Midweek Reporter
NEW HEAD OF MUSEUM – The Board of Trustees of the Jersey City Museum announced in September that Laurene Buckley, Ph.D. was appointed executive director of the museum effective Oct.1. JC Museum has new person in charge
Promises more fundraising, exposure to community

The Jersey City Museum appointed Laurene Buckley, Ph.D. as the new executive director of the museum starting Oct. 1. Dr. Buckley succeeds Marion Grzesiak, who left the executive director position...
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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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MR. MANGLED PAW – A lucky cat estimated to be 10 years old. He’s up for adoption. The story of Mr. Mangled Paw
One resident’s experience with animal control services

Joyce Fetterman, a Union City resident, considered herself an average person with a fondness for animals. She never thought she’d end up being one cat’s hero. Fetterman found Mr. Mangled Paw, Mr....
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RESOLUTION NEAR? – Co-plaintiff and Mayor-elect Michael Gonnelli (left) with his political foe, former Mayor Dennis Elwell. Pay to the chief
Town insurer offers 165K to Mayor-elect Gonnelli, wife

An insurance company representing the Town of Secaucus is prepared to offer tens of thousands of dollars to settle a four-year old lawsuit filed by Mayor-elect Michael Gonnelli and his wife, Lind...
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PIONEERS – Larry Chance & The Earls represent the music that helped define rock and roll. Get ready for some doo-wop
Music legends perform at landmark Loew’s on Friday

Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge and Larry Chance & The Earls will be the headliners as Jersey City Magazine presents Doo Wop at the Loew’s at 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 13 at Jersey City...
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TITLE HOLDER – Dave Esposito (left) ends every practice at Edge Wrestling in Hoboken with a short competition for the young wrestlers, like trying to hang from the chin-up bar as long as possible. Jake (right) was the winner and rightful owner of the championship belt. An Edge on the mat
Acclaimed wrestling club for kids opens in Hoboken

Edge Wrestling, widely regarded as one of – if not the – best wrestling club in the state, is bringing their grappling pedigree to Hoboken. Located above the Hoboken Car Wash on Observer Highway,...
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HANDIWORK – Toni and Donna Salvatore remodel a room in their Secaucus home. Local homes on cable show
‘DIY’ Network returns to Hudson County

The DIY Network is once again filming in Hudson County, this time for its home improvement show, “10 Grand in Your Hand.” Tapings of the show, which are currently taking place in Secaucus and J...
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OPERATION MEDICINE CABINET – Police Capt. Anthony Romano, Chairman of the Hoboken Municipal Alliance Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Capt. Dan Simone, the alliance coordinator for the event, and Hoboken Police Chief Anthony Falco, Sr. look over the poster that will appear in Hoboken over the next two weeks advertising Operation Medicine Cabinet on Nov. 14. On that day, the police department will collect unused and unwanted drugs and medicine prescriptions. Hoboken Police and Municipal Alliance Against Alcohol And Drugs support ‘Operation Medicine Cabinet’
There’s a drug dealer living in practically every Hoboken home and the Hoboken Police Department and the Hoboken Municipal Alliance Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse have teamed up to capture that d...
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DNA CRACKS CASE – Ignacio Perez allegedly committed a burglary this past June and was arrested last week after police matched his DNA with a soda can found at the scene of the crime. Soda can breaks case
Sacco’s legislation helped form state criminal database

That can of Pepsi or Coke may be your downfall. DNA evidence lifted from a soda can found at a burglary scene a few months ago led to a recent arrest by the North Bergen Police Department. Back...
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Brother
11/12/09

He seems pale and tired. At least all the water weight is gone and he’s not bloated. He doesn’t get up and grab a piece of fruit every five minutes like last time. Sugar cravings transferred from...
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TRASHY ART? Shadows on the Hoboken sidewalk last week. MIDWEEK BRIEFS
11/12/09

Jersey City gets planning award Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy, members of the Municipal Council, and the Department of Housing, Economic Development and Commerce/Division of Planning announ...
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ANOTHER HOME BITES THE DUST – A local graffiti artist marked up homes pegged for demolition. When buildings burned
Documentary on Hoboken’s 1980s gentrification to air Saturday

In 1992, the New York Times called Delivered Vacant an “urban epic.” Now, the documentary about Hoboken’s painful gentrification in the 1980s will make an epic return this weekend. The eight-ye...
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