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West New York Mayor Dr. Felix Roque (file photo)
WNY Mayor Felix Roque endorses Republican candidate for state senator -- rather than Menendez
WEST NEW YORK AND BEYOND -- West New York Mayor and democrat Felix Roque has chosen to endorse state Senator Joe Kyrillos (R-13) over Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) for re-eleciton this year. M...
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Walter Barry, founder of Hoboken's Applied Housing, passes away
HOBOKEN AND BEYOND – Walter Barry, who founded the Applied Housing development company in 1970 with his son Joseph and built thousands of units of affordable housing in Hoboken and elsewhere in ...
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‘Cake Boss’ team bakes Giant cakes for Super Bowl celebration in Meadowlands on Tuesday
HOBOKEN AND BEYOND -- Carlo’s Bakery, home of the famous Cake Boss show on TLC, was scheduled to present a “victory cake” for the Giants when they returned to MetLife Stadium following a parad...
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THREE’S COMPANY – Hoboken Batman, Robin, and Flash are roaming the streets of the mile-square city.
'Hoboken Batman' challenges Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning to arm wrestling contest ... to help the homeless
HOBOKEN AND BEYOND – New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning may have thought his biggest task of 2012 was defeating the New England Patriots on Sunday night to capture his second Super Bowl title....
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BREAKING: Jersey City’s Christ Hospital files Chapter 11
JERSEY CITY AND BEYOND – Less than a week after a company intending to buy Jersey City's Christ Hospital withhdrew their bid, the hospital's board of trustees have given authorization for a Chapter...
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LONE WOLF – Prime Healthcare officials were no-shows in New Jersey, leaving Christ Hospital President and CEO Peter Kelly to champion the hospital sale alone.
Dead on arrival
What sank the Christ Hospital sale?

For Christ Hospital President and CEO Peter Kelly, last week began with a letter to Jersey City Heights residents touting the benefits of the hospital’s pending sale to a California-based company ...
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The Jersey City Ward Commission approved a new municipal map for the city’s six wards last week. Ward E resident Yvonne Balcer asked how the city will modify voting precincts in the affected wards.
New city ward map approved
Residents in historic district express concerns about future

The Jersey City Ward Commission has approved a new map that modifies the boundary lines of four of the city’s six municipal wards, giving some residents a different representative on the City Coun...
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GROUNDED – New York Jets starting quarterback Mark Sanchez will have to wait a little longer for his moment in the Super Bowl sun. Photo credit: DebbyWong/Shutterstock.com.
Being Jets-green in a Giants-blue town
Fans of the area’s other football team commiserate during Super Bowl weekend

According to the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XLII, Hoboken resident and New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning, “losing hurts.” If there’s any doubt, just ask the New York Jets, who lost...
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Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ, left) and Rep. and Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security Peter King (R-NY) toured four of the country’s most vulnerable sites for terrorist attacks.
Two most dangerous miles in U.S.
Congressmen tour 4 terrorist targets in Hudson County, as $$ cuts loom

Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ) took Congressman and Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security Peter King (R-NY) on a tour Friday morning of four of the nation's most high-risk terrorist...
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DON’T DRINK THE WATER? – Is New Jersey Water Safe? This question will be explored in the film “The Highlands Rediscovered,” which will be screened next Saturday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. at the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission. This visually captivating film on the New Jersey Highlands explores the history and beauty of a wilderness surrounded by – and supplying water to – one of the most densely-populated areas in the nation. Is our water supply at risk? Find out from the professionals who work and study there. Admission is free. New Jersey Meadowlands Commission’s Meadowlands Environment Center, 2 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst. For more information (201) 460-8300 or visit www.njmeadowlands.gov/ec .
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City Planner Jeff Wenger (seated) looks over the Ward Commission’s new map. Activist Althea Bernheim, Ward E Councilman Steven Fulop look on and Councilman At-large Rolando Lavarro Jr.
Mapping the future
Parts of downtown ward (E) likely to be added to historically African-American ward (F) and others via redistricting

The Jersey City Ward Commission will hold a public hearing this week and vote on a redrawn map of the city’s six municipal districts, a map that will significantly reduce the current size of down...
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Sky Tobacco owner Markus Garcia (left) with Socstock co-founder Jay Finch at the upscale cigar shop on Grove Street. Sky Tobacco will soon launch a fundraising campaign through Socstock.
Taking stock
Using unique model, customers invest $$ in local small businesses

Like many small business owners, Josephine Hernandez needed a little bit of money – a few thousand bucks – to help her business grow. But Hernandez, who co-owns the 367 Grove Street Laundromat wi...
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Jersey City Medical Center cuts ties with Aetna
Bayonne and Hoboken hospitals are already out of network

Aetna health insurance members in Hudson County recently received letters from the company informing them that Jersey City Medical Center has cut ties with the company. This limits the local hosp...
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NO SHELTER – In recent years Jersey City’s Journal Square area (pictured) has become home to a large community of homeless people.
‘I used to have it all: A wife, a job, a home’
Advocates conduct annual county homeless count

Charles E. Donaldson became homeless seven years ago. “They put their hands on me, beat me up, and threw me out,” he said recently, giving his version of the day he was evicted from an apartment ...
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SAFE SEAT – Peter Brennan will likely retain his seat since ordinance supporters do not have enough votes to override a mayoral veto.
Brennan still prez
Massey’s swing vote preserves council leadership

Despite an effort to remove him from his current position, City Council President Peter Brennan will be able to keep his post, thanks to a swing vote from newly-appointed Ward F Councilwoman Mich...
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PEACE AT LAST – Weehawkenite Christine Cornell (pictured with her Conyer, Bubba), who is no stranger to the sounds of birds, was driven nearly nuts by a looping anti-pigeon tape played at the Pathmark that seemed to project straight into her yard.
Bird brains
Supermarket’s tape of hawk noises drives local residents crazy

Christine Cornell is no bird-hater. In fact, she keeps 11 fine feathered friends as pets. But she isn’t so happy about the fake bird noises that have been heard repeatedly by her and her neighbors...
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A (Snow) Ball was had by all!
Scenes from annual Art House bash

Hundreds of revelers – decked in everything from purple velvet to silver and gold laméwith Afro wigs – turned out for the annual Snow Ball celebration on Jan. 21. The annual fundraiser benefits A...
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