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Thursday Morning News Roundup

By • Oct 13th, 2011 • Category: Blog

- West Side Avenue Post Office: The U.S. Postal Service, which earlier this year announced it may close the West Side Avenue, Jersey City branch, has sent out questionnaires asking customers to describe how frequently they use the location. – Tire Slashings: Jersey City police have released a video clip showing the man believed to [...]



A Quick Programming Note: Some Changes are Afoot

By • Oct 12th, 2011 • Category: Blog

It is with a bit of a heavy heart that I tell you all today that I am leaving JCI and NEW this month and moving into a new role as the first-ever director of communications and technology for New Jersey Policy Perspective. When Shane Smith and I launched JCI back in December 2008, we [...]



St. Peter’s Prep to Dedicate New $10 Million Science Center

By • Oct 12th, 2011 • Category: Blog, News

St. Peter’s Prep will on Thursday dedicate a new $10 million science center as part of the private parochial school’s master plan for growth in Downtown Jersey City. The Donald P. Moriarty, ’48 Science Center replaces Burke Hall and features ten new science labs, classrooms, and ancillary science facilities. It was funded largely by a [...]



Wednesday Morning News Roundup

By • Oct 12th, 2011 • Category: Blog

- Goya: New Jersey awarded an $82 million tax break to Secaucus-based Goya Foods Inc. Tuesday, to keep the nation’s largest Hispanic-owned food company from moving 369 jobs a few miles over the New York state border and instead have it build a new facility on County Road in Jersey City. MORE from the Ledger [...]



Tuesday Morning News Roundup

By • Oct 11th, 2011 • Category: Blog

- