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NO TURN – Officials have asked the state to remove traffic barricades preventing motorists from using turning lanes. No end in sight
Local officials upset with state’s Tonnelle Avenue road widening delays

As motorists have surely noticed, last year’s prediction from the state Department of Transportation that the Tonnelle Avenue road-widening project would be completed in July 2010 isn’t even clos...
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Driver ‘swipes’ tourist cash
North Bergen Police arrest NY driver for DWI

North Bergen Police Tourists have credit card info stolen Two Australian girls vacationing in the New York City area had their pre-paid credit card funds robbed after they took a phony taxi f...
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ALLEGED HUDSON COUNTY SLUMLORD – Imam Feisal A. Rauf, the cleric at the center of the ‘Ground Zero mosque’ controversy, owns several apartment buildings in Hudson County, including this one on Bergenline Avenue. Controversy hits close to home
‘Ground zero mosque’ imam is NB resident, UC property owner

Local residents discovered through print and televised news reports last week that the imam at the center of the controversy over the proposed Islamic cultural center and mosque near the former W...
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MOMS ATTEND PALISADES SEMINAR – Dozens of new mothers and mothers-to-be attended Palisades Medical Center’s seminar on the benefits of breastfeeding in conjunction with the National Breastfeeding Awareness Month last month. It featured presentations from clinicians, healthcare staff, and breastfeeding advocates. For more information or to take a tour of the Palisades Medical Center’s Maternity Center, call Nikki Mederos at (201) 854-5702. From left to right: Sheri Netelkos; Maureen Coccaro, R.N.; Mary Davis; Lorraine Garcia, N.P.; Rebeca Four; Deborah DiMauro; and Mederos. NORTH BERGEN BRIEFS
Correction in ‘School Districts set for September’ It was reported last week in the North Bergen Reporter’s story “School Districts set for September” that school would begin at Guttenberg’s ...
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ASPIRATIONS TO HELP – The friends of Private First Class Felipe Ramirez (bottom, center) said that his main goal in joining the Army was to help others. Remembering Felipe
Family and friends celebrate soldier’s life

Private First Class Felipe Ramirez’s young life was cut short while riding his motorcycle two weeks ago when he was struck by an alleged drunk driver. His family and friends were devastated, but ...
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THANKS THE COUNCIL – Guttenberg Board of Education President Sari Zuckerman thanked the council for putting $342,517 back into the budget. Guttenberg introduces $8.3 million 6-month budget
Council unanimously approves refunding school budget

Guttenberg taxpayers will be taxed $5.5 million for a six month, $8.3 million municipal budget which will fund operations until January, when the town will transition to a calendar year budget. T...
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APPROVES UEZ FUNDS APPLICATIONS – The North Bergen Commissioners approved two applications for funds from the state to pay for police and department of public works employees in their Urban Enterprise Zones. North Bergen reapplies for UEZ funding
Approves developer’s contract for Sonic Drive-In

North Bergen officials hope they will be able to cover some costs of their police and department of public works operations through Urban Enterprise Zone ( UEZ ) funding, but are still unsure whe...
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RETURNING TO SCHOOL –North Bergen students will hit the books on Thursday and Guttenberg children will return to class the following week. School districts set for September
NB students return Thursday, Guttenberg on Sept. 8

New curriculum, programs, and technology await North Bergen and Guttenberg students when they return to school in September. Students in North Bergen will return on Sept. 2, while Guttenberg kids...
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CRASHES CAR AFTER CHASE – After allegedly leading police on a car chase from Leonia last week, Jose Hortado, 47, of North Bergen, crashed the vehicle near the township’s high school. Motorcyclist allegedly refuses to stop
Car leads police on 5-mile pursuit, crashes near North Bergen High School

North Bergen Allegedly ‘careless’ motorcyclist gets tickets A 21-year-old Carlstadt, N.J. resident allegedly drove his motorcycle recklessly in traffic while a North Bergen Police officer attemp...
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ON DISPLAY AT GUTTENBERG TOWN HALL – A reproduction of a photo housed at the Jersey City Free Public Library’s New Jersey Room is now on display in Guttenberg’s municipal chambers. The photo is of the town’s 100th Anniversary parade as it passes the corner of 70th Street and Bergenline Avenue in May 1959. NORTH BERGEN BRIEFS
Holiday Hudson Reporter editorial and advertising deadlines Because of the Labor Day holiday, some of the Hudson Reporter newspapers will have special advertising deadlines. For the Sept. 8 edi...
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FUTURE SURVEILLANCE CENTER – Early this month, officials toured the center before Night Out Against Crime. Detecting muggings from the sky
Total of 75 police cameras around town by 2011

While 24 cameras are already attached to traffic signal poles and building rooftops throughout North Bergen, the town’s Police Department hopes to have a total of 75 streaming live video to their...
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MOTORISTS HAVE TO STOP AT CROSSWALKS – While some signs haven’t changed yet, motorists are now required to stop at crosswalks, rather than just yield. Signs being changed around town
State law now calls for complete stop at crosswalks

A state law that makes motorists stop at crosswalks, rather than just slowing down when a pedestrian is present, has been in effect for several months, but some might not know about it. And the N...
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