Midweek Reporter
THIS IS TAX SEASON -- In Jersey City and in other Hudson County towns, residents seeking refunds or owing taxes are filing their tax returns before the April 15 deadline. April 15 is just around the corner
Residents talk about tax deadline; where to get help

Refund — a six-letter word in minds of millions of Americans who each year have to file their tax returns with the state and federal government by April 15. An analysis by the New York Ti...
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TWO PLACES – Justin Mercado, a former member of the Union City Zoning Board, is alleged by a private investigation to have been a resident of this home in Hasbrouck Heights for at least the past three years. But Mercado says he lives in Union City, in a building containing the auto parts shop where he used to work. Residency mystery
Ex- Zoning Board member’s address still unclear

A critic of the Union City mayoral administration says that a private investigator he hired in January claims that a longtime member of the Union City Zoning Board of Adjustments, Justin Mercado,...
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The secret contract
Housing Authority declines to discuss what they voted on

At their most recent meeting on March 8, the Guttenberg Housing Authority passed a contract but refused to say who or what the contract was for, adding that it had just been discussed during thei...
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VETERANS OF TIME – Joe Fredericks and Joe Bradley of the VFW included their charter, photos, and a list of members. Back to the future
Weehawken time capsule dedicated and sealed

March 14, 2059. The newspaper article you are now reading has found its way into the hands of a future resident of Weehawken. Not by the means of the Starship Enterprise or a Delorean, but rather...
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COMEDIC CHAMBER MUSIC – Austrian-based Mnozil Brass, a comedic chamber ensemble, performed at the HRPAC’s Atrium Series last Thursday at the UBS building, 1000 Harbor Blvd, in Weehawken. Chamber music comedy
Weehawken crowd responds to show

“The show was like a musical circus,” said Weehawken resident Janet Tava after the Hudson Riverfront Performing Arts Center’s ( HRPAC ) concert last Thursday afternoon in the UBS Atrium in Linc...
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FOURTH TO MAKE ALL-STATE BAND – North Bergen High School senior Leonardo De Jesus performed in the All-State Band last month. Marching to a different beat
North Bergen percussion player makes All-State Band

For one North Bergen High School senior, music has always been both a passion and a work in progress. Leonardo De Jesus began piano lessons as a child and learned other instruments in later years...
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Reunited doesn’t always feel so good
3/18/10

I got an e-mail the other day. A high school classmate of mine posted a message to my Facebook page – my high school is holding a reunion in May. This year will be 20 years since I graduated from...
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RIVER OVERFLOWS – The section of the Hudson River near the Erie Lackawanna Train Terminal in Hoboken overflowed on Saturday night during the rainstorm, flooding the plaza and the waiting room. The waiting room was closed that night and some train service was suspended. MIDWEEK BRIEFS
3/18/10

Former assemblyman alleges improprieties during U.S. attorney’s sting investigation Former state assemblyman Louis Manzo at a press conference in Jersey City on Monday blasted the federal gover...
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“Hoboken is always a great time. And the Irish jiggers, they’re pretty sexy.” – Taisia, pictured with Elyse of Hoboken. Seeing green
Hoboken welcomes the St. Pat’s Day crowds

Thousands of Hoboken residents and out-of-towners alike were on hand on Saturday to celebrate everything Irish. While this week’s Hoboken Reporter will have some photos of the parade, the Midweek...
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MEET THE DUPREES – The vocal group, The Duprees, will perform at the Loew’s Jersey Theatre in Jersey City this coming Friday, March 12, at 8 p.m. Vocal groups come to Loew’s for music stop
The Duprees and Kenny Vance & The Planotones perform on Friday

When the vocal group The Duprees perform at the Loew’s Jersey Theatre in Jersey City this coming Friday, March 12, at 8 p.m., it will be one of those feel-good coming-back-home moments for the gr...
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BUSTED – Many prostitution operations have been busted because of tips received by the police about faux business cards being passed out along Bergenline Avenue. Hookers with business cards
What’s behind the sudden string of prostitution busts in area?

The world’s oldest profession is having a hard time surviving in West New York, and Union City may become more difficult stomping grounds as well. Since the new year, the Street Crimes Unit of th...
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COMMUNITY MOURNS LOSS – Around 1,000 North Bergen High School students and faculty members mourned Sgt. Marcos Gorra’s loss outside of North Bergen High School last week. He died after a military training exercise. Gorra’s cousin Melissa Cepeda is at right. Army investigating soldier’s death after training exercise
North Bergen High School remembers paratrooper

“I haven’t seen him in a long time, but when I was little, he went to my birthday parties and stuff,” said North Bergen High School Student Melissa Cepeda after the funeral procession of Sgt. Mar...
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