Author: Mackensie Alvarez

Proposed: Commercial and residential multifamily building with 62 residential units and 93 parking spaces and 3 retail stores

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The North Bergen Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold their Regular Meeting on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016 at 7:00PM in the Municipal Council Chambers, Ground Floor, 4233 Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen, New Jersey.

67th Street & Kennedy Blvd West, LLC 6701-6725 Kennedy Blvd and 6710 Bergenwood Avenue Block: 224 Lot(s) 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 55

Present Use: Lot 21: Restaurant, Lot 23: Multifamily building, Lot 24-27: Vacant, Lot 55: one family home

Proposed Use: construction of a new mixed use commercial and residential multifamily building with 62 residential units and 93 parking spaces and 3 retail stores.

Proposed: 18 unit residential building on 26th Street

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North Bergen Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold their Regular Meeting on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016 at 7:00PM in the Municipal Council Chambers, Ground Floor, 4233 Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen, New Jersey.

1209-1211 26th Street Block: 50 Lot(s) 17,18,24.01,24.02 Present Use: Residential Proposed Use: 18 unit residential building with 22 off street parking spaces

Read more at NorthBergen.org

North Bergen man involved in knife fight

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Thaab Abdallah, 22, of North Bergen, was arrested on January 21 on charges of possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, unlawful possession of a weapon and aggravated assault, police said.

On January 21 at approximately 4:11 p.m., a West New York police officer on routine patrol observed two men involved in a physical altercation on 64th Street and Bergenline Avenue, authorities said.

At that point, the police officer exited the marked police vehicle and approached the two men fighting, noticing one combatant was armed with a knife, officials said.

Read more at HudsonCountyView.com

Guttenberg: Man dies after he falls down Galaxy Towers elevator shaft

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Federal authorities are investigating the death of an elevator repair worker who fell seven stories down a shaft in northern New Jersey.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration spokeswoman Leni Fortson says it happened Tuesday at the Galaxy Towers in Guttenberg. The condominium complex is composed of three octagonal towers that each rise 415 feet over the banks of the Hudson River.

Read more at Pix11.com

Brass Rail to be investigated over various disturbances and incidents

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The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of the Township of North Bergen will hold a meeting at 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at North Bergen Town Hall at 4233 Kennedy Blvd., North Bergen, NJ,

On the agenda is an investigatory proceeding relating to the license of Ciku Corp., trading as Brass Rail, sited at 7600 Bergenline Avenue, concerning police responses due to various disturbances and incidents in or about the licensed premises.

Read more at NorthBergen.org

Comedian Alonzo Bodden to give free performance in North Bergen

On By Mackensie AlvarezIn North Bergen Arts & Entertainment

Comedian Alonzo Bodden will be appearing at the North Bergen Public Library main branch on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 5 p.m.

Admission is free.

A winner on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” Bodden has also appeared on The Tonight Show and Comedy Central.

The library is at 8411 Bergenline Ave. For more information call (201) 869-4715 or visit nbpl.org

North Bergen man guilty of human trafficking

On By Mackensie AlvarezIn Emergencies and police, fire, and EMT news.

Charles P. Torres, 56, of North Bergen, who prostituted a teenage girl in Belleville and other northern New Jersey municipalities has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.

The victim was allegedly coerced and manipulated as a prostitute for Torres from May 2013 to August 2013, during which time she was transported from different locations in Belleville and North Bergen to various hotels and apartments where she was forced to have sex with men for money.

Torres himself explained to the court that he had recruited and enticed the then-15-year-old girl to serve as an underage prostitute in both Essex and Hudson counties. He also advertised the victim online, and accepted payments from adult males who had sex with the girl. He added that he himself had committed a sexual assault against the victim, and in addition had photographed her in sexual situations.

Torres had 14 previous arrests and five prior convictions, most for prostitution, and is also now required to register as a sex offender, pursuant to Megan’s Law.

Read more at NorthJersey.com

Former Mayor of North Bergen, Anthony D. DiVincent, passes away at the age of 90

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On January 29, 2016, former North Bergen mayor Anthony D. DiVincent passed away in Newton Medical Center, Newton, New Jersey.

DiVincent served as mayor from 1979-1985. Anthony was also Hudson County Freeholder and served as Chairman of that Board for a period in his tenure.

His viewing will be held Monday 2pm-4pm & 7pm-9pm at Vainieri Funeral Home. The mass will be held on Tuesday @ 11am at Our Lady of Fatima Church North Bergen.