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🌱 Arrest in Georgia revives answers in Bayonne’s 1989 Avenue C homicide.

Bayonne, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Bayonne! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Arrest in Georgia revives answers in Bayonne’s 1989 Avenue C homicide.
  • Bayonne mourns alumna Alexandra Lee Hughes Weckesser ’10
  • Bayonne’s playoff baseball run ends in a lopsided sectional semifinal loss.

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Today's riddle: What did the boy say when his dog fell off the cliff? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Hot, temps: high: 93, low: 74.
  • Saturday: Hot, with a high of 94 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Georgia arrest breaks open 1989 New Jersey cold case homicide (11alive.com) — Authorities say a Georgia man has been charged in connection with a 1989 home-invasion killing of Bayonne resident Mauricio Cuadra at an Avenue C apartment. The suspect was arrested in Griffin, Georgia, after allegedly confessing years later, bringing new movement in a decades-old Bayonne cold case that long troubled the community.
   

2. Alumni Class Notes, June 2026 (scranton.edu) — Alumni class notes from a university include a brief remembrance of Alexandra Lee Hughes Weckesser, class of 2010, listed as being from Bayonne. Alongside updates on books, careers, marriages, and births, the notice quietly marks her passing, offering Bayonne readers a small but meaningful connection to the wider alumni community.
   

3. WHRHS Baseball: Watchung Hills Blanks Bayonne 10-0, Advances to Sectional Final (tapinto.net) — Bayonne High School’s baseball team saw its state playoff run end with a 10-0 home loss to Watchung Hills in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 semifinals. The visitors exploded for eight runs in the third inning and held Bayonne to just two hits behind a dominant pitching performance, advancing to Friday’s sectional final.
   

4. 108 Days Apart: A Wife's Fight to Free Her Husband From Delaney Hall (themarshallproject.org) — A Bayonne woman, Sandra, spent 108 agonizing days fighting to free her husband Latif from immigration detention at Delaney Hall in Newark and other facilities. From Bible verses taped around her Bayonne home to mounting debt and anxiety, the couple’s story highlights the emotional and financial toll of the immigration system on a local family.
   

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    Thursday June 4
  • Spanish National Honor Society Induction Ceremony
    Hoboken Public School District Hoboken HS Auditorium
    6:30 pm
  • Opening Night Willy Wonka, Jr.
    Frank R Conwell School Jersey City, NJ 07302
    7:00 pm
  • 3rd Ward Councilman Kiniery Neighborhood Watch →
    Elizabeth, NJ Calendar, St. Peter & Paul Community Center 154 Stiles. St., Elizabeth
    7:00 pm
    • Friday June 5
  • 8th Grade Trip to Dorney Park
    Walter O. Krumbiegel Hillside, NJ 07205
  • All District PTO Dance
    Hoboken Public School District Hoboken HS Gymnasium
    6:00 pm
  • Youth Connect
    Hudson Pride Center Union City Location, 4428 Bergenline Ave, Union City, NJ, 07087, United States
    6:00 pm
  • Portuguese Flag Raising →
    Elizabeth, NJ Calendar, 50 Winfield Scott, Elizabeth
    6:30 pm
  • Willy Wonka, Jr. Performance
    Frank R Conwell School Jersey City, NJ 07302
    7:00 pm
    • Saturday June 6
  • SAT Test Adminstration
    Hoboken Public School District Hoboken HS
    7:00 am

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Doggone! (Thank you Juanita B. for sending it in!)
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