BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne City council will once again delay their vote on a  $95 million bond ordinance intended to cover the cost of the potential purchase of land on which the Bayonne Medical Center stands.

Although slated for consideration at the body’s June 16 meeting, the lack of a necessary approval by the New Jersey Local Finance Board will force the council to put off the ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Council President Sharon Nadrowski has asked the city’s bonding professionals to attend the June 9 caucus meeting. The request comes after the legislative body tabled an ordinance on May 12 that would have authorized the city to bond $95 million for the potential purchase of the land under Bayonne Medical Center.

“They are going to give us a presentation on what ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Students participating in in-class instruction will be able to unmask while in certain learning settings, Bayonne Superintendent John Niesz has said. Earlier this month, as a result of rising temperatures, Gov. Phil Murphy authorized school districts to relax mandates for face coverings indoors. 

With many of Bayonne’s aging school buildings lacking air conditioning, ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Though not even born when the worst terrorist attack on American soil took place, social studies students as William Shemin Midtown Community School won't soon forget 9/11.

The students, led by their teacher Mrs. Aiello, recently participated in a virtual tour of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. Mrs. Aiello and her colleagues organized the tour as part of the ...

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The Hudson County Republican Organization will hold their Party reorganization on Tuesday, June 15, Chairman Jose Arango has announced. The event take place at the Boulevard (formerly Scheutzen Park), 3167 John F Kennedy Blvd in North Bergen and begin at 6:00 p.m. 

A vote for party officers, including Chairman, will be held and general party business will be discussed, ...

NEW JERSEY - Primary Election Day is Tuesday, June 8. Candidates for General Assembly, State Senate, and Governor, will appear on the ballot. Polls will be open for in-person voting across the state. 

For those registered voters wishing to cast their ballot by mail, the deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot is June 1. 

The application for a mail-in ballot can be ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - A downed power pole followed by a manhole fire caused large swaths of Jersey City’s Eastside and Greenville neighborhoods to lose power in two separate incidents Wednesday.

The first outage hit at about 3:00 p.m. and also knocked out traffic lights along the Route 440 as well as power in shopping centers in the area.  A few hours later, a larger outage, which also ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Hudson Regional Hospital (HRH) is offering the City of Bayonne a right-of-first refusal should it ever sell the property where Bayonne Medical Center sits.

“Bayonne and Hudson Regional Hospital are fighting for the same thing: that Bayonne Medical Center should always be a high-performing acute care facility,” Dr. Nizar Kifaieh, CEO of Hudson Regional Hospital, said.

NEW BRUSWICK, NJ — As vaccination rates increase and prospects of normal life return more than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, New Jerseyans differ on various aspects of this “new normal” and how comfortable they feel, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.

Almost all New Jerseyans support (63% “strongly,” 24% “somewhat”) fully ...

EWING, NJ -- Several World War II aircraft will be flying into Trenton-Mercer Airport this week for tourists to view. The CAF AirPower History Tour featuring historic World War II aircraft will provide cockpit tours, flight demonstrations, and rides.  

The event features the B-29 Superfortress FIFI, the most advanced bomber of World War II; the T-6 Texan, legendary ...

BAYONNE, NJ - At 90 years old, Willie Stewart may be Bayonne's oldest living African American Air Force veteran. Born and raised locally, Stewart, who enlisted in the military at just 17 years old, was celebrated Monday, with friends and family, including his grandnephew Will Sampson III, a US Navy veteran, at Liberty State Park. 

Born in the depths of the Great Depression, ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne drivers have a new option for keeping their rides looking spotless and running smoothly.

On Wednesday Mayor Jimmy Davis joined Council members Juan Perez and Sal Gullace to welcome Wash Hounds to 160 E. 22nd Street.

Bayonne’s newest business offers car wash and detailing services as well as oil changes.

BAYONNE, NJ - Mayor Jimmy Davis and the Bayonne City Council celebrated the opening of Faded Concepts Barbershop, 687 Avenue A at 30th Street, with a ribbon cutting Thursday.

The barbershop, opened on May 19 by Andy Cartagena and Stephanie Villeda, offers haircutting and waxing services.

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HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - More than 3,000 law enforcement officers took to the streets of their local communities on one of 26 separate routes to help carry the "Flame of Hope" a distance of nearly 750 miles throughout the Garden State to raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics New Jersey on Friday.

Delayed last year until October by COVID-19, the 40th annual Torch Run resumed in ...

BAYONNE, NJ -  An immediate and intense investigation into the Tuesday armed robbery at the Quick Chek on East 22nd Street led to the quick arrest of the man Bayonne police say was responsible for the incident.

According to Captain Eric Amato, Levern Edmonds, 55, was taken into custody from his home at approximately 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. A report said that during the incident Edmonds ...

BAYONNE, NJ – An armed Bayonne man that was shot dead by Bayonne police on Monday has been identified as Lee Waskiewicz, 47.

A statement by the Attorney General’s Office also identified that officers of the Bayonne Police Department who fired their service weapons at Waskiewicz as Officer Timothy Ballance Jr. and Officer Edward Taveras.

According to the preliminary ...

BAYONNE, NJ - A 39-year-old Bayonne man was arrested by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force Monday on charges involving controlled dangerous substances following an investigation.

According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, investigators searched the Mechanic Street home of William Milner, where they recovered approximately 123 grams of ...

When Shawn Tucker became the athletic director of New Jersey City University, one of his first priorities was to partner with RWJBarnabas Health.

At his previous job at Rutgers University, Tucker saw the benefits of the university’s partnership with RWJBarnabas and wanted the same for the student-athletes at NJCU.

So in 2019, NJCU entered into an agreement with RWJBarnabas to provide ...

WESTFIELD, NJ - Westfield scored a run in the bottom of the eighth inning for a 5-4 baseball victory over Bayonne in the quarterfinal round of the Section 2, Group 4 tournament on Saturday.

The Bees (14-11) had a 4-1 lead going to the bottom of the second inning, but Westfield (14-11) kept them off the scoreboard after that.

Quincy Mitchell and Robert Geisler each went 3-for-4 with a double ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Chris Valencia pitched a two-hitter to lift Bayonne to a 3-2 regular-season victory over Gov. Livingston on Thursday.

Valencia struck out three, walked four, and only one of the runs against him was earned. He threw 92 pitches. He also was the vital cog in the Bees' offense.

Valencia singled in two runs when Bayonne (14-10) scored all its runs in the third ...