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RUNNING WITHOUT OPPOSITION – Mayor Gerald Drasheff. After years of turmoil, an unopposed election
Five will vie for uncontested mayor, council seats

Guttenberg has experienced significant changes over the last two years, including new personnel in key posts, new faces on the Town Council, and the corruption conviction and resignation of forme...
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VET THANKFUL FOR SUPPORT – F.F. Michael Alvarado presents Chief Brion McEldowney, Captain Leonard Calvo and Deputy Chief Anthony Avillo with flags flown over Iraq. Flags of freedom
North Hudson vet shows appreciation to fire dept.

For one North Hudson firefighter, giving thanks for the support he received from the Fire Department while serving the in the National Guard was a priority after returning home from his second to...
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GUTTENBERG WAITS ON STATE AID APPLICATION – Guttenberg held a public hearing on its 2010 fiscal budget last week. Guttenberg introduces $15.1M budget
Town waits on state aid application for final numbers

After introducing Guttenberg’s 2010 fiscal year budget last month, a public hearing on it was held at the Oct. 26 council meeting. No members of the public spoke on the budget, which will span Ju...
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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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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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WORK CONTINUES AS SUIT IS FILED – The development site of Avak Properties, LLC and U&G Development, LLC. No coffee shop on the cliffs
Activists sue to stop stores from being built into Palisades

Construction began last December on a small parcel of land across from Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, an attempt by Avak Properties and U&G Development to build three retail stores...
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THEATRE FOR LAUGHS -- North Bergen Players rehearse for their upcoming comedy “Left to Rewrite.” Still writing (and rewriting) after all these years
North Bergen Players rehearse original comedy

Maurena Luzzi wrote “Left to Rewrite” in 161 hours, and it went on to become the North Bergen Players’ upcoming production. She tailored each of the characters to the players who would fit the ro...
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COBWEBS AND GRAVES – A home on 79th Street. Local haunts
North Bergen homes prepped for Halloween

From Seventh Street to 77th, homes in North Bergen have gotten dressed up for that most macabre of holidays: Halloween. _____________ Look outside your door for some of these haunts. ____...
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GAVE STUDENTS A HOME – Melissa Perez walks on the second-floor deck. Too old for middle school, not ready for h.s.
One-year ‘environmental academy’ helps kids make transition

An academy opened this September to help guide students who were becoming too old for their North Hudson grammar schools, but are not yet ready to transition to high school – and it’s being taugh...
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COME AGAIN – A visitor had recently left flowers at this grave in Jersey City’s Harsimus Cemetery. Crypt keepers
Images of ghastly haunts in Hudson County

It’s said the restless spirit of a murdered machinist haunts the old Daily News building in Jersey City, and legend has it that a trio of lost souls roams Arthur’s Tavern in Hoboken. But whatever...
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A COLORFUL CAST – Members of Park Players’ A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Farce on the way to the forum
Park Players get set for upcoming theatre production

The upcoming performance by the Park Players – a local theater company based in Union City – will meld parody and puns by a cast that truly represents Hudson County and beyond. The troupe will pe...
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COMMUNITY CELEBRATES TOWN’S BIRTHDAY – Guttenberg combined its annual Safe Kids Day with a concert to celebrate its 150th Anniversary. Rain holds off for 150th celebration
Guttenberg celebrates with Safe Kids Day and concert

Guttenberg held its final public event commemorating the town’s 150th anniversary this past Saturday. Safe Kids Day, which has been run annually for eight years, was followed by an outdoor concer...
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