Bayonne News

The young men and women of Weehawken High School 's Class of 2012 and their dates were looking sharp last night for the senior prom at the Brownstone in Paterson.

A 19-year-old Jersey City man was charged with making terroristic threats Wednesday evening after Bayonne police spotted him waving a 12-inch knife at the 16th Street Park, officials said.

An unknown man bombarded an employee of a downtown deli with eggs early Thursday morning, after claiming to be shortchanged 50 cents, according to police reports.A Around midnight on Thursday a man-together with a 26-year-old Jersey City man and a 30-year-old Hoboken man-walked into a deli at First and Willow to buy cigarettes, police said.

About 50 seniors and juniors attended St. Anthony's prom at The Landmark in East Rutherford on Thursday, May 24, 2012.

The unveiling will take place at 10:30 a.m. at Fire Station 2, Fourth Street and Zabriskie Avenue.

Bayonne Police officers on a "Click It or Ticket" detail, intended to issue tickets to drivers who don't wear seat belts, had a drug arrest fall into their laps on Tuesday.

There are several activities planned in the next week in honor of Memorial Day, culminating in the Bayonne Memorial Day Parade on Monday.

Paul Lempa, Jersey City's baseball aficionado and artist, has a new art exhibit to coincide with the 166th anniversary of the first baseball game played at Hoboken's Elysian Fields.

Officials say it's almost time to fire up the Bayonne Energy Center, the natural gas-fueled power plant being built on Constable Hook.

Members of the New Jersey Sharing Network work both as a support system for one another, and an advocacy and awareness organization that promotes organ donation.

Meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of the month at 1:15 p.m. Meetings will resume in the Marion Room at 101 West 23rd Street.

Seven Saint Dominic Academy students participated at the William Paterson University 23 rd Annual International Poetry Recitation Contest held at the University in Wayne earlier this month.

A 74-year-old New Milford man was among 14 people charged Tuesday in connection with a Genovese crime family crew that was involved in cargo theft, extortion, loan-sharking and illegal gambling, authorities said.

Bayonne Police say a Newark man led a motorcycle officer on a chase after refusing to pull over for a traffic stop.

A whole roasted pig is one of the specialites at Mojito Grill restaurant in Bayonne.

From 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow, groups of students from each Bayonne elementary school will visit the restoration site on a rotating basis.

I seem to remember Mayor Healy bragging about the new solar-powered trash compactors that he was having installed with some grant money.

Over 3,000 voters from Jersey City, many dual citizens, are expected to cast their vote to elect the President and Diputados.

A former Bayonne bookkeeper who was accused of stealing more than $400,000 from his employer in February 2011 pleaded guilty to theft today in Hudson County Superior Court in Jersey City.

Downtown Seniors of Bayonne will meet at the Fourth Street Senior Center, 16 West Fourth St., at 1 p.m. Call Helen at 436-8339. The Bayonne Arts and Crafts will have arts and crafts for children ages 6 to 13 from 4 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. The fee is $125. Classes will take place at the Fourth Street Senior Center.