(Journal file photo). Louis Zayas, the attorney representing Santini, was dismissive of the entirety of Earls lawsuit. He was also fired from the Renaissance position ($25,000 annually plus a rent-free studio apartment), but not the freeholder post ($5,000 annually). [132][133] Engine 1, Engine 6, Engine 9 / Battalion 3, Engine 13 and Ladder 5 are all located in North Bergen. A disgraced North Bergen Department of Public Works supervisors bid to have his 2015 corruption conviction thrown out was rejected by an appellate court Monday. Tackling corruption is a major priority for North Macedonia's government, and a major prerequisite for advancement of the country's European Union accession bid. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a total population of 63,361. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 57.25% of the population. Swibinski said Sanzari denies any allegations of impropriety. [32] The area was important destination during peak German immigration to the United States and is recalled today in Schuetzen Park, founded in 1874. A spokesman for the mayor and the housing authority blasted Earl and her allegations. [81][109][110] Prior to the 2010 Census, North Bergen had been split between the 9th Congressional District and the 13th Congressional District, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections. [22] At the time, the area of North Bergen was heavily forested, traversed by paths used by the indigenous and colonizing population and became known as Bergen Woods, a name recalled in today's neighborhood of Bergenwood. OWE4YTVlZjU1OSIsInNpZ25hdHVyZSI6IjQ1YmY5M2JmYjk5OTk5MDAxMzE1 N2I0NGVmYzhiODkzZjQyODgzYTZjMTU2NmZkMmVkYzQxMjc2MjMxYjg1Y2U1 On behalf of the 120 men and women of the North Bergen Police Department (NBPD) it is my pleasure to welcome you to our official web site. The New Jersey Second Amendment Society writes: New Jersey According to a recent investigation by NBC4NY, North Bergen Housing Authority Security Director Geoffrey Santini (above), a political crony of North Bergen mayor and state Senator Nicholas Sacco (D-32), rarely shows up for his full-time job. The bottom line is that North Bergen has an outstanding police force nationally recognized for its professionalism, diversity and performance in keeping the town and our residents safe. NThlNTQ0YjYwYjEzMDQ4NjY1NzAwYzZhYzg0ZDQyMzRjYWEzZTYxYTg5NDA2 NDYyYjE2YmM5MjRlZDBjMWZjMjg4N2M5MGMzZmQ5MjQ3ZmM4OTYwOTIyODAz [124][125] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 69.6% of the vote here (14,791 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 28.7% (6,100 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (169 votes), among the 21,254 ballots cast by the town's 34,402 registered voters, for a turnout of 61.8%. He had been placed on leave in March. SKOPJE, North Macedonia -- The commander of the police station at one of North Macedonia's border crossings to Serbia, his deputy and seven other station staff have . In Buneros most recent appeal, he claimed that his trial attorney should have presented a better argument related to duress that he complied with the orders to participate in illegal activities, like removing campaign fliers of Saccos political opponents, under the threat of being fired. Partially situated on the Hudson River, the Hudson Palisades rise from the waterfront, while the northern part of the town sits atop the plateau. Aggressive Driving is on the rise and has attributed to a variety of motor vehicle involved incidents including accidents and assaults Report Suspicious Activity or Help [3] During this era many of Hudson County's cemeteries were developed along the town's western slope of the Hudson Palisades. [123], In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 78.1% of the vote (15,600 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 21.1% (4,209 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (164 votes), among the 20,134 ballots cast by the township's 32,627 registered voters (161 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 61.7%. Former North Bergen Housing Authority Security Director Geoffrey Santini has filed a lawsuit against the housing authority. While most people enjoy the Holidays and look forward to 2023, a small group of Mayor Nick Saccos political opponents are launching nasty attacks on him and his lengthy and impressive record. [45][46][47] The tower was dismantled in 1956 but in 1967, about half a mile (2500m) to the east, the 34-story, 369-feet (112m) Stonehenge apartment building was constructed on the tip of the Palisades. Local weeklies include the free bilingual paper, Hudson Dispatch Weekly,[163] (named for the former daily Hudson Dispatch),[164] North Bergen Reporter (part of The Hudson Reporter group of local weeklies), and the Spanish language El Especialito. ZTc4YTQzMmJkZWFhOTQ1OGJiM2RkNWJlNzYxMTdmMTM5ZWYzYTNlNmE3ZjMy [101] Mocco was convicted and began serving a prison sentence in July 1995. North Bergen corruption case. [112][113] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[114] and Bob Menendez (Harrison, term ends 2025). The case of the beleaguered North Bergen Housing Authority and its embattled former head of security has taken a new turn. The population density was 11,838.0 per square mile (4,570.7/km2). Its northsouth section lies between Secaucus to the west and to the east Guttenberg, West New York and Union City, with which it meets Jersey City at a single point at its southern end. By Nancy Sanchez-Diaz. North Bergen is located within the New York media market, with most of its daily papers