Donald Trump may have won the White House but he did not win in North Bergen.
Hillary Clinton – 73% – 15,140 votes
Donald Trump – 24.2% – 5,010
Other – 2.5% – 515
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Author: Mackensie Alvarez
Trump Receives 5,010 Votes from North Bergen Residents, 500 Vote 'Other'
Donald Trump may have won the White House but he did not win in North Bergen.
Hillary Clinton – 73% – 15,140 votes
Donald Trump – 24.2% – 5,010
Other – 2.5% – 515
See how other towns around the state voted by going to NJ.com
Sacco, Prieto, Jimenez Vote ‘Yes’ to Raise Gas Tax, Cuts for Sales Tax
You may have noticed a sudden spike in the gas prices while driving to work today. This is because the state government passed legislation to raise New Jersey’s gasoline tax for the first time since 1988.
The elected officials who represent the area of North Bergen in the state legislature; Senator Nicholas Sacco, Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, and Assemblywoman Angelica Jimenez all voted ‘Yes’ to raise the gas tax.
The bill also eliminates the estate tax. The $675,000 threshold to be taxed on the transfer of estates increase to $2 million on Jan. 1. It would be eliminated altogether after Jan. 1, 2018.
Reduces in the sales tax. It will decrease from 7 percent to 6.875 percent on Jan. 1, and then from 6.875 percent to 6.625 percent on Jan. 1, 2018.
Boost the Earned Income Tax Credit for low-income workers from 30 percent of the federal level to 35 percent and a $3,000 income tax exemption for veterans who were honorably discharged from active service in the military or National Guard.
This gas tax will bring New Jersey from the 2nd lowest gas prices in the country to one of the highest.
Read more at NJ.com
NBPD Receives Training on Alzheimer's Provided by Local Non-Profit
The North Bergen Police Department had three days of training last week with Kristine Allen, President and Co-Founder of the Act Now Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps the public recognize signs of Alzheimer’s disease.
Each day was five hours of training by Allen using various scenarios and seminars. She taught the department how to approach someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia, and how to gain their trust to help them.
“Knowing the proper steps to deal with a person with dementia goes a long way for first responders,” said Chief of Police Robert Dowd. “This training will provide members of the department with the tools needed to better handle an already tough situation.”
Read more at Hudson Reporter.com
Read more on Alzheimer’s disease at ActNowFoundation.org
NBPD Receives Training on Alzheimer’s Provided by Local Non-Profit
The North Bergen Police Department had three days of training last week with Kristine Allen, President and Co-Founder of the Act Now Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps the public recognize signs of Alzheimer’s disease.
Each day was five hours of training by Allen using various scenarios and seminars. She taught the department how to approach someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia, and how to gain their trust to help them.
“Knowing the proper steps to deal with a person with dementia goes a long way for first responders,” said Chief of Police Robert Dowd. “This training will provide members of the department with the tools needed to better handle an already tough situation.”
Read more at Hudson Reporter.com
Read more on Alzheimer’s disease at ActNowFoundation.org
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Former North Bergen Coach, Jackie Moore, passes away
Former Bruins offensive line coach under Legendary Coach Ascolese, John “Jackie” Moore, has passed away after battling with cancer.
John “Jackie” Moore was an influential high school football coach at Don Bosco, Marist, North Bergen, and Wallington.
Many Bruins remember Coach Moore for his key phrases such as “buzz ‘em!” when directing the team to start an exercise. “Ok – now what you’re going to do is take your right hand and place it over your right pectoral muscle!”
“I’ll never forget his many punch lines and the lesson he taught me about football and most importantly, life,” says former Bruins lineman Alex Nunez.
Many former Bruins took to social media to express their gratitude and memories of Coach Moore.
“I know you’ll have your famous pencil in your sock up top! Rest in peace coach!” writes former linemen and current North Bergen PeeWee Coach Julian Torres.
The funeral will be held at Costa Memorial Home, Boulevard and Central Ave. Hasbrouck Heights, on Monday at 8:45 a.m. A funeral Mass will be held at St. Francis Church, 114 Mt. Vernon St., Ridgefield Park at 10 a.m. Interment following at George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus.
Visitation will be held Sunday from 2 to 7 p.m.
Missing North Bergen woman located and said to be safe
According to the North Bergen Police Facebook page, the search for Shirlene Quigley is over.
“She is safe and at a medical facility which location is undisclosed at this time. North Bergen Police Detectives have contacted her father and he is in route from Los Angeles to reunite with his daughter,” writes the North Bergen Police Department.
Quigley’s father has been contacted and he is en route to reunite with his daughter. This case went viral as pop star, Rihanna, who employed Quigley as a dancer, pleaded for the communities help.
Senator and Mayor Sacco steps down from six-figure Board of Education position
During Monday’s press conference revealing plans for the move of one of New Jersey’s biggest high schools- State Senator and Mayor Nicholas Sacco announced his resignation from his $259,550 job with North Bergen’s Board of Education.
Sacco has been on the payroll of North Bergen’s Board of Education as a principal, assistant superintendent, and most recently Director of Primary and Secondary education.
“I’ve been around a long time…I’m staying as a Senator and I’m staying the mayor. I leave, only now, because I have completed what I had to do,” stated Nicholas Sacco. “I feel really good about it and I thank everyone for their hard work.”
No date has been set by the Senator and no word if the position will be filled by someone else.
North Bergen High School moving to current High Tech campus
Mayor Nicholas J. Sacco announced today that the North Bergen School District has reached an agreement with the County of Hudson to move forward with plans to open a new North Bergen High School at the current High Tech High School campus, which will be vacated after the school’s new campus in Secaucus is completed. The new North Bergen High School is planned to open for the 2019-2020 school year and its opening will significantly increase classroom space throughout the school system.
“This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for North Bergen students and taxpayers to finally bring a new high school to our community and do it in a fiscally responsible way,” said Mayor Sacco, who also serves as a State Senator. “I am so proud to announce this wonderful news for our community and look forward to the day when we will cut the ribbon on a brand new North Bergen High School.”
As part of the district’s plans, the current High Tech High School building will become home to the district’s 10th, 11th and 12th grade students, while the current NBHS building will house 7th, 8th and 9th graders. Currently 7th and 8th graders are housed in their local neighborhood elementary schools.
The plan will reduce the number of students at the current North Bergen High School by more than 25%, from 2,450 to 1,800. This will be accomplished without erecting an entirely new school building, an undertaking that could cost as much as $150 million according to district estimates.
The current North Bergen High School was designed to accommodate 1,800 students, but the district has added additional classrooms over the years to meet a rising enrollment. It now houses 2,450 students on a split schedule basis. Under the new plan its student population would return to the 1,800 it was originally built to hold.
HCST will maintain a presence in the building after regular school hours for its Adult School program and HCST continuing to manage its existing student transportation facility at the site.
“Utilizing this building and bringing a new high school to a community that desperately needs it is exactly the kind of government partnership that we pride ourselves on,” said Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise. “We are very pleased to partner with North Bergen on this ambitious project and look forward to seeing it come to fruition.”
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