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HUDSON COUNTY — Want to make new friends around Hudson County, and join them them on a trip without using your car? Then read in the Hoboken Reporter this weekend about the activiti...
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Poet Jack Wiler dead at 57
Jersey City/Hoboken-based poet Jack Wiler once claimed he had come back from the dead. This was because he had been diagnosed with AIDS and, lacking health insurance, failed to get it treated ea...
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Tix available for 'Taste of Hoboken' fundraiser this Tuesday
HOBOKEN AND BEYOND — This Tuesday, you can sample unlimited food and drink from more than 35 restaurants, wine sellers, coffee makers, bakeries and ice cream scoopers at the always ...
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Need a job? Here are some interesting offers...
SECAUCUS — Need a job? The Christian Science Monitor posted an offbeat list of seven jobs that are available. Some of them are a tad odd. If you can move to Idaho you might earn at leas...
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Citizen's group plans to picket AIG office
JERSEY CITY – NJ Citizen Action ( NJCA ), a citizen watchdog and advocacy coalition, is planning to hold an “informational picket” in front of the Jersey City office of fi...
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STILL KIND OF GOOD – The 1959 Miles Davis album “Kind of Blue” (inset) still enjoys popularity 50 years after its release, and is the best selling jazz album of all time. A panel was convened on Oct. 22 during the CMJ Music Marathon in New York to discuss the album and its influence. Locals spoke last week to the Jersey City Reporter about its influence as well. Artwork provided by Karen Sundell. 50 years and still ‘Kind of Blue’
Miles Davis’ 1959 album continues to fascinate and intrigue

Mention “Kind of Blue” and the familiarity and adoration of legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis’ 1959 classic album oozes from fans who have enjoyed it in the 50 years since its release. The alb...
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NO LAYOFFS – Jersey City employee union head Chuck Carol questioned the City Council on Wednesday and suggested ways the city can avert its proposed temporary layoffs of city workers. Scrooged on Christmas Eve?
Council may form subcommittee to study furloughs, layoffs

A proposal to force furloughs of city employees – scheduled to begin on Christmas Eve – lured a local union head to Wednesday’s City Council meeting. Jersey City Public Employees’ union President...
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COUNCILWOMAN IN TROUBLE – Jersey City Councilwoman Nidia Lopez appeared in Hudson County Superior Court on Monday to testify in a lawsuit filed against her to vacate her council seat. Lopez faces questions about residency
Judge to issue written opinion about whether councilwoman can keep seat

Jersey City Councilwoman Nidia Lopez appeared in Hudson County Superior Court on Monday to testify in a lawsuit aimed at forcing her to vacate her council seat, alleging she did not meet the qual...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY – As a birthday present, Elsa Arellano took her son Carlo on his first visit to Memphis, Tenn., to see the home of Elvis Presley, the Sun Studios where the King of Rock n’ Roll made his first recordings, and historic Beale Street. Here they pause with the Hoboken Reporter before the gates of Graceland. Reporter on vacation
You can submit photos of yourself and your favorite paper any time!

We are now accepting “Reporter on Vacation” photos year round. So if you get a photo of yourself or your friends and family with one of the Reporter newspapers or the Bayonne Community News , se...
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CHECK IS MUSIC TO THEIR EARS - United Water, a leader in the water services industry since 1869, with corporate offices in Harrington Park, New Jersey, recently invited the Saint Dominic Academy Dominoes Chamber Choir to perform at a corporate event hosted by them. On that evening, United Water generously donated $1,000 to the Jersey City all girls’ school. JERSEY CITY BRIEFS
11/1/09

Hudson County Sheriff’s Office arrests alleged deadbeat dads Hudson County Sheriff Juan Perez announced on Tuesday the arrests of 32 deadbeat dads in October owing child support payments totali...
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WALKING A GOOD WALK – Over 400 people participated in the “Lakad Tulong”/Walk to be Counted in 2010, organized by the Philippine Consulate General of New York, with support from the 2010 Census. The three-mile walkathon started and ended at Jersey City’s City Hall Sunday, Oct. 11. It raised funds for typhoon victims in the Philippines, and urged Filipino Americans to be counted in the upcoming 2010 Census. JERSEY CITY BRIEFS
10/25/09

Police department unveils new electronic messaging system The Jersey City Police Department and Mayor Jerramiah Healy unveiled on Thursday a new high tech program that will soon enable the Poli...
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Incumbent Jerramiah Healy Jersey City’s next top mayor
Residents get survey call about far-away election

If you think it’s too early to consider the 2013 Jersey City mayoral race, guess again. Jersey City residents recently received a “robo-call,” or a phone call with an automated voice, that asked,...
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LAY OFF LAYOFFS – Layoffs are being considered for Jersey City municipal employees, including those working in City Hall. City proposes 2 furlough days per month
Unions push back against layoffs, furloughs

Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy has proposed temporary layoffs, also known as mandatory furloughs, for Jersey City employees – except fire and police – for 12 days over a six-month period. The ...
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ALL THINGS HALLOWEEN – This home in downtown Jersey City embraces the Halloween spirit. Also bringing the Halloween spirit and other scary thoughts are various events in Jersey City in the days leading up to Halloween, this coming Saturday, Oct. 31. All things Halloween
Events coming up for spooky, scary fun

Not all the thrills and chills of Halloween will be happening on Saturday, Oct. 31. In Jersey City, various activities are _____________ There are Halloween events not only happening on Hall...
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NEW MASTER PLAN – Saint Peter’s Prep has unveiled a far-reaching master plan for its downtown Jersey City campus, combining new construction and the extensive renovation of virtually all campus facilities. Saint Peter’s Prep unveils master plan
Phase one to include $10M science upgrade

Following over three years of internal review and planning, Saint Peter’s Preparatory School has unveiled a master plan that will affect every facility that comprises its downtown Jersey City cam...
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HIGH SCORES FOR PALISADES MEDICAL CENTER – Palisades Medical Center scored in the top 10 percent of New Jersey hospitals for their care of heart attacks, surgical care, and heart failure patients. Palisades scores highest in Hudson County
North Bergen hospital in top 10 percent of state

The state recently released its sixth annual New Jersey 2009 Hospital Performance Report, and Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen had the highest scores in Hudson County. Jersey City Medical...
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NEW COUNCILMAN – David Donnelly took the oath of office administered by Jersey City Clerk Robert Byrne on Wednesday to become the new councilman in Ward B, replacing Phil Kenny, who stepped down on Oct. 7 after pleading guilty to taking bribes from a government informant. Meet the new councilman
City Council approves Donnelly to replace Kenny for Ward B seat

When Mayor Jerramiah Healy announced that he supported city employee David Donnelly as a replacement for former Ward B councilman Phil Kenny, it was practically a given that the City Council woul...
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