The Bayonne Division of Recreation has announced the start of a Youth Book Club. The club will be open for Bayonne residents in 6th, 7th, 8th Grade. The Club will meet twice a month at the Bayonne Community Museum, located at 229 Broadway, on Thursdays from 5 to 6:15 p.m. The will convene for 6th Graders on February 9 and 23; for 7th Graders on March 9 and 23; and for 8th Graders on April 6 and 20. Dates and times subject to change. Additional dates to be announced. Spaces are limited to 15 students per grade. With limited spaces, there will be a lottery system to attend the program ..read more

The Bayonne Division of Recreation has been awarded $1 million federal grant to renovate its special needs baseball field. Mayor James Davis has announce the Division of Recreation has been awarded a $1 million grant for the Special Needs Baseball League, known as Buddy Baseball. The money will see the overhaul of the league’s baseball field, known as the Field of Dreams, located at 11th Street and Avenue E. The Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Project will include specifically designed upgrades at the field and facility. Upgrades include, but are not limited to, a new playing are ..read more

Bayonne city officials have formally presented the results of the much-anticipated absorption rate study to the public. The study was commissioned by the City Council at the request of Mayor James Davis back in July of 2022. After the study was commissioned, La Pelusa announced in November that it had concluded and the results and that the data was promising. This likely means that redevelopment and the financial agreements that support it may be back on the agenda regularly fairly soon. Preliminary data announced in November According to Council President Gary La Pelusa, the absorption rate i ..read more

The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor has denied a motion to reconsider the recent removal of Bayonne’s State Assemblyman for the 31st Legislative District William Sampson from the waterfront as a longshoreman and revocation of his crane operator license. Sampson had been employed as a port worker at Global Container Terminals in Bayonne. On Jan. 18, the commission voted unanimously to reject his appeal, 2-0. The Waterfront Commission initially ruled on Dec. 21 to remove Sampson from the waterfront and revoke his license due to “excessive absenteeism” due to his other job in the st ..read more

Craig Guy has announced he has hired Julietta Vogt to serve as his campaign manager in the race for Hudson County Executive. Guy is the chief of staff of outgoing County Executive Tom DeGise, who will retire when his term is up. Guy cites Vogt’s extensive experience working as executive director of the Hudson County Democratic Organization, and the crucial perspective that she will bring to the team as a young millennial woman dedicated to the future of Democratic politics. “I am thrilled to announce that Julietta Vogt will be leading our campaign team,” said Guy. “Julietta is a highly skilled ..read more

All nine Hudson County Commissioner seats are up for re-election in 2023. Primary Election Day for the Democrats is June 6, and the winners would usually go on to handily defeat Republican candidates in the “deep blue” Hudson County. But this year a handful of progressive candidates will try to challenge the usual primary cakewalk for Hudson County Democratic Organization office holders. Alex Valdez has announced his candidacy for Hudson County Commissioner for District 9, comprising the West Hudson towns of Kearny, Harrison, East Newark, and parts of Secaucus and Jersey City. The seat is curr ..read more

The Hudson County Board of Commissioners elected Commissioner Anthony Vainieri, who represents North Bergen and Secaucus, as chairman again at its re-organization meeting on January 5. He is also the Chairman of the Hudson County Democratic Organization. The day after the meeting, Vainieri took to social media to post a statement: “Yesterday, I was sworn is as the Chairperson of the Hudson County Board of Commissioners. This is the 7th year in a row and I’m proud and honored to serve the residents of Hudson County. I’d like to thank all my colleagues for their vote of confidence in me and spec ..read more

The Bayonne Division of Recreation Special Needs Sports Program has announced it will team up with the Long Island Metropolitan Lacrosse Foundation for a Special Needs Lacrosse Clinic. The Special Needs Sports Program will partner with a chapter of US Lacrosse, the Long Island Metropolitan Lacrosse Foundation, for a special needs lacrosse clinic. The clinic will take place on Sunday, January 29, from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., at the Bayonne High School Ice Rink Basketball Gym. Mike Nelson, the President of the Special Needs Lacrosse Division, will be in Bayonne to assist and instruct the ath ..read more

The Bayonne Division of Recreation Special Needs Sports Program has announced it will team up with the Long Island Metropolitan Lacrosse Foundation for a Special Needs Lacrosse Clinic. The Special Needs Sports Program will partner with a chapter of US Lacrosse, the Long Island Metropolitan Lacrosse Foundation, for a special needs lacrosse clinic. The clinic will take place on Sunday, January 29, from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., at the Bayonne High School Ice Rink Basketball Gym. Mike Nelson, the President of the Special Needs Lacrosse Division, will be in Bayonne to assist and instruct the ath ..read more

The Bayonne Division of Recreation has been awarded $1 million federal grant to renovate its special needs baseball field. Mayor James Davis has announce the Division of Recreation has been awarded a $1 million grant for the Special Needs Baseball League, known as Buddy Baseball. The money will see the overhaul of the league’s baseball field, known as the Field of Dreams, located at 11th Street and Avenue E. The Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Project will include specifically designed upgrades at the field and facility. Upgrades include, but are not limited to, a new playing are ..read more