Religions & Spirituality

BAYONNE, NJ - An effort to expand knowledge of the Hebrew language among the Jewish community of Bayonne and Jersey City is continuing according to religious leaders.

According to Rabbi Jacob Benzaquen the effort is part of the NJOP’s two-decade old Read Hebrew America and Canada campaign that is expected to reach 12,000 affiliated and unaffiliated Jews and all people of faith and ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Despite the heroic efforts of first responders in the moments after he suffered a heart attack while driving on December 22, Reverend Monsignor Francis R. Seymour succumbed to his injuries on Thursday.

Seymour, 81, was born in Bayonne where he attended St. Mary, Star of the Sea Grammar School, Bayonne before continuing his education at St. Peter’s High School, Staten ...