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NOT AS BAD AS IT SEEMS – Patrick Conaghan is among five members of the Board of Directors for former Pamrapo Bank fined in July. Pamrapo Bank directors fined $80K
Paying penalties without admitting wrongdoing

Five members on the Board of Directors for the former Pamrapo Savings Bank will have to pay $80,000 in fines cumulatively for allowing illegal activity to go on during their watch over the bank. ...
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ON TOP OF THE WORLD – Honored by the Bayonne Community Action League, Scarlett Margetanski – a survivor of cancer – wants to be an inspiration to others who might face a similar condition. Pictured here (from left): Daniel and Scarlett Margetanski and Jay Robaina, Jim Dugan Jr. An angel on her shoulder
Cancer survivor honored for her courage

With purple hair that looked blue and an outfit to match, Scarlett Margetanski went to a Tom Petty rock concert in mid-August, where she promptly got stopped by security because her radiation rea...
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SEWER REPAIR FINALLY – Crews began work on Avenue E after nearly a year’s delay. Trash contract approved
City Council moves ahead with one-year contract

Despite objections raised by the other bidder, the City Council voted to approve one-year contracts for trash and recycling pickups to Suburban Disposal at the Aug. 25 meeting, even though three-...
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The Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority reviewed final plans in August for the opening of the new entrance to the former Military Ocean Terminal. Although construction of the new street has been completed for months, the intersection was waiting for approval from the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The new traffic light will be at Goldsborough Drive, which is 700 feet north of the old entrance at Port Terminal Boulevard, but will mean a longer walk for commuters to access the Hudson Bergen Light Rail station from Alexan CityView Apartments and will also increase the distance fire trucks will have to travel to get out of their current temporary station. Seen here is John Pavlovich, a traffic engineer with Jacobs Engineering, giving an overview of the changes. BAYONNE BRIEFS
Local cops and others honored It’s half way to St. Patrick’s Day, and the Bayonne Police Emerald Society will hold its 14th celebration with Brian Lavan and Nora Ryan named as the 2011 Man and W...
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SUIT ONLY PARTLY SETTLED – Some vendors owed money by the former Bayonne Medical Center will get paid, including possibly the city, but the sale of land to Omni Healthcare will likely go to court. Suit settled with former BMC owners
City could be among creditors sharing in $10.5 million

A portion of a suit filed in 2009 against the trustees, officers and accounting firm for the former Bayonne Medical Center was settled in U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Court on Aug. 24 for about $10.5 ...
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FINDING A WAY TO PAY FOR IT ALL – As the new public safety director, Jason O’Donnell has to make ends meet. But he also has to be aware of the cost to the taxpayers. O’Donnell takes over as Public Safety Director
Review and recommendation will be principle duties in new job

Three weeks into his new job as Public Safety Director, Jason O’Donnell’s desk is already a pile of daily reports. “This is what my job is about,” he said. “I review and I recommend.” O’Donnell, ...
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STRAIGHT TALK – Rep. Albio Sires recently sat down for a candid interview with the Hudson Reporter to discuss important issues concerning the 13th District. What’s up in the 13th congressional district?
Rep. Sires gives status report on critical issues

Rep. Albio Sires met with the Hudson Reporter this week to give an update on various issues concerning the 13th Congressional district, including healthcare initiatives, immigration reform, hom...
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INDUCTION SPEECH – With Hall of Fame Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski (left) presenting him, Jersey City’s Bob Hurley makes his acceptance speech into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo by Jim Hague. In company of Michael Jordan, Larry Bird
Legendary JC Coach Hurley talks about Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction

He had just finished the best acceptance speech among all the newest members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame when Jersey City’s Bob Hurley stepped away from the podium and down t...
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UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY – Members of Bayonne’s Ukrainian community gathered in front of Bayonne’s City Hall for a flag-raising ceremony in honor of Ukrainian Independence Day. Ukraine declared its independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991. Community leader Luba Berezny read a statement about Ukraine’s struggle for freedom and democracy. The group sang the Ukrainian national anthem. City Council President Terry Ruane read a proclamation from Mayor Mark A. Smith. He was joined at the event by Second Ward Council Member Joseph Hurley. BAYONNE 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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UNDERWAY – Officials toured the new mall, which is scheduled to open earlier than expected. Going vertical
Bayonne Crossing is ahead of schedule

To the moan of bulldozers and the stench of oil, Bayonne Crossing Mall is taking shape, rising out of the once-contaminated property where some remember playing baseball decades ago. These days,...
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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN – Howard Fitch has stepped down as chairman of the Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority after nearly a decade. Time to go
Fitch steps down as BLRA chair

Saying he is leaving the city in good shape, Bayonne resident and Local Redevelopment Authority ( BLRA ) Chairman Howard Fitch is stepping down, after overseeing the redevelopment plans for the f...
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DOING IT FOR HER – DPW workers joined members of the ILA local 1588 for a softball game to benefit Autumn Trackawicz. Clash of the titans?
DPW plays BMW ILA local to help an 8-year-old cancer victim

It was touch-and-go for the Bayonne Department of Public Works softball team in their fund-raising game against players for the BMW warehouse team, but in a late surge, the DPW pulled off a 2...
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