The Jersey City Independent"

- Despite the fact that he has been indicted, state Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone, who represents Bayonne and part of Jersey City in the 31st District, says he expects to be re-elected to a new term on Tuesday. And chances are he will, as he’s running on the Hudson County Democratic Organization ticket. (Jersey Journal story not online)

- City officials broke ground yesterday at the Lafayette Senior Living Center on Pacific Avenue for a new 63-unit public housing complex to be named Glennview Townhouses in honor of late Mayor Glenn Cunningham. The Hope VI project will include 63 apartments — 38 will be affordable housing, 17 will be tax credit apartments, and 8 will be rented out at market rate.

- The Friends of the High Line co-founder Robert Hammond was in Jersey City this past weekend talking to Embankment Preservation Coalition supporters about the similarities between the two projects; he reports back to his NYC folks that the historic Downtown Jersey City structure “holds an untouched beauty” and is “another amazing opportunity for a great linear public space.”

- A few folks from the fringe Westboro Baptist Church sect showed up to protest outside of Dickinson High School yesterday. The Journal has reaction from a few students. The scene was a bit bigger down in New Brunswick, where more than 1,000 turned out to protest the Kansas-based group.

- At last night’s City Council meeting, union officials representing Jersey City employees came out to ask the city to avoid resorting to furloughs to address the budget deficit.

- The Long Island-based brokerage firm Broadridge Financial Solutions has extended its stay at 2 Journal Square, signing a lease to fully occupy the 320,000-square-foot office building for the next seven years.

- NJCU professor and political blogger Thurman Hart points to Gov. Corzine’s lack of disciplinary actions regarding the corruption here in Jersey City as one reason he is casting his ballot for independent Chris Daggett.

- The new Hudson County Plaza building had its official ribbon cutting yesterday.

- The general manager of the Best Buy under construction in a Downtown strip mall tells Jersey City Construction they hope to have store open by Nov. 13.

In statewide news:

- The next governor could have a profound impact on the state Supreme Court, potentially appointing s many as four justices to the seven-member body. Meanwhile, the three major candidates all began their home stretch of campaigning as the race enters its final days. And eight of the state’s largely unknown independent candidates debated in a mostly empty school auditorium last night. Lastly, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign has outlined the stances of the three major candidates on transportation issues.

- Last month, traffic on the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike saw its first year-over-year increase since April 2008.