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MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION – Cathy and Frances Hurley, mother and daughter, will graduate together from New Jersey City University.
All in the family
Mother and daughter graduate from NJCU together

Cathy Hurley and her daughter, Frances, didn’t start out going to the same college together, but on May 15, both will take a long walk down the graduating aisle at New Jersey City University, getti...
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NO IMPACT – Army Corps blasting of the Kill Van Kull is not expected to impact the Spectra gas-line installation.
Coordinated effort
Gas line at no risk due to Army Corps

The notion that matches and gasoline don’t mix had some Bayonne residents concerned when they learned the Army Corps of Engineers intends to blast some of the bedrock along a route where the Spectr...
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE – Relay for Life is a yearly ritual, raising funds to fight cancer while remembering those who have passed on and those who have survived.
Allies against cancer
Relay for Life celebrates American Cancer Society’s 100th Anniversary

The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Bayonne will be taking place on June 7, 2013, at Don Ahern Veterans Stadium in Bayonne. Relay for Life is an overnight fundraising event to increase...
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GETTING READY TO PLANT – The Rev. Rose Cohen Hassan and George, a volunteer husband, take advantage of the unusually cool weather to put the finishing touches on the boxes for the Trinity Church Community Garden.
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Garden planting slated for May 18 Thanks to a grant, the Trinity Church Community Garden has a new look. The garden, which is supported by a number of local institutions including the Bayonne Wo...
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TEAMING UP – Students from Bayonne High School, Samantha Serrano and Alexis Bailey, are part of a group spearheading fundraising for a memorial park in Bayonne.
Something to remember them by
Students spearhead movement to create a memorial park for Sandy Hookl kids

Few moments in modern history struck such a nerve in the nation—or perhaps the world—than the shootings of first graders and teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012. One teacher i...
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MAPPING IT OUT – Bryce Wisemiller showed a sparse audience of Bayonne residents the area the Army Corps will need to blast.
Blasting to start in June
Army Corps says project will take a month to complete

Of the slightly more than a dozen people who showed up for the April 28 public information session on upcoming underwater blasting in the Kill Van Kull, most were harbor pilots or employees of the ...
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A REAL TRIP – JCC Center Players will take on one of the great musicals of the Woodstock generation, trying to recapture the original vibe.
Up front and personal
JCC’s performance of ‘Hair’ captures vibe of the original

I didn’t get to see the musical “Hair” until it was staged at the Aquarius Theater near the Ed Sullivan Theater in Los Angeles in 1970. I was nostalgic for the 1967 time period it depicted, when I ...
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Best pizza in Bayonne?
Chamber of Commerce to put it to a test

It’s pizza time again, as pizzerias gear up for their second chance to gain bragging rights to the best pizza in town. For the second year in a row, the Bayonne Community News and the Bayonne Chamb...
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NURSES RECOGNIZED -- Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders proclaim May 6 through 12, 2013, as National Nurses Week in honor of a respected profession providing essential health to patients in hospitals, homes, nursing homes, clinics, and other settings. Pictured are members of the Hudson County Board of Freeholders: William O’Dea; Tilo Rivas; Anthony Romano, chairman; Doreen DiDomenico; Thomas Liggio; and Jose Munoz. Representatives from the nursing profession are Donna Benjamin, Evelyn Chua, and Gina Chua.
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County budget introduced County Executive Tom DeGise introduced the $304 million 2013 FY budget at the May 6 Freeholder Caucus meeting, saying that declining property values caused most of the...
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GOING UP – The roadway of the Bayonne Bridge will be raised higher into the arch without having to raise the whole bridge.
Up it goes
Raising of Bayonne Bridge roadway to start by year’s end

While the city of Bayonne recently celebrated the news that the Port Authority has awarded a $743.3 million contract to raise the roadway of the Bayonne Bridge—and work will likely start before th...
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REAL CHAMPIONS – Although only together for one year, the Bayonne PAL Recreational Cheerleading team went to the top.
On top of the world
PAL Cheerleaders recruiting after first-year triumph

Flush with unexpected first-year success in winning The International Cheerleading Competition in Florida in March, the Bayonne PAL Cheerleaders are looking to expand, hoping to include some speci...
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THE INVISIBLE MEN – Dave Martinez and Anthony Aleman talked about what it’s like to be an umpire.
The third team
Local umpires talk about their role in baseball

When David Martinez and Anthony Aleman watch a baseball game on TV, they aren’t cheering for either side. They often aren’t even watching any of the players. They’re watching the umpires, the peop...
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