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HARD AT WORK – Pictured are Michael Haytas, a supervisor for public works, and Repairman Michal Laurich reinstalling the old parking meters.
Out with the new and in with the old
City puts parking meters back on Broadway

One day last fall, drivers pulled up to Broadway between 22nd and 23rd streets to find all of the parking meters gone – and a new central parking station installed, where drivers were expected to ...
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GETTING YOUR SHOTS – Immunization is not a problem. Shots of various kinds can be obtained in many places, in some cases at the local pharmacy.
Better safe than sorry
Local doctor extols the virtues of immunization

Whenever one of her patients or a parent of a child refuses immunization shots, Dr. Virginia Witt, who practices family medicine in Hoboken, tells them a story about her own life, about how she w...
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CALLING ALL CARS AND CITIZENS – Bayonne firefighters, police, and citizens are part of a system for finding missing people.
New solution for missing people
City institutes aggressive approach

When the call came in on Jan. 26 that a 61-year-old Bayonne woman was missing, a number of things happened at once. The police sent a patrol car to the area. The Fire Department sent a unit as we...
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Woman arrested for alleged drug possession near 56th Street Alicia D’Antonio, 25, of Manalapan, N.J., was charged with possession of heroin, possession of marijuana, and possession of a syringe...
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GIANT RESIDENTS – The Hudson County freeholders may honor the New York Giants, who will appear in the Super Bowl on Sunday. Hoboken Freeholder Anthony Romano noted that quarterback Eli Manning is a resident of Hoboken, and that he would like to bring him to a meeting for a ceremony or proclamation.
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Freeholders look for a name change for pro sports teams The appearance of the New York Giants in this year’s Super Bowl had the Hudson County Freeholders up in arms again at the Jan. 26 meeting...
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MORE THAN HALF AMERICAN MADE – Towering over everything along the east side of Bayonne, the new turbine was designed by an Italian/Austrian firm, but more than 40 percent of the parts were made in the United States.
A towering achievement
Bayonne power-generating windmill erected

No, it is not an alien spaceship that has landed near the Oak Street sewerage plant, although from over the tops of houses north of East Fifth Street and areas along Lennox Avenue, it might look ...
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ALL ABOARD? – There’s a renewed effort to bring the USS Battleship New Jersey to Jersey City’s Liberty State Park, a push that is sure to make waves in Camden where the ship is currently docked.
‘Big J’ coming to JC?
Campaign building to bring famed Battleship New Jersey to Liberty State Park

A behind-the-scenes campaign to relocate the U.S. Navy’s most decorated war ship from Camden to Jersey City is now underway, a campaign that threatens to revive an old tug of war between north an...
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FROM INSIDE OUT – Michael A Pellagatti’s fairy tale allowed him to externalize some of the struggles he’s gone through in his life.
An expression of hope
Autistic student’s book conveys struggle

Not a moment goes by in which Michael A. Pellagatti doesn’t struggle with fear. The 18-year-old Bayonne High School student has always fought to express himself, always looking out from some win...
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FUNDER HONORED – Miller Auto was given a plaque in appreciation for the generous donation they made to the Team Bayonne/Police Unity Tour. Pictured from left: Mark Protocollo of Miller Auto, Joe Protocollo of Miller Auto, P.O. George Ponik, P.O. Michael Elia, P.O. Paul Newman, Det. Keith Striffolino, and P.O. Michael Zajac.
A ride to remember
Bayonne police officers to head to DC in memory of fallen

Every 53 hours, a law enforcement officer in the United States dies in the line of duty. Although the Bayonne Police Department has been fortunate not to have lost an officer in more than 40 year...
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ALMOST HISTORY – A tent-like structure that has served as a firehouse over the last two years may soon be replaced by the construction of the city’s newest firehouse.
New $4M firehouse takes next step
City Council approves first contract for site preparation

Fire Chief Greg Rogers had good reason to grin after the City Council voted unanimously for a contract that set the stage for the construction of a new firehouse at the former Military Ocean Term...
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A REAL HONOR – Pictured is Barry Dugan making the presentation of the “Legion of Honor” Award on behalf of The Chapel of the Four Chaplains to Ralph Pasqua, commander of the Korean War Veterans Association of Hudson County.
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Pasqua gets Legion of Honor Award The Chapel of the Four Chaplains recently awarded their “Legion of Honor” award to Ralph Pasqua. He is the longtime commander of the Korean War Veterans Associa...
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JOB DONE, TIME TO GO – Dan Kane is retiring from Bayonne Medical Center at the end of January after leading a team that helped keep the hospital open.
Kane leaves a legacy of success
Retiring BMC president says it was a team effort

When Dan Kane first saw his office at Bayonne Medical Center – a plush, dark wooden place that exuded excess, but not practicality – he hated it. If anything, Kane was a practical man. Though he...
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