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HELPING OTHERS FIRST – Michael Alburtus learned a valuable lesson from his one-time scout master at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, and used this lesson when he sought out a community service program last summer. Helping out
Local teen earns Eagle rank by raising food for the hungry

The moment Michael Alburtus talked to the woman outside the supermarket, he knew she was having a hard time. Alburtus was earning his Eagle Scout rank as member of the Our Lady of Assumption Boy ...
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A HISTORIC FIGURE -- Solon Humphreys may have had offices on Exchange Place in New York, but he built this house in Bayonne. He founded the first Bayonne bank, one of the early churches and helped lay out the streets of modern Bayonne The house that Solon Humphreys built
Historic Commission considers protective status

Located mid block between Kennedy Boulevard and Avenue A, the historic Bergen Point Victorian home known as the Usowicz House isn’t as prominent as some of the other historic homes in town, yet i...
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LEAVING OFFICE – Vincent Lo Re leaves the City Council with a legacy and the distinction of having been the longest serving council president. Going, but not forgotten
Lo Re looks back on council career

When his term in office ends on June 30, Vincent Lo Re will have had the distinction of being the longest serving City Council president in the history of the city, and one of three of the longes...
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Police beat
Compiled by Al Sullivan 3/17/10

When you gotta go… A man charged with stealing $29.28 worth of groceries from the Bayonne A&P near Eighth Street and Avenue A on March 7 was arrested by police who watched him rush out of t...
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PROJECT MOVES AHEAD – A portion of the former Military Ocean Terminal could be developed as a high end retail mall thanks to an ordinance passed by the City Council last week. A change of direction
Council clears path for possible new mall

In passing an ordinance to amend the redevelopment plan for the former Military Ocean Terminal property on March 3, the Bayonne City Council may have opened the doors to a new high end mall devel...
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A VERY CONERNED CITIZEN – Frank Perrucci founded a civic organization in 1970 that has taken on a life of its own. Forty years strong
Concerned Citizens of Bayonne celebrate anniversary

Frank Perrucci could not have known how big an impact the Concerned Citizens of Bayonne would have when he founded the group in 1970. “I was running for council in the Third Ward,” he said during...
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HOW IS IT GOING? Halfway through its first school year as an independently run school, Holy Family Academy appears to be on the right track. A whole lot of changes going on
Holy Family Academy is determined to continue into the future

Considering that two years ago Holy Family Academy was told it would have to close its doors in June 2009, every day it remains open is a blessing, and administrators say the most significant pro...
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Two tickets for mayoral race
Election looms with independents caught in middle

Although hardly yet settled, two full tickets appear to be emerging for the May 11 municipal election, with incumbent Mayor Mark Smith at the top of one ticket and Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone a...
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Police Beat
Compiled by Al Sullivan 3/10/10

A whole lot of food Shawn O’Donnell, 29, of 31st Street in Bayonne, was detained by ShopRite security about 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 26 after he allegedly tried to steer a shopping cart full of unpaid...
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A TOUGH CHOICE – A career police officer, Mayor Mark Smith may have to retire if a recent court ruling applies to Bayonne. Smith to choose: be mayor, or cop?
Court ruling in Wildwood may have impact

More than 600 people showed up at Mayor Mark Smith’s reelection fundraiser on Feb. 26, urging him to run for reelection a week after an appellate court put his double role as mayor and police off...
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STEPPING DOWN AS CHAIR – Freeholder Doreen DiDomenico said serving a year as chair of the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders was an enlightening experience. Her job done
DiDomenico looks back at term as freeholder chair

When Doreen DiDomenico took over as chair of the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders in January 2009, things did not look hopeful. The world had plunged into the worst economic times since ...
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GETTING STRONGER EVERY DAY – All Saints Academy is working towards the goal of providing a Catholic education in Bayonne for the next 100 years. Hope on the horizon
Change in Trenton could be good for All Saints

After a year and a half in operation as Bayonne’s sole parochial elementary school, All Saints Academy has a lot to be thankful for. The school population at almost 500 students is precisely wher...
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