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THOSE WHO SERVED – Bayonne marked Veterans Day with ceremonies around the city as well as in City Hall. A day to remember
Veterans ceremonies bring people out

A shadow hung over Veterans Day this year, which might explain why so many more people came out to various events in the city during two days of intense memorials. While the Veterans Day observan...
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LOOKING FOR THEIR BIG BREAK – The Devlin Drive Band thought they were on the road to success when they came out to their van and found their equipment had been stolen. Ripped off!
Equipment stolen during dream trip to Nashville

In what most performers would consider a dream come true, a Bayonne band got to take a trip to Nashville to perform recently. However, the journey turned into a nightmare when someone burglarized...
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SWORN IN FOR A BRIEF TERM – Even as Terrence Ruane took the oath of office as an at-large councilman, a new campaign started for the upcoming election in May. Starting over
Ruane is sworn in; new political race begins

After being sworn in as an at-large councilman at the Bayonne City Council meeting on Nov. 10, Terrence Ruane thanked his opponents and said that their suggestions did not go unnoticed. He said h...
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ALL MAPPED OUT – Freeholder Bill O’Dea shows the areas of Lincoln Park that will be covered by the new camera network. Hudson County parks get cameras
Freeholders increase security over green space

The Hudson County freeholders voted on Nov. 14 to begin wiring Hudson County parks for security cameras, which as a side effect will provide the public with free internet access. The plan was ini...
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STILL THERE – Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone was reelected as an assemblyman in the 31st District, despite charges filed against him that allege that he deposited campaign aides’ pay into his campaign funds. He has maintained his innocence. Ruane prevails
Special election victory foreshadows May election

With almost 37 percent of the total votes cast, Terrence Ruane racked up a victory in the Nov. 4 special Bayonne City Council election to fill the unexpired term of Anthony Chiappone, who resigne...
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SHRINKING NUMBERS – Every year, the number of members in veterans’ organizations shrink in Bayonne. This is not because there aren’t enough veterans. Younger veterans for the most part aren’t joining. Keeping the traditions alive
Veterans’ posts seek younger vets

Bayonne has a long history of being one of the most patriotic cities in America. Men and, more recently, women from Bayonne have often been among the first to volunteer when the nation faces a mi...
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FILMING IN BAYONNE – Joseph Tornatore, pictured here with local businesswoman Terri Lalka, has been in hundreds of movies, and directed a few of his own. He is going to start filming in Bayonne in April. Coming soon
New mob film to shoot in Bayonne

You might not think you know Joseph Tornatore, but you do. He was the black gloved gunman shooting the woman in an alley scene from the film “The Sting,” one of the ape henchmen in the original “...
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WEEDS AND STUFF – This side of Route 440 is being studied for possible redevelopment. It is directly across the highway from the site of the new mall. Mall is just a beginning
New redevelopment zone proposed for Route 440

Now that the Bayonne Crossing mall has broken ground on the east side of Route 440 between East 22nd Street and New Hook Road, the city is looking at a possible redevelopment of yet another porti...
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EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH – Political columnist, reporter, and video editor Al Sullivan. From rebel to reporter
Al Sullivan wins Employee of the Month
Al Sullivan’s journey through the 1960s brought him into contact with soldiers, beat poets, the Merry Pranksters, and even followers of Charles Manson, but eventually he went back to school and c...
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READY TO GO – Local officials were joined by Gov. Jon Corzine in breaking ground on Bayonne Crossing Mall. Pictured from left: Council President Vincent Lo Re, Corzine, Mayor Mark Smith, and Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Chris Patella. Breaking ground
Corzine joins officials to start construction of Bayonne Crossing mall

Amid an army of TV cameras, news photographers, journalists, union members, and city, county and state officials, Gov. Jon Corzine helped put the first shovels in the dirt to officially begin the...
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PRESERVING HIS MEMORY – Allen Abramson, son of artist Maurice Abramson, thanked the city for displaying his father’s work. A place of its own – for now
Council chambers will host historic mural

A mural created during the Great Depression and gifted to the Bayonne Library has finally found a place for display after spending years in storage. Created by Maurice Abramson, a local artist as...
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NOT REAL, BUT IT COULD BE – The Bayonne Fire Department responded to a drill at IMTT last week, part of an annual safety event. Preparing for disaster
Fire Department holds tests at IMTT

When the sirens went off on Oct. 22, the Bayonne Fire Department leaped into action. Although they all knew it was a drill, they also knew that they needed to hone their skills for when the sire...
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