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EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN – Peter Cresci was charged last week in what some of his associates believe were politically trumped-up charges.
More legal woes
Cresci charges called unusual

Former city assistant attorney, Peter Cresci, has been charged with forgery in an alleged attempt to take $25,000 from a client he represented, the office of the Hudson County Prosecutor confirmed ...
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End of an era
Redevelopment agency to be dissolved

The Bayonne City Council is expected to take the next step at its June 19 meeting to abolish the Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority (BLRA), putting an end to the dream of what some called “a new...
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A MATTER OF TASTE -- Councilwoman Debra Czerwienski, Dina Santarelli of Sonic, and Sal Monte
Top dough!
Pizza contest contestants show off at Winners

The back room at Winners Bayonne buzzed with excitement, and not only with the usual anticipation of which horse would come in first in one of the many of the televised races, but rather which of B...
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WHAT’S UP DOC? – Dr. George McQuilkin said a new emergency department for pregnant women saves time and possibly lives.
A special place for pregnant women
Christ Hospital and HUMC offer new OB emergency room

When an ambulance pulls up to Hoboken University Medical Center or Christ Hospital in Jersey City with a pregnant woman inside, the patient is rushed into a new emergency suite, where doctors and s...
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CUT CUT CUT – Hudson County Freeholders trimmed the 2013 FY budget, reducing the impact on several towns.
County passes $495M budget
Cuts reduce tax increase to Secaucus, Hoboken, and Weehawken

The Hudson County Board of Freeholders adopted the $495 million 2013 county budget at its June 13 meeting after cutting more than $4 million from the budget proposed in early May. As approved the b...
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WHAT A MESS – A truck overturned on Route 440 near the New Jersey Turnpike overpass tying up traffic for hours.
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Overturned truck on Route 44 On June 17 at 1:12 p.m. the Bayonne Fire Department responded to the southbound lane of Route 440, in the area of the City Line/Turnpike Overpass for a report of an ...
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GRADUATION AT LAST – the last class of Holy Family Academy held commencement ceremonies on June 6 in St. Henry’s Church.
Farewell and good luck
HFA graduates its last class ever

With the threat of rain hanging over St. Henry’s Church on June 6, the 39 girls of Holy Family Academy gathered in the vestibule for the long walk down the center aisle where they would get their h...
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Tale of a tortoise
Former Bayonne librarian to ink history of India

When Dipali Sen, former reference-room librarian at Bayonne Library and Cultural Center, read about the death of the 250-year-old tortoise in India, something connected with her. This tortoise had ...
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SENIOR AWARD—(L.-R.) Anthony Romano, Tom DeGise, Sandra Cunningham, and Terry Ruane with winner Marie Fitzsimmons.
People who care
Hudson County pays tribute to seniors of the year

Every year the Hudson County Department of Health and Human Services has to make a tough choice, seeking to pick one senior citizen from the 12 nominated by each municipality to be “Hudson County’s...
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HARD TO GET – Patients are waiting a year or more to get marijuana for medical purposes. Some can’t get it at all.
Up in smoke
Years after its approval, resident says NJ Medical Marijuana Program a ‘scam’

“At this point, I’ve given up. I’ve given up any hope of getting help from the state through legal channels. I’ll just get what my wife needs illegally.” The Jersey City resident, who did not want...
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A REAL HONOR – Frank Polera, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, was the recipient of the Stanley Kopicnski Award for 2013 given by the Marine Corps League of Bayonne. Commandant Louis Giovanni (right) presents Polera with the plaque honoring him for his service to veterans and the community.
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Bayonne native, civil rights activist, passes away Marcella West, who grew up in Bayonne and raised her family in Jersey City, passed away on May 29 in Newark at the age of 87,.NJ.com reported l...
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A REAL FIGHTER – U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg is remembered as someone who stood up for what he believed in.
A man of the people
Lautenberg remembered as someone who gets things done

Back in the late 1980s, U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg had a reputation as a man who got things done. Serving then along with U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, Lautenberg was considered amazingly accessibl...
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