Union City News

Oneyda Lopez of Union City became a citizen two years ago and takes English courses in Union City.

Beginning Monday, the south wing of the Manhattan Avenue Viaduct will be closed at night to perform repairs to the rock face, according to the Hudson County Division of Engineering.

Failure of a large electricity cable has caused blackouts in several North Hudson municipalities, and power to North Bergen Township Hall is out, officials said.

RIDGEFIELD a ' Robert Fazio, picked just two weeks ago to lead the borough school district, backed out of his $210,000 a year contract Wednesday citing undisclosed personal reasons.

A Weehawken motorcycle officer suffered a leg injury in a crash in Union City at about 5:50 p.m. while responding on a call, officials said.

Terry LaBruno, shown here when she was a Councilwoman, has been tapped to be Hoboken's new Director of Health and Human Services, according to sources.

HighPoint towing made headlines in December when its owner and others were charged with launching stolen trucks from a cliff to get recovery fees, but a guilty plea yesterday on unrelated charges yesterday ended HighPoint's 85-year history, officials said.

NEWARK, N.J. - Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents say they arrested 46 reputed gang members and associates as part of a statewide sweep in New Jersey.

I was reading The Jersey Journal about Stack's secretary suing him and I would like to say I'm happy to see that finally The Jersey Journal is reporting what's going on in Union City .

" A bill sponsored by Senators Dana L. Redd and Brian P. Stack which would permit county governments to adopt homelessness housing plans to address the housing needs of the homeless within their municipalities has been approved by the Senate today by a vote of 30-6. "As the global economic crisis continues to have a major impact on the communities ...

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> POLICE BRIEFS First his car damaged, then he's attacked in street By MICHAELANGELO CONTE A Union City man told police he was driving on Palisade Avenue in Jersey City Thursday when a man punched his car.

Gov. Jon Corzine and U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez recently patched up differences over a pancake breakfast, according to today's The Auditor column.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Ex-Secaucus man's movie shown in local film festival By JENNIFER KIM SW STAFF WRITER T he Hoboken International Film Festival has attracted filmmakers far and wide, but on June 3 a film by a Hudson County native was front and center.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Cops: 5 robbed on street, tail but lose gunman A Jersey City man and four out-of-towners were robbed on a Greenville street early yesterday, officials said, adding that the victims tried to follow the gunman but he slipped away.

Microbiologist Gilbert Ortiz handles samples while testing for swine flu at the Houston Department of Health and Human Services.

Republican voters will nominate their gubernatorial candidate today. Steve Lonegan and Chris Christie the two major candidates.

The Bailey School in Bayonne, where five kids were sent home yesterday with flu-like symptoms.

Three Jersey City students and a 7-month-old were confirmed today as having the H1N1 virus, or swine flu , the first cases reported in Jersey City, officials said.

Some vigorous advocacy by library supporters has helped beat back a resolution pushed by the New Jersey League of Municipalities that wanted the required payment for library funding to be reduced from one-third to one-sixth of a mill for every dollar of assessable property.

Two Hudson County men have been accused of stealing $11,000 worth of perfume and cologne over the last year from the shipping company they worked for, according to the Leader newspaper.