
A NIGHTMARE FOR DOWNTOWN – The city revaluation of property will have its most impact in the downtown section of Jersey City.
Outrage has erupted over the results of the 2017 revaluation of property in Jersey City, and it is only expected to build as the new assessments for residential property are announced. Members of t...
A funeral mass was held Feb. 12 at St. Cecelia R.C. Church in Englewood for Robert Joseph Burke, 84 of Hoboken. He passed away Feb. 8. Robert was born in Yonkers, N.Y. and was a United States Army ...

TALKING TOUGH – City officials said they will remove a program that has tempted some police officers to becoming corrupt.
In a letter sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Feb. 14, city official said they will end a controversial program providing off-duty jobs to cops, conceding that the program is filled wi...

A North Bergen student died from flu-like symptoms this week, according to the district. The NJ Department of Health said it is the second influenza-related passing in the state since the season began.
A North Bergen student passed away Monday, Feb. 12 from "flu-like" symptoms, according to a statement from Superintendent of Schools Dr. George Solter. A press release from the NJ Department of Hea...
Dear Editor: I’m reading with great displeasure the interactions between the Mayor’s office and the City Council regarding the issue of run-off elections. My displeasure comes not from the stances ...

A Weehawken police officer directs traffic by Pleasant Avenue on the first night of a new ordinance banning right turns onto the avenue from Hackensack Plank Road, for non-residents at rush hour.
Non-residents banned from Weehawken streets
Mayor restricts drivers on 495 alt-route at evening rush
Mayor restricts drivers on 495 alt-route at evening rush
Due to traffic congestion in Weehawken during 3 to 7 p.m., the Town Council adopted an ordinance in January restricting all but Weehawken, Union City, and Hoboken residents from making right turns ...

PASTOR PETER BEESON
Last Sunday, a church congregation on Hudson Street celebrated Pastor Rose Beeson as he transitioned from female to male and took on the name Peter in a renaming ceremony. “I feel incredibly blesse...
A funeral mass took place Feb. 16 at Our Lady of Mercy Church for Lawrence J. MacDonald, Sr., 95. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his children on Feb. 12. “Mac” was a life-long resident of ...

North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco (pictured center), and other elected officials, present Alma Feinhals (pictured wearing red, and seated, holding plaque) and Emma DeFilippis (pictured wearing white, to Sacco’s lower left) with plaques commemorating their 100th birthdays at the Hudson Hills Senior Living center last week.
“America is the best,” said Emma DeFilippis last week, upon turning 100. “It's given me joy and history.” “She's my best friend, and I love her,” said fellow senior Dorothy Zydel, who was sitting n...