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A funeral service was held Jan. 31 at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Jersey City, for Troy Markes SeQuan Denmark of Jersey City. He passed away Jan. 21. Son of Kevin Sr., Keesha and Troy. Brother of Kevin Jr. and Kayla Taylor, Janiyah Benjamin and Tylana Pinkney. Grandson of Willie Denmark Sr., Omie Denmark and …
A mass of Christian burial was held Feb. 4 at St. Rocco’s RC Church for Catherine “Kay” Gilmore of Union City, formerly of Locust Gap, Pa. She passed away Jan. 23. She was the wife of the late Edward; mother of Edward and wife Elena, Kevin and wife Kathleen and Patricia Kelly and husband Frank; …
A funeral mass was offered Feb. 4 at Immaculate Conception Church for Claire L. Grecco 85, the Town Clerk for Secaucus. She passed away Jan. 30. She was the wife of the late Michael R. Grecco; mother of Janet Grecco and her husband Brit Vaughan; grandmother of Jensen and Keir Vaughan; sister of John Hennessy, …
Funeral mass took place Feb. 4 Immaculate Conception Church for William Krebs, 75, of Secaucus. He passed away Jan. 30. He was born in New York City and lived for many years in Secaucus. William was a clerk for Dankowitz Cigars in New York City for many years before retiring. He was the brother of …
A funeral mass was offered Jan. 31 at St. Anne’s Church, Jersey City, for Francis J. “Frank” Lyons, 82. He passed away after a long illness on Jan. 28. A lifelong Jersey City resident, Frank was a graduate of Dickinson High School. After serving in the US Navy during the Korean War, Frank went to …
A funeral mass took place Jan. 30 at Holy Rosary Church for Filomena “Phil” Puccio, 91, of Jersey City. She passed away Jan. 26 at her home. Born in Jersey City to the late Joseph and Maryann Coletta, she was a lifelong resident. Phil worked for many years in her father’s business, Coletta’s Bar and …
In an effort to get companies that dig up city streets for water, sewer, or utility service to coordinate their work with municipal repaving, the City Council adopted an ordinance on Jan. 28 that requires those companies to repave a street curb-to-curb if it is dug up within 10 years after the city has resurfaced …
Continue reading “Bye bye, bumpy roads
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With Valentine’s Day drawing close, thoughts turn to love triumphs and near-misses. The release of the movie “Fifty Shades of Grey” on Feb. 13, the beginning of Valentine’s Weekend, has refocused attention on how potential love interests come together, whether they meet “Mr. or Ms. Right,” or put themselves out there only to get disappointed …
Continue reading “Looking for love
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“About a month ago one of our members received a phone call,” said Victoria “Vickie” Ciecuch, vice president of the Secaucus Fire Department Exempt Ladies’ Auxiliary, last week. A woman was calling from Florida about her sick grandson, Ryan Watson, age 13. “He had stage four leukemia, sick as a dog and he was collecting …
Continue reading “Eating for charity
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“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 …
Continue reading “Free tax help, infant care, screenings…
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