Bayonne News

• Officials recommend precautions as Hurricane Earl threatens
  NOAAAs of 4:30 this afternoon, Hurricane Earl was off the coast of the Carolinas. Officials are suggesting residents of Hudson County and all of New Jersey take some precautions as Hurricane Earl threatens to make his presence known in our... […]
• Tropical storm watch issued for Hudson County
  APWunderground.com forecasters predict that the eye of Hurricane Earl will be off the coast of New Jersey around noon tomorrow. Hudson County is included in the tropical storm watch that has been issued regarding Hurricane Earl's march up the Eastern... […]
• The Jersey Journal: Bayonne Times Edition: Thursday, September 2
  Five people who were members of the board of directors at the former Pamrapo Savings Bank, including a one-time Bayonne mayoral candidate, have been fined a total of $80,000 by a federal banking agency "for engaging in unsafe and... […]
• New Jersey comptroller's report missed the mark on tax abatements: Bayonne Mayor Smith opinion
  View full sizeJournal file photoBayonne Mayor Mark Smith delivers his 2009 State of Bayonne Address mentioning plans for the $400 million Bayonne Energy Center which would provide enough energy for 500,000 homes. The state criticized the city for a... […]
• 5 Pamrapo Savings Bank officials fined a total of $80K for overlooking illegal transactions
  REENA ROSE SIBAYAN / THE JERSEY JOURNALFormer Pamrapo board member Patrick Conaghan, who made two unsuccessful bids for mayor, was fined $15,000. He's shown here at a Jersey Journal mayoral forum in 2008.Five people who were members of the board... […]
• Bayonne's new school business administrator prepares to deal with cutbacks
  Michael T. Dempsey/The Jersey JournalLeo Smith, new Bayonne Board of Education business administrator, at work in his office Leo Smith, the new business administrator of the Bayonne school district and older brother to Mayor Mark Smith, said he intends to... […]
• The Jersey Journal: Bayonne Times Edition: Wednesday, September 1
  Bayonne's new school business administrator says he is making every dollar count in spite of the $5.3 million cut in state aid. Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, who previously said he might not replace retiring Fire Chief Michael O'Reilly due... […]
• Bayonne public schools save $5.3M, class sizes grow
  Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey JournalSuperintendent of Schools Patricia McGeehan, standing center, visits the kindergarten class at School 14 in Bayonne in May, along with, standing from left, Mayor Mark Smith, Bayonne Board of Education Business Administrator Clifford Doll, Principal Janice... […]
• The Jersey Journal: Bayonne Times Edition: Tuesday, August 31
  Bayonne public schools managed to cut the budget by $5.3 million without layoffs, but class size will take a jump this year from 24 students to 30. A Berkeley Heights man was charged with DWI after Bayonne cops found... […]
• Former Bayonne employee sues for his job back, Bayonne says OK
  Journal file photoBayonne Municipal Building The City of Bayonne's former purchasing agent, who was fired after 15 years on the job, filed a lawsuit against his former employer in federal court earlier this month. But now the defendants in the... […]
• The Jersey Journal: Bayonne Times Edition: Monday, August 30
  Fired after 15 years on the job, the City of Bayonne's former purchasing agent filed a lawsuit against his former employer in federal court on Aug. 13. But now the defendants in the case are chalking up the ouster... […]
• Karaoke night at Oddfellows Rest in Hoboken
  David Dougherty of Bayonne sings Bob Seger's "Turn the Page" at karaoke night at Oddfellows Rest in Hoboken. Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. -- LANI BUESS / FOR THE JERSEY JOURNAL... […]
• Parking tickets, noise pollution and Bayonne: Journal on the Line for Saturday, Aug. 28
  Doug Bauman/The Jersey JournalA Jersey Journal Journal on the Line caller wants to know what will happen to the pavers at the Teardrop Memorial in Bayonne. The memorial has to move from its current location because the city is turning... […]
• Russian artist Zurab Tsereteli saddened by likely relocation of Bayonne's 9/11 Teardrop Memorial
  REENA ROSE SIBAYAN / THE JERSEY JOURNALThe 9/11 teardrop memorial called "To the Struggle Against World Terrorism" by Russian artist Zurab Tsereteli is dedicated in a ceremony at the Harborview Park on the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor on the fifth... […]
• Expect delays between Newark and Bayonne as work continues on the NJ Turnpike extension
  Google mapsExpect delays between Newark and Bayonne on the New Jersey Turnpike Extension this weekend. Expect more delays as Work continues this weekend on the New Jersey Turnpike extension between Newark and Bayonne.The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has announced that... […]