West New York News

After 25 minutes of competition, five contestants were knocked out from the competition in the Jersey Journal's 53rd annual Hudson County Spelling Bee.

CLIFFSIDE PARK - For as long as he can remember, theater has been a part of John Fedele's life.

It didn't take long for the pressure to start building up under West New York Mayor Dr.

Affiliate Nexus Tax Legislation proposed by Sen. Paul A. Sarlo and Sen. Raymond J. Lesniak will cost New Jersey thousands of jobs and decrease tax revenue.

Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy said today the city is requesting a one-year delay for the city to perform its first citywide revaluation since 1988.

On the evening before the 209th anniversary of the birth of Juan Pablo Duarte, the founder of the Dominican Republic, the court chambers of West New York's Town Hall was filled with young dancers who performed la mangulina dressed in traditional blue, white, and red skirts.

A woman told jurors in Hackensack on Thursday that two strangers abducted her after she left a bachelorette party six years ago and violently raped before she was dumped naked on a Palisades Park street.

Sign ups for both the 13-15 and 16-18 year old divisions will be held today from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Metro Field Clubhouse, 179 West Side Ave., Jersey City.

This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the Outsider Art Fair , where 'outsider' artists - creative types with no formal training, operating outside of the cultural and commercial mainstream - will descend on Midtown's 7 W New York at 7 W. 34th St.

The West New York Parking Authority wants to remind residents that it approved a new resident parking ordinance last September to ensure that town inhabitants have first dibs on parking.

Patrons will be able to enjoy discounted Prix-fixe meals for lunch and dinner at almost 50 restaurants in Hoboken, Jersey City, Weehawken and West New York.

Patrons will be able to enjoy discounted Prix-fixe meals for lunch and dinner at almost 50 restaurants in Hoboken, Jersey City, Weehawken and West New York.

UNION CITY, N.J. A - Authorities have recovered the body of a man who was unaccounted for after an 8-alarm fire ravaged a row of apartment buildings in Union City.

North Hudson Fire Department had to get help from other towns in the area to help with heavy flames and smoke for an 8-fire that burned through six Union City buildings today.

Authorities have recovered the body of a man who was unaccounted for after an 8-alarm fire ravaged a row of apartment buildings in Union City.

Sean Connors, a Jersey City detective who represents the 33rd District, learned last week that he will spend the Legislature's 2012-13 session, which kicked off last week Tuesday, sitting on two committees: Consumer Affairs and Law and Public Safety.

Just minutes into the Giants vs. Green Bay Packers football game, fans in Hoboken are braving sub-freezing temperatures as they wait in lines with waits as long as an hour to get into several bars along Washington Street on Sunday afternoon.

Assemblyman Sean Connors, who represents the 33rd District in the state Legislature, will sit on the body's Consumer Affairs and Law and Public Safety committees.