available for sale or delivery. The people of North Bergen are waking up to the corruption and nepotism of the Sacco administration. [118][119] Commissioner District 8, comprising North Bergen, the North End of Secaucus and northernmost tip of Jersey City near Transfer Station. [4][97][98][99][100], After serving as Township Clerk from 1971 to 1979, local political leader Joseph Mocco was arrested on August 7, 1986, on charges of illegally dumping tons of construction material within North Bergen and other nearby communities. Entertainment Editor . Mayor Saccos leadership in supporting local police is even more impressive. Among these cemeteries are Flower Hill Cemetery and Grove Church Cemetery. A spokesman for the NBHA, Phil Swibinski, previously told the I-Team for a story published Feb. 28 that Santini needs the SUV be on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The development of Hudson County Boulevard, which skirts around the west, north and east of North Bergen, was completed in the early 20th century. This isn't the first time the NBC New York I-team has questioned corruption in North Bergen. A former director at the North Bergen Housing Authority alleges in a lawsuit that she was fired after reporting multiple instances of corruption to NBC, who is in the midst of running a long-term expose series on the NBHA. Nearly nine years later, Wiley is still awaiting sentencing, mostly because he is also a cooperating witness in the prosecution of two other North Bergen employees, Walter Somick and Abraham Garcia. Generated by Wordfence at Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:59:09 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString());. Other transactions included knock off woman purses and human organs. Back in April, Santini was fired after a series of NBC stories indicated he had an extremely low-show job, with HCV first noting that the FBI was also investigating his animal control business. Tirella, Tricia. The lawsuit accused the agency of firing the sisters because they refused to engage in corrupt practices. [121][122], As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 30,595 registered voters in North Bergen, of which 18,816 (61.5%) were registered as Democrats, 2,462 (8.0%) were registered as Republicans and 9,301 (30.4%) were registered as Unaffiliated. New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for North Bergen township, New Jersey, DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for North Bergen township, Hudson County, New Jersey, DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for North Bergen township, Hudson County, New Jersey, Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District, Table DP-1. About 9.6% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over. Neither do we. While ostensibly under British control during the American Revolutionary War, the area was patrolled by the Americans on foraging, espionage, and raiding expeditions;[26][27] most notably the Battle of Bull's Ferry. HudPost Staff. The two boulevard sections met at Bergenline Avenue, at the northwest corner of North Hudson/Braddock Park. All rights reserved, Tractor Trailer Falls Off Overpass Onto West I-287 Lanes Below in Westchester County; 1 Dead, Scooter-Riding Robbers Targeting Seniors in Manhattan Sought: NYPD, JetBlue Flight Bumps Plane at JFK, 2nd Unusual Incident in Days, Finally, There's Snow In the Forecast! All rights reserved, Tractor Trailer Falls Off Overpass Onto West I-287 Lanes Below in Westchester County; 1 Dead, Scooter-Riding Robbers Targeting Seniors in Manhattan Sought: NYPD, JetBlue Flight Bumps Plane at JFK, 2nd Unusual Incident in Days, Finally, There's Snow In the Forecast! NTFkZTYwOWUyNzdlYWE4MTQ4YjdmMDI2MDUwYTIzZDY0YjA5ODQ3MWI0Nzdi By. 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When the municipalities along the Hudson River (what are now Guttenberg, West New York, Union City and Weehawken) broke away, it left North Bergen roughly an inverted "L", or "axe-shaped". In 1682, the East Jersey legislature formed the state's first four counties, including Bergen County, which consisted of all the land in the peninsula between the Hackensack and Hudson Rivers; that is, the eastern portions of what today is Bergen and Hudson Counties. HACKENSACK A police captain is suing Hackensack, its city manager, the Police Department and its director, alleging retaliation after he complained that officials allegedly . YzJkNjVhOWRhNWYzOTM4Nzg4YWE2ZGU0MzcyYmUzZTc2YjBlOTQ4M2Q5YzFl North Bergen wasted our taxpayer money by going to court trying to prevent this audit. 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NzIxNTY4MTAzYzA0MzM0OTE0YTY1ZTRmZDVkZTE4ZmQ4MTFkNTI0MTVkYmEw [3] Situated on the Hudson Palisades, it is one of the hilliest municipalities in the United States. [80], Of the 22,062 households, 30.3% had children under the age of 18; 42.7% were married couples living together; 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 34.1% were non-families. On the Hudson River, Bulls Ferry became an important landing for crossings to Manhattan. The bottom line is that North Bergen has an outstanding police force - nationally recognized for its professionalism, diversity and performance in keeping the town and our residents safe. "Ms. Earl's allegation that there was some sort of 'conspiracy' related to her termination involving Mark Tabakin is also absolutely unfounded. Kugler is being endorsed by the county GOP as the nominee for the County Sheriff's race, reports NJ.com.. 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