Wednesday Morning News Roundup
By Jon Whiten • May 27th, 2009 • Category: Blog
- A 27-year-old man was shot in the back on Monday night in Greenville at later died at the Jersey City Medical Center.
- Two Jersey City cops were arrested in separate incidents at the Jersey shore over Memorial Day weekend. Brian McGovern was charged with simple assault, while Kevin Cieslak was charged with a DWI after being pulled over going 89 miles per hour in a 25 mph zone.
- Ward F candidate LaVern Webb-Washington’s court challenge of the election results is reportedly on the court docket for this afternoon. Webb-Washington contends that the second-place finisher in that ward, Ron-Calvin Clark, does not live in the ward. As the second-place finisher, Clark is in a runoff with incumbent Viola Richardson. Webb-Washington finished just two votes behind Clark.
- The Insider revs up his crystal ball and begins wondering who will run for the mayor’s seat in 2013. So far, he’s got Ward E councilman Steven Fulop and Sandra Cunningham in the mix.
- The Jersey City Reporter is launching a new midweek print edition called The Midweek Reporter. It is slated to hit the streets today.
- We told you yesterday about a rally that Friends of Liberty State Park is holding today to protest the state’s new expenditure of $700,000 on the “Empty Sky” 9/11 memorial at the park, while the memorial’s fate is still tied up in litigation. Pro-memorial folks say they are holding a rally as well.
In statewide news:
- The future of the state Supreme Court and video lottery terminals were among the issues debated last night on 101.5 FM by the three Republicans (Chris Christie, Steve Lonegan and Rick Merkt) seeking their party’s gubernatorial nomination in next week’s primary.
- Independent gubernatorial candidate Chris Daggett will reportedly file nominating petitions with the state today to assure his place on the general election ballot.
- New Jersey is seeking to become the 37th state in the county to oversee hundreds of nuclear licenses, including those issued to research labs, hospitals, universities and manufacturers.
- Several municipalities around the state are turning to solar power to help trim electricity bills.
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Jon Whiten is the founding editor of the Jersey City Independent; he now works for a public-policy nonprofit in Trenton.
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