When police take your stuff
Every year, hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, cars, boats, houses, and other assets are seized by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office from citizens when they are suspected of committing a crime, in...
Who will speak for the trees?
Bayonne’s dedicated group of tree preservationists are continuing to lobby to save five tall sophora and mulberry trees at Morris Park on 46th Street and Broadway. The trees are at risk of being destroyed...
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Bayonne Hometown Fair set for June 8-9
The fifth annual Bayonne Hometown Fair will take place from June 8-9 on Broadway from 21st and 25th Streets and along 23rd Street from DelMonte Drive to Church...
Correctional center death leads to lawsuit
The family of Carlos Bonilla, 47, a father of four who died as a result of internal bleeding in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, has filed a lawsuit against Hudson County and those...
A Hindu celebration of goodness and spring
Diversity is Hudson County’s greatest asset.
In Bayonne, the Indian community has been shining in recent years with Hindu dance performances, Indian folk art, and now a Hindu festival called Holi that celebrates love and...
Another senseless tragedy grips Prep athletic community
When someone dies at a very young age, it’s without question a tragedy, both for the person’s immediate loved ones and for the friends who were left behind.
When the person is an athlete or...
Noises off!
The cacophony of rumbling car engines, music, sirens, voices, train bells, air conditioners, and slamming doors are the soundtrack of the city.
Noise complaints, meanwhile, are the soundtrack of city council meetings. The noise, once...
Vets honor the dead at hallowed cemetery
Constable Hook Cemetery, a lesser-known graveyard hidden among oil tanks at International Matex Tank Terminal on 22nd Street, is the site of an annual Memorial Day tradition in which Bayonne’s eldest veterans decorate every...
Meeting of the marijuana minds
Marijuana legalization is likely to be on the ballot in 2020 after New Jersey legislators fell just short of the required votes to make the state the 10th in the country to legalize and...
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Motorist who caused death of five-year-old and father sentenced to 37 years in prison
Scott Hahn, of Hamilton Township, was sentenced to 37 years in prison by a Hudson County Superior Court judge on May...