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RESIDENTS AWAIT POSSIBLE SETTLEMENT, EVICTION – After receiving eviction notices, Manhattan Trailer Court residents await news of their homes and of a possible settlement from the developer. Trailer park residents receive eviction notices
Both sides hopeful an agreement can be worked out

Despite letters to Manhattan Trailer Court residents from North Bergen Township representatives saying the developer of the property would allow them to remain in their homes for as long as possi...
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North Bergen journalism students team up with MSG Varsity

The collaboration between North Bergen High School and Cablevision’s MSG Varsity program, in which high school students shoot video at sporting events and create their own specials for televisi...
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WORLD MATHS CHALLENGE – Eighth grader Richard Chichas had already earned a gold medal certificate last Wednesday in the World Maths Day competition, but was aiming for a higher score. International competition
Guttenberg students take part in World Maths Day

Guttenberg’s Anna L. Klein School took part in World Maths Day last week, an international competition among more than two million students from hundreds of countries. Eighth grade math teacher N...
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“I definitely think for Best Picture, ‘Precious.’ It was intense; a good story to tell.” – Ricky Londono, Union City And the Oscar goes to…
Area residents predict Academy Awards

Former Weehawken resident Fred Astaire, who lived on Eldorado Place in the early twentieth century, received his only Academy Award nomination in 1974 for Best Supporting Actor in “The Towering I...
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MCKINLEY SCHOOL RECIEVES DONATION – McKinley School Principal Joanne Colello-Harrington accepted a grant from ExxonMobil for $750 last week. The funds will go toward purchasing math and science textbooks and other materials for students. From left to right are Exxon representatives Aren Tasci and Rupen Stepanian, and Colello-Harrington. NORTH BERGEN BRIEFS
3/7/10

Sonic Drive-in may come to NB The North Bergen Planning Board recently received a proposal and site plan for a Sonic Restaurant along Kennedy Boulevard, according to a published report. “Americ...
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FLYING CARPET – Cast members of “Aladdin” said their performance will be both magical and send a multiculturalism message. A whole new audience
High Tech H.S. to perform ‘Aladdin’ for students, community

For the cast of High Tech High School’s Musical Theatre Department, it’s important that their upcoming performance of “Aladdin” sends children a message. “For me, the message is to be true to you...
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MAKING ROOM FOR PRE-K – In North Bergen, some parents were upset when two pre-kindergarten classrooms were combined into one in order to make room for an additional autism class, like the one pictured. Squeezed for class space
Two pre-K classes combined mid-year to make room for autism program

Some parents are upset that two pre-kindergarten classes were combined in the middle of the year into one trailer to make room for an additional autism class. The North Bergen Board of Education ...
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RETIRED OFFICAL IN COMPUTER PROBE RETIRES – Peter Guinchini will receive $37,312 for unused benefits after retiring two months ago while under investigation for alleged inappropriate use of his township computer. The town did not file any charges, in the end. From left to right: Township Attorney Herbert Klitzner, Acting Town Clerk Erin Barillas, Commissioner Allen Pascual, and Mayor Nicholas Sacco. Man in e-mail investigation collects benefits payout
Also in council news: Meeting with trailer park residents fizzles

Peter Giunchini, who resigned his $130,000 a year township position after officials confirmed he was under investigation to see if he allegedly used his office computer for inappropriate emails, ...
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Man dies attempting to cross Rt. 495
Police nab burglar; arrest a boyfriend for assault

A Manhattan man was killed by a vehicle last week after attempting to cross Route 495 in North Bergen without using the foot bridge, according to police. Traffic Division Police Officer Frank Men...
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WORK CONTINUES – Last week work continued at the site of a controversial commercial development in North Bergen. County must consider appeal vs. mini-mall
But judge allows Palisades rock-clearing to continue

A New Jersey Superior Court judge has ruled that the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders must consider local activists’ appeal of a decision to approve the development of three stores on th...
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NORTH BERGEN H.S. ALUM KILLED IN SERVICE – At the North Bergen Board of Education’s Feb. 24 Meeting, Mayor and Assistant Superintendent Nicholas Sacco announced that a 2006 North Bergen High School alumnus, Marcos Gorra, was killed while serving in Afghanistan. Sacco said it was a “horrifying situation.” Superintendent Robert Dandorph said that Garro was due to come home next month. The district was notified this past Monday through Garro’s girlfriend, whose father works for the Board of Education. “He really was an amazing kid,” said Dandorph. “He was sweet, smart.” According to Garro’s Facebook.com account, he was serving the 82nd Airborne Division and had lived in South Korea from December of 2006 through December of 2007. NORTH BERGEN BRIEFS
2/28/10

Statewide UEZ funds frozen North Bergen Mayor and Sen. Nicholas Sacco said that representatives of Urban Enterprise Zones throughout the state were planning to speak to each other via confere...
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FIGHTING FOR CITY VIEW – Bergen Ridge homeowners say that a development planned below them will block their view and cause their homes to drop in value. Still fighting to keep their view
Appellate court says they don’t have right to see waterfront

After losing their latest attempt to stop a high-rise development they say will block their views and reduce their property values, the Bergen Ridge Homeowners Association has asked the New Jerse...
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