Enlivening Ourselves
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Union City man crushed at North Bergen recycling facility
The North Bergen Police Department responded to a reported injury inside Lincoln Recycling Services LLC at approximately 3:20 p.m. on Jan. 2, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez.
Upon arrival at the facility at...
Prime Healthcare abandons bid to purchase Bayonne Medical Center
The only full-service hospital in Bayonne is in a state of limbo.
The owner of Alaris Health, Avery Eisenreich, has purchased Bayonne Medical Center (BMC) but is not interested in operating the hospital, nor in...
Kennedy Dancers offer free classes for seniors
The Kennedy Dancers have announced free classes in dance/fitness for residents 60 & older or adults 18–59 with disabilities. (If you live outside Hudson County, you may attend classes here for a small fee.)
Please...
Seminar on Metabolic Syndrome set for January 14 at Palisades Medical Center
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur together, increasing your risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. These conditions include increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around...
St. Joseph’s Syriac Cathedral demolished for redevelopment
Bayonne is changing, but is it leaving its history behind?
The demolition of St. Joseph's Syriac Cathedral on 25th and Avenue E took place on Dec. 27, 2019.
The St. Joseph’s parish was formed around 1888,...
North Bergen top chef reinvents local family restaurant at Café Per Tutti
Chef Michael Licata, a young top chef based out of North Bergen, is raising the bar for cuisine on Bergenline Avenue. After cooking in high-end establishments from Hawaii to New York City, Chef Michael...
Beloved Bayonne couple perish in blaze
The two Bayonne residents who perished in the blaze on 3 Islandview Court have been identified, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office.
Windmill Alliance founder Balbina Macchio, 75, and her husband John, 65, were...
Weehawken resident Charu Suri fuses Jazz and Sufi music
Standing at the intersection of jazz and Islamic Sufi music is Charu Suri.
Born in Madurai, India, Suri began learning the piano at age of 5. By age 15, she'd won an international piano competition.
Suri...
Enlivening Ourselves
(Dr. Norquist is on vacation this holiday week. We are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column.)
Dear Dr. Norquist:
It seems like I’m always stressed out, I make lists everyday of what...