Committee people from the 31st Legislative District voted on July 26 to appoint Jason O’Donnell to fill the state Assembly seat vacated by the resignation of Anthony Chiappone earlier this month. ...
The city of Bayonne is shuffling to deal with outstanding money it needs to fill its budget for the recently completed fiscal year, and is also scheduled to vote this week on whether to borrow mo...
The minute Jose Santiago walked through the doors of the Dunkin Donuts near the city line in Bayonne, people took notice. He was wearing the blue uniform of a NASA astronaut that he had receive...
Fallon Kaczka, a kindergarten teacher at Public School No. 3 who is involved in the early childhood program, had a life long dream to write and publish a children’s book – a dream that came true ...
For a city that is nearly completely surrounded by water, the need for a fireboat is obvious. But if city officials needed any reminder, two incidents over the last year and a half made the point...
BAYONNE BRIEFS BLRA expected to seal Port Authority deal A special meeting of the Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority has been called for July 29 that would put the final touches on an expected $238 milli...
Victor Badaracco and his brother-in-law, Michael O’Rourke, work as a kind of tag team when it comes to doing repairs at St. Andrew’s Parish in Bayonne. O’Rourke does maintenance by day, and Badar...
Anthony Chiappone officially ended his political career when he submitted his letter of resignation to state Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Cryan on July 14, effective on July 16. The resignatio...
After 30 years as an icon of lower Broadway, Lucky’s Hardware will close its doors. Ralph Pasqua, the owner, said the closing is due to his health issues and other related problems. “We will be o...
Fees for obtaining public records will be dramatically lowered if Gov. Christopher Christie signs legislation that was unanimously passed by both houses of the state legislature last month in res...
At 5 years old, Jack Hogan plays in the local Cal Ripken Instructional League for the Dodgers, but his favorite team is the New York Yankees. Like many boys his age, Jack would like to play ball ...
BAYONNE BRIEFS Committee vote on Chiappone seat Democratic Committee people will meet at Nicholas Oresko School in Bayonne on Monday, July 26, at 7 p.m. to vote on a person to fill the state Assembly seat bei...
The Bayonne Board of Education has proposed laying off 19 teachers, a number that combined with 60 retirements will help the district deal with the loss of $5.3 million in state aide for the comi...