BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Housing Authority is going to get a new main office through its $2.1 million purchase of the 8th Street building that currently houses the City’s Head Start Program.

According to City Law Director Jay Coffey, the purchase means that the Bayonne Housing Authority will no longer operate out of its current location at 549 Avenue A which is ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Failing to move your parked vehicle for street sweeping day is going to be an even greater hit to the wallet.

While most of the parking violation fees considered by the Bayonne City Council in a series of ordinances recently are increasing minimally, between $1 and $4, those for street sweeping violations are going from $23 to $50. 

Council President Gary La Pelusa said ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Students in Ms. Cucci DeStefano's class at Washington Community School recently thanked veterans with their own art projects.

Students in Bayonne have continuous opportunities to recognize those who have served, including through the Field of Heroes program at Bayonne High School which this year extended further up Broadway.

BAYONNE, NJ - Students in Ms. Voorhees grade 5 class at Bayonne's Lincoln School got a look into colonial life in New Jersey and beyond when they visited Liberty Hall in Union recently.

Liberty Hall’s extensive collection of artifacts and documents, along with experienced, enthusiastic museum educators, bring history to life at a location of pivotal moments in New Jersey ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Due to the anticipated inclement weather the City of Bayonne’s annual Christmas tree-lighting ceremony at Fitzpatrick Park has been moved to Wednesday, December 7, at 4:45 p.m.  

BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Public Library announced that it has moved to a new eBook service called hoopla. The hoopla brand offers streaming TV, movies, and music.  The library has discontinued Axis 360, its previous eBook service.  

The hoopla platform lets you borrow and enjoy eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines, comics, TV, movies, and music on your phone, tablet, ...

NEW JERSEY – With the holidays quickly approaching, residents throughout the state are gearing up for travel, the return of indoor gatherings, and long-overdue celebrations that may have been put on hold for two years due to the pandemic.

The timing of the holidays, however, combined with the current uptick in both the flu and RSV cases along with emerging variants of COVID-19, ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Organizations that operate trap-neuter-release programs in Bayonne must register their cat colonies with the Health Department, Municipal Services Director Suzanne Cavanaugh has announced.  

“We want to ensure that all applicants are in compliance with Health Department procedures, Cavanaugh added. “All those who are trapping cats must register their ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne City Council President Gary La Pelusa led a song-filled Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at Dr. David G. Morris Park last week.

La Pelusa, who represents Bayonne’s Third Ward where the park is located, started the uptown tree lighting ceremony in 2016 and has not missed a year despite the outbreak of COVID and the death of his wife in 2020.

“With ...

BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Library will begin showing holiday movies throughout the month of December. 

The following will be shown on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. 

December 6 - Elf PG 1hr.37 mins.

December 13- A Christmas Carol PG 1hr.36mins.

December 20- How The Grinch Stole Christmas PG 1hr.44 mins.

The following will be shown on Wednesdays 1:00 p.m. and 5:30 ...

BAYONNE, NJ -- The Bayonne Police Department is one of 98 police agencies across New Jersey to receive a grant to conduct enhanced patrols and high-visibility sobriety checkpoints during the month of December.

Bayonne police will receive $8,750 of the more than $600,000 in grants awarded by New Jersey's Division of Highway Traffic Safety (the ...

BAYONNE, NJ - For the second time in two weeks, Bayonne police officers and brass gathered in front of St. Vincent’s to mourn the unexpected passing of one of their own.

Sergeant Robert Skalski who passed away on November 21 served on the Bayonne police force for over 24 years

A Bayonne High School graduate, Sgt. Skalski was very typical of kids in Bayonne, those close to ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Accurate is expanding its Citizen brand of residential lifestyle communities with the launch of leasing at Citizen Bayonne, a new collection of 252 studio, one- and two-bedroom rental residences on Bayonne’s fast-growing waterfront peninsula.

The new community is located at 155 Goldsborough Drive, near Bayonne’s 34th Street and 45th Street Light Rail stations and ...

BAYONNE, NJ -- Toms River East scored five goals in the first period and went on to an 8-1 ice hockey victory over Bayonne in the opening game for both teams Thursday afternoon.

Brady Verdon and Jake Verdon scored two goals apiece to help stake Toms River East to a 5-0 lead.

Alex Fiermonte scored the only goal in the second period for Bayonne to cut the Toms River East lead to 5-1. Bayonne ...

BAYONNE, NJ -- The Bayonne ice hockey program has made measurable strides the last few seasons.

The Bees, coming off a 9-9-2 season last winter, are scheduled to open their season Thursday afternoon at home against Toms River East at 3:30 p.m.

In the last three seasons under head coach Steve Plancey, Bayonne has gone from one victory to three to nine -- although two winters ago it was a ...

BAYONNE, NJ -- Ten members of the Bayonne girls soccer team were named to the 2022 Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic League All-American Division Team.

There were eight players selected to the main team and another two who received honorable mention in a poll of the league's coaches.

All-American Division Team selections from Bayonne
(Position-Name, School, Class)

F-Emily ...