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BUSTED – Many prostitution operations have been busted because of tips received by the police about faux business cards being passed out along Bergenline Avenue. Hookers with business cards
What’s behind the sudden string of prostitution busts in area?

The world’s oldest profession is having a hard time surviving in West New York, and Union City may become more difficult stomping grounds as well. Since the new year, the Street Crimes Unit of th...
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UNION CITY REACHES OUT TO CHILE – Mayor Brian Stack encouraged local residents to donate to the international relief effort for the earthquake victims of Chile this week. Donors may bring canned and boxed food and bottled water to the third floor of City Hall (3715 Palisade Ave.) during office hours. BRIEFS
3/7/10

UC Zoning official may have lived out of town According to a published article, a member of the Union City Zoning Board may have been living in Bergen County for the last three years, and if so...
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THE LOVE OF ART - Artist Demetrio Alfonso posed next to a piece he is currently working on in his studio. Organic composition
Local artist garners international acclaim with mixed media

Over the past 35 years, West New York resident Demetrio Alfonso has become a world-renowned artist. The recent recipient of a lifetime achievement award from an international art exhibition, Alfo...
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PASSION PLAY – The 95th season of America’s longest running passion play will start on March 13 in Union City. This critically acclaimed production has been a favorite of tour groups and area families since it was first presented in 1915. For performance dates, ticket purchases, and more information, call the Park Performing Arts Center at (201) 865-6980, ext. 10 or visit www.parkpac.org. BRIEFS
2/28/10

Recall effort still alive Last week the committees trying to recall West New York Mayor Sal Vega – led by Dr. Felix Roque and the Together We Can group – were given a trial date of April 12 to ...
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WILD CAT – Union City officials have responded to residents’ concerns about the humane treatment of stray cats found in the area. The city has also recently awarded a new animal shelter services contract. Give me shelter
Committee will address stray cats

Animal control and sheltering has been a conundrum in Hudson County for over a year, as the county shelter in Jersey City run by the SPCA was shut down a year ago because of health violations, ...
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MAKING IT WORK – Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise said times are hard, but the county is doing its best to keep the county’s finances stable. Good news in bad times
DeGise says county is holding its own

The old adage that when life hands you lemons, you should make lemonade pertains very much to the state of the county this year as county officials hunker down in bad economic times. In comments ...
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Un-happy meal
Some local residents can’t get Meals on Wheels anymore

In the middle of last month, West New York resident Brian Silvani ran out of food. Fifty-one years old and disabled, he called the local office of Meals on Wheels for help. To his surprise, the g...
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NEW SCHOOL – A student walks by Union City High School on Kennedy Blvd. on Monday, when schools were closed. Saving the schools?
Union City tries to head off gov’s funding cuts; WNY unscathed

The 11,600-student Union City School District receives 75 percent of its funding from the state, but now it may have to find new sources, dip into its surplus, or cut spending. After new Gov. Chr...
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NO-TELL HOTEL – The site of the old Park Avenue Hotel in Weehawken where Jennifer Moore was allegedly murdered is now vacant and awaiting construction of affordable senior housing, tentatively slated to begin in 2011. ‘Perfect storm of delays’
Defendants in murder case may stand trial in May

Draymond Coleman and Krystal Riordan, the pair who are charged with the 2006 murder of Jennifer Moore, 18, in a now-defunct Weehawken hotel, were denied a motion filed by their attorneys earlier ...
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HALTED – The exterior of the stalled Xanadu project in East Rutherford is largely completed. All it needs now is some internal work, a few tenants – and about $500 million. New life for Xanadu?
New York developer may jump-start stalled project

With thousands of jobs for the Meadowlands region at stake, the state is considering an offer from an investor to revive the stalled Xanadu project in East Rutherford, a $2.3 billion entertainmen...
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ENJOY THE VIEW – A picturesque view along Boulevard East in West New York. BRIEFS
2/21/10

Public safety meeting in Union City Union City Mayor Brian Stack is hosting a series of public safety community meetings. The next one will be this Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. at St. Anthony Ch...
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ROCKING OUT – West New York-born guitarist Sergio Michel will perform at Saints and Sinners, a venue within O’Donoghue’s Pub in Hoboken, at 9 p.m. on Mar. 26. Photo courtesy of Michel Media. Rock god
WNY native brings ‘eternity’ to the edge

In high school, Sergio Michel was once stopped in the hallway by a teacher who was amazed by what she thought was his love of literature. After all, not too many kids would rock a “MacBeth” shirt...
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