeing teams, by earning two gold medals each at the 2015 SONJ Chapter Winter Games at Mountain Creek Ski Area in Vernon. Proud coaches include Denise Bawiec, Tessie Diaz and …

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Getting a chance
Released prisoners ask for benefit of doubt

Keep an open mind. That was the message on Wednesday, Feb. 4 at the “Planet Prison, Understanding the Life of an Ex-offender” program held at New Jersey City University in Jersey City. At the event, three former prison inmates, including Richard Brent, 29, of Jersey City, talked about their life experiences before, during, and after …

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TENETY, GEORGE K.

40 passed away on February 2, 2015. He was born and raised in Bayonne and resided in Tampa, Fla. for the past 10 years. He was the founder and CEO of www.sportsgrit.com. George graduated from St. Anthony High School in Jersey City where he was a member of the 1993 state champion St. Anthony Friars …

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At the tip of your fingers
Marist High senior creates school app for smart phones

In November, Marist High School senior Matthew Cabrera set out on a mission: create something that would make life just a bit easier for students, administrators, and staff at his school, as well as prospective students, but not let his project adversely affect his academic work, the many extracurricular activities he’s involved in, or his …

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Principal winner

Joseph Moran, principal of All Saints Catholic Academy, makes the winning basketball shot at a sports competition between the 8th grade and the faculty during one of the final events of Catholic Schools Week. With a 5 – 2 score, the faculty won for the seventh year. The events also included musical chairs, a three-legged …

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