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Hudson Reporter ‘Marco Polo’ passes under Bayonne Bridge It's the largest ship to ever call on an East Coast port × A Behemoth of the Seas. Photo via PANYNJ. The biggest cargo vessel to ever dock on the East Coast passed under the Bayonne Bridge on May 20. The CMA CGM Marco Polo sailed through the Kill Van Kull on its way to Port Elizabeth, the ship’s first port of call in the U.S. The vessel shattered the record set by The CMA CGM Brazil when it passed under the Bayonne Bridge in September. When it was launched in 2013, the Marco Polo was the largest ship in the world, t...

National Lighthouse Museum resumes in-person events, kicks off lineup with Staten Island scavenger hunt Updated Apr 30, 2021; Posted Apr 30, 2021 This St. George based museum is bringing back in-person events amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Scenes from the Lighthouse Point Festival at the National Lighthouse Museum in St. George on September 29, 2018. (Staten Island Advance/ Victoria Priola)Staten Island Advance/ Victoria Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The National Lighthouse Museum is ready for its comeback. The museum, based in St. George, plans to kick off its in-perso...

Hudson Reporter × Last week, Shawn LaTourette, New Jersey’s Acting Commissioner of Environmental Protection, toured Bayonne on Monday, April 19.  We welcomed Acting Commissioner LaTourette and staff colleagues from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). During a meeting in my office, Acting Commissioner LaTourette viewed plans for the reconstruction of Fitzpatrick Park at the corner of 26th Street and Avenue C.  City officials and the NJDEP representatives discussed extending the waterfront walkway around Bayonne; upgrading Bayonne’s sewer system; ta...

Hudson Reporter Acting DEP Commissioner tours Bayonne The Commissioner and Mayor discussed projects, needs, and concerns i × From left to right: Acting NJDEP Commissioner Shawn LaTourette, Mayor James Davis, NJDEP Director of Local Government Assistance Kerry Kirk Pflugh, and NJDEP Manager of the Community Collaborative Initiative Alan Miller. New Jersey’s Acting Commissioner of Environmental Protection, Shawn LaTourette, toured Bayonne on April 19. Mayor Davis welcomed LaTourette and staff colleagues from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). During a...

Striped bass season starts April 15: What you need to know – and where you can snag them Updated 11:57 AM; Today 11:57 AM The Ocean Breeze Fishing Pier will see striper action as fish folk return this season as it opens on Thursday, April 15, 2021. (Staten Island Advance/ Bill Lyons)Staten Island Advance Facebook Share Where are some reliable cast-off points for shore fisher folk? “Right now I would say your best bet is from Fort Wadsworth down through Great Kills and Tottenville,” said Pat Scaglione. The shopkeeper added, “The striped bass come in earlier, they chase the bunker. Th...