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Joint Investigation Leads to Recovery of 100 Stolen Guns
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Bayonne City Council Holds the Line: No New Parking Meters, No Pool Admission ...
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Bayonne City Council to Consider Construction of 26-Story Building
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Bayonne Going Motown for BEOF
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$60K Grant to Help Reduce Crashes in Hudson County
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Bayonne Man Attempted to Flee Crash by Striking Other Drive, Police Say
By STEVE LENOX
March 25, 2023TRENTON, NJ – A joint investigation by state, local, and federal law enforcement officials led to the discovery off 100 stolen guns and 200 large ammunition magazines in Hudson County, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Saturday.
In a statement, Platkin described that the recovery of the new 9 mm semi-automatic handguns is one of the largest weapons seizures in ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The City of Bayonne faces a lawsuit after the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) said local officials have failed to turn over documents requested related to the sale of former Marist High School property.
While the OSC hasn’t specified what documents they are seeking, or what they are related to, in order “to protect the confidentiality and integrity of ...
BAYONNE, NJ - An effort to install parking meters along 40th Street was struck down by the Bayonne City Council with Council President Gary LaPelusa saying that the revenue they would generate does not justify the inconvenience to those in the area already facing limited parking spaces.
Several council members noted that the city recently raised rates on meters, suggesting this was more ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne City Council will soon get its turn to review a project that would construct the tallest building in Bayonne after the Planning Board approved a 26-story building on the site of the former Military Ocean Terminal.
While original plans for development of the MOTBY included taller buildings, these were planned for further out, a kind of staggered development, ...
By STEVE LENOX
March 25, 2023TRENTON, NJ – A joint investigation by state, local, and federal law enforcement officials led to the discovery off 100 stolen guns and 200 large ammunition magazines in Hudson County, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Saturday.
In a statement, Platkin described that the recovery of the new 9 mm semi-automatic handguns is one of the largest weapons seizures in ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ – A collaboration between the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), as well as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Port of New York/Newark, has led to the recovery of a total of 23 stolen vehicles, Sheriff Frank Schillari announced Friday.
The stolen vehilces, he said in a statement, had an ...
By AL SULLIVAN
March 23, 2023BAYONNE, NJ - An effort to install parking meters along 40th Street was struck down by the Bayonne City Council with Council President Gary LaPelusa saying that the revenue they would generate does not justify the inconvenience to those in the area already facing limited parking spaces.
Several council members noted that the city recently raised rates on meters, suggesting this was more ...
By STEVE LENOX
March 13, 2023BAYONNE, NJ - A group of 9th grade scholars from Bayonne High School recently had the chance to get in touch with nature, as well as our nation’s history, with a trip to Jockey Hollow in Morristown.
The hike which traversed trails that follow where members of General George Washington’s Continental Army marched and camped during one the harshest winters of the American ...
By STEVE LENOX
March 21, 2023BAYONNE, NJ - A 25-year-old Bayonne man was arrested Monday afternoon after he reportedly fled from the scene of a traffic accident that he was involved in. The suspect, Andrew Fouad, is said to have also used his vehicle to strike the driver of the other vehicle involved in the initial crash.
According to Captain Eric Amato, the incident took place just after 3:15 p.m. in the area of 24th ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne police officers responded to a report of a male who had suffered a gunshot wound in the area of 21 Goldsborough Drive on Friday. At approximately 7:06 p.m., officers arrived on the scene and found a 61-year-old male victim with a gunshot wound to the leg, Bayonne Police Captain Eric Amato reported.
The victim was immediately transported to a local hospital where ...
By MARYANNE CHRISTIANO-MISTRETTA
March 20, 2023BAYONNE, NJ - Several years ago, Brian Reyngoudt’s parents were selling their house. His mother was a little stressed, leaving the place she called “home” for the last 40 years. As they were clearing out the place, they came across dog kennels they wanted to donate. That’s where Arpi Kertesz, founder and president of Operation K9 Beethoven, came in.
Kertesz was ...
By TAPINTO BAYONNE STAFF
March 14, 2023BAYONNE, NJ -- Patrick Sagna, a sophomore guard on the Bayonne boys basketball team, has been selected to the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic League American Division first team.
Sagna averaged 11.5 points and 3.0 assists in helping the Bees achieve a 17-9 record in the just-concluded season. He led Bayonne with 94 free throws and 80-percent shooting from the foul line.
Senior ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Bayonne girls basketball team built a 13-point halftime lead and then held off a furious rally by Cherokee to win, 40-39, for the first NJSIAA Group 4 state championship in school history.
Bayonne, the North 2, Group 4 champion, built a 26-13 lead by halftime. Cherokee rallied, and had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds.
Ailani Dasher sank both free ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bayonne girls basketball team will be headed to the state finals following a 44-41 victory over Union City in the NJSIAA Group 4 state semifinals on Wednesday.
The Bees (29-3) will play Cherokee in the Group 4 state championship game Saturday at Toms River North, time to be announced.
The victory Wednesday marked the third meeting between Bayonne and Union City ...
By AL SULLIVAN
March 19, 2023BAYONNE, NJ - Scarves, hats, and gloves were more than a fashing statement on Sunday as a cold wind blew down Broadway as thousands of marchers and onlookers celebrated Bayonne’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade.
Gabrielle Figueroa served as the 2023 Grand Marshal.
The parade stepped off promptly at 1 p.m. at 5th Street and Broadway, marchers making their way north to ...
NEW JERSEY -- They say that everyone is a little bit Irish on St. Patrick's Day. But, do you know a little or a lot about the holiday that has almost everyone wearing a wee-bit of green and a big smile.
St. Patrick's Day commemorates the death of the foremost patron saint of Ireland -- St.Patrick - and dates back to the 17th Century marking the arrival of Christianity to ...
By AL SULLIVAN
March 22, 2023BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Equal Opportunity Foundation is hosting a Motown Fundraiser Event at the Chandelier Restaurant on Friday, April 21. The event will run from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.
The annual fundraiser will include live music by Doc Watson and The Epic Soul Band, drinks, raffles, 50/50s and more. Not only will the event feature feel-good music, but the mic will get passed ...
By MARYANNE CHRISTIANO-MISTRETTA
March 13, 2023BAYONNE, NJ - “You have to see them to believe them,” said Priscilla Ege, parishioner and historian. “Every time you look at them, you find another exquisite detail.”
The majestic, 40 stained-glass windows were created by Irish artist, Harry Clarke, who is said to be among the greatest glass artists in history. In fact, this is the only church in the United States ...