The Jersey City Independent"

Organizers of the back-to-school book bag and school supply drive say they served “over 5,000″ Jersey City students last weekend, with crowds flocking to the giveaways at three Jersey City sites. And as a thank you to the many people who volunteered with and sponsored the effort, the United Way of Hudson County is hosting a Thank You BBQ on Sunday, September 12.

The heat continues today, with temperatures expected to reach 92 in Jersey City. The high temperatures, combined with southerly winds and sunny skies will bring ozone levels to unhealthy levels, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). As such, it has issued another Air Quality Action Day, with an Air Quality Alert in [...]

- New Ward B Candidate: The Rev. Earlin Thomas says he is running for the Ward B City Council seat in November’s special election against incumbent David Donnelly. Among his main concerns: jobs and crime.
- Brawl Leaves Man on Life Support: A 22-year-old Warren man remains on life support after being brutally beaten outside Downtown [...]

As Jersey City’s municipal budget problems continue to plague City Hall, a second round of 12 city worker furlough days is set to begin this Friday. The Healy administration says this year’s furloughs, which follow a similar 12-day furlough program last fiscal year, will save the city about $2 million.
Like last year, the police [...]

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi has signed a new nine-year expansion lease for 24,607 square feet of office space at Harborside Financial Center near Exchange Place, bringing its total square footage leased at the Mack-Cali Realty complex to 161,683 square feet.
“We are delighted that The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi has expanded its presence at this premier [...]

The problem with the Jersey City Incinerator Authority’s phones was fixed overnight after the phones were out of service yesterday, according to city officials. Now you can dial your little fingers off: 201-432-4645.

As this week’s small heat wave reaches its peak today, the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is warning that ozone levels will reach high levels throughout the state and has issued another Air Quality Action Day, with an Air Quality Alert in effect from 10 am this morning until 10 pm tonight.
Today’s high temperatures, [...]

- New Fire Chief: Deputy Chief Darren Rivers will be promoted to fire chief either later this week or early next week, according to the Healy administration. Rivers, who will be the first black fire chief in Jersey City history, took over on a provisional basis at 12:01 am today from Chief Michael O’Reilly, who [...]

The phone system of the Jersey City Incinerator Authority (JCIA) is currently down; if you need to reach the agency, call any of the numbers below and hit zero to be connected to an operator. City officials say crews are working to remedy the problem, but no estimate has been given as to when service [...]

The Facebook group Liberty Humane Society Uncensored, which was created in the wake of the recent turmoil at the Jersey City animal shelter, is organizing a candlelight vigil this Thursday “to mourn the inexcusable deaths of our communities [sic] dogs and cats.”
Liberty Humane says it has euthanized 26 dogs in recent weeks; critics contend [...]