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GOOD NEWS ON TAXES – City Business Administrator Terrence Malloy says taxes should remain the same this year if all goes well. The council is expected to get a good look at the new budget sometime in February.
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In what may portend a major change in the direction of development at the former Military Ocean Terminal of Bayonne, the City Council voted at a special meeting on Jan. 25 to ask the Planning Boar...
Biggest pot bust in Bayonne historyPolice seize 595 pounds of marijuana
The Bayonne Police Department arrested two men on marijuana charges on Jan. 26 after discovering them at 65 New Hook Road. The men, Gordon T. Peters, 42, of Miramar, Fla., and Jason L. Peters, 2...
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A timeless playBayonne High puts on ‘The Crucible’
When Arthur Miller wrote “The Crucible,” he meant it as a political allegory – one that reflected the anti-Communist witch hunts taking place in the 1950s. But unlike most allegorical literature,...
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Councilman’s testimony against AssemblymanLa Pelusa talks about where paychecks went
In a dramatic shift of political fortunes, Bayonne Councilman Gary La Pelusa has become the chief witness in the state’s case against Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone, his one-time political ally. B...
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NFL star posts bail for JC felonLocal rapper was arrested in connection with December homicide
Bayonne native Kenny Britt, now a star wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans, came under scrutiny last week after posting bail for a local rap artist who was recently arrested in connection with...
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Bayonne welcomes first baby of the yearJared Mungroo will get gifts from local merchants
Born at 4:20 p.m. at Jersey City Medical Center on Jan. 3, Jared Mungroo is the Bayonne Community News’ first baby of the year. Jared weighed in at seven pounds, one ounce and was 36.5 centimet...
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Broadway was his beatWell-known wanderer made impact on community
The story last week in the Bayonne Community News about the death of Anton Grinkovich sparked a slew of phone calls and emails by people in every walk of life who recalled knowing him and expre...
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Right man at the right timeCorrections officer honored for stopping possible abduction
When a woman called her friend Michael Ripp at home on Nov. 28 and said three men in a van had just tried to abduct her 11-year- old son, he rushed outside and saw three men in a van parked in a ...
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The shape of things to comeMayor Smith looks ahead and behind
If Mayor Mark Smith ever needs a reminder of what he wants his administration to accomplish, he just has to look out his office window. “I grew up a few blocks from here and I went to school righ...
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A man of his timeSon recalls father being on the cover of ‘Time’ magazine
William Patrick Cofield, known locally as “Billy,” loves to tell stories. Well known for his exaggerations, Billy once – over a friendly drink at a local bar – boasted about his father, Robert Pa...
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225 guns, 42 vestsBayonne police seek to upgrade weapons
With some pistols wearing out and a 10-year upgrade due soon anyway, the Bayonne Police Department has asked the city to purchase 225 handguns and 42 bulletproof vests to increase the safety for ...
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His time to leadUnion City’s Tilo Rivas named freeholder chair
His time to lead Union City’s Tilo Rivas named freeholder chair Al Sullivan Reporter staff writer If enmity existed behind the scenes, none showed at the Hudson County Freeholders reorgani...
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Busy night on BroadwayGrandmother, granddaughter pulled out from under van; nearby fire put out
Just as firefighters rescued a grandmother and her granddaughter from the cold grip of a delivery van that struck them while they were crossing Broadway Monday evening, the Bayonne Fire Departmen...
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