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HISTORY NEXT DOOR – The original First National Bank of Union City, which issued its own currency between 1909 and 1935, still stands vacant on the corner of Broadway Avenue and 48th Street. It is the birthplace of a rare $20 bill a Massachusetts resident recently received as change for a bottle of wine.

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BANK ON THIS!
Man gets $20 bill in change worth $100-$300

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If Scott Chillo’s 4-year-old daughter Leah hadn’t once again attempted to pilfer the change he left on their kitchen table, he may never have discovered a rare bit of Union City’s financial histo...

NO HIGH RISE FOR THIS LOT – After a two-year battle between developers and residents, the parking lot on Park Avenue and 58th Street in West New York will not be turned into a 22-story mixed-use building.

Tower won’t replace parking lot
Residents prevent 22-story building near 57th Street
A plot of land at the corner of 57th Street and Park Avenue in West New York will remain a parking lot for the time being, since a group of residents successfully fought a bid by a developer to c...

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PREVENTING UNDERAGE DRINKING – The West New York Police Department implemented a program in January known as “Cops in Shops,” which installs undercover officers in liquor stores to prevent purchase of alcohol by or for minors. Left to right: Officer Hector Rodriguez, Mayor Felix Roque, Director Michael Indri, Officer Ben Fontanez.

Cops in shops
Plainclothes police in WNY liquor stores are watching for underage buyers
The next time a minor wanders into a West New York liquor store hoping to buy alcohol, he may find himself face to face with an undercover police officer. So may any adult with the intention to b...

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ON PATROL – Sheriff’s Department officers are out in the parks and elsewhere 24 hours a day, seven days a week, a change from the past.

A law enforcement success
Increased sheriff’s patrols prove economical
When first proposed in early 2011, increasing sheriff’s patrols to cut down on overtime seemed like a good idea to members of the Hudson County Freeholder Board. But some questioned whether it wo...

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WALK OF STARS– Mayor Felix Roque and the Board of Commissioners made like Hollywood and began a new town tradition in West New York on Feb. 20. They brought the very first of four annual inductees, local Univision television program “Despierta America” (“Wake Up America”), into their “Walk of Stars.” The walk surrounds the Liberty Fountain on Boulevard East and 60th Street. Stars are awarded based on a person or group’s positive impact on the West New York community.

Union City Briefs
Union City passes ‘pay to play’ ordinance; can now receive held-up state aid At Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting, Union City unanimously voted a “pay to play” ordinance into effect, whic...

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SWEAR TO SERVE – New Union City Police Chief Brian Barrett was officially sworn in on Feb. 3 during a ceremony held in the Union City High School auditorium. Left to right: Mayor Brian Stack, Commissioner Lucio Fernandez, Barrett, mother Margaret Barrett, and sister Maureen Scerbo.

New UC police chief speaks out
Barrett has big plans for department after rocky year
People who are being promoted often say, “I have big shoes to fill,” but in the case of new Union City Police Chief Brian Barrett, he must forge an entirely new pair. In the wake of a near yearl...

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ST. JOE’S A GO – Governor Chris Christie visited West New York’s Memorial High School to announce the SDA’s approval of the purchase of St. Joseph’s to ease overcrowding. Left to right: SDA CEO Marc Larkins, Christie, West New York Superintendent of Schools John Fauta, and Mayor Felix Roque.

Now just waiting for pope
Gov. Christie announces state approval of WNY school district buying St. Joe’s; talks local politics
Gov. Chris Christie visited West New York’s Memorial High School Wednesday morning alongside state School Development Authority CEO Marc Larkins to announce that the state has approved the school...

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FINDING WILLIAM – A relative of William Stroebele, who died of accidental drowning in the Hackensack River after falling through cracked ice, believes that the wrong body was recovered. William is pictured at right.

Where is William?
Relative tries to locate body of boy who drowned in 1922
Unlike the mild winter weather of today, Secaucus had plenty of snow and frozen ice beds during the winter of January 1922. It was enough to provide a lively afternoon of sledding for a group of...

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by Adriana Rambay Fernández
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WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE TOWING? Freeholder Bill O’Dea grills County Administrator Abe Antun about the mixup that had no towing contract in place for more than a decade.

Freeholders have towing contract questions
How did same company get work since 1998 without competitive bids?

In establishing a new rotating procedure for cars towed at the direction of the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office, the Hudson County Freeholders found out that the county had been using one vendor s...

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Union City welterweight Jan “the Beast” Rodriguez improved his professional boxing record to 8-0 on Jan. 21. when he reigned victorious over Puerto Rico’s Carlos Ramos. He paid the price of five stitches over his right eye, but the step up in class was well worth it, he said. (Photo by Jorge Abreu.)

West New York & Union City Briefs
WNY Mayor Felix Roque endorses Republican candidate for state senator – rather than Menendez West New York Mayor and Democrat Felix Roque has chosen to endorse state Sen. Joe Kyrillos (R-13) ove...

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MASTERING THE MASTER PLAN – Legal Counsel Brian Chewkaskie addresses residents and their concerns surrounding the new Union City Land Development Ordinance at a Board of Commissioners’ meeting held on Feb. 1.

What can be built in crowded Union City?
Town holds hearings on changes to development laws; new high rises likely banned

Union City has been holding a series of meetings to revise laws governing what can be developed in this crowded, landlocked city – how high, how wide, how much parking per unit. Among other chang...

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Wanna drive my car?
Local health care non-profit wins one-year lease; will transport patients

Hudson Honda General Manager Chris Tropiano presented the North Hudson Community Action Corporation (NHCAC) with a brand-new white 2012 Honda CR-V and a free one-year lease on Feb. 2 as a part of...

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FUNNY MAN – Union City resident Ray Wagner’s career as a comic is on the rise.

Ray Wagner’s career is rising
Comedy, drama, TV, movies – he does it all

Ray Wagner is an up-and-coming comedian who lives in Union City. Originally from New York, he got his start in 2004 when he realized he wanted a change in his career. Back then he used to work fo...

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02.12.12 - 12:00 am

Semper fi, Jr.
UC’s Jr. ROTC students earn the right to compete in Fla. nationals; need funding

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02.05.12 - 12:04 am

Viva la República Dominicana!
WNY honors outstanding residents on founder’s birthday

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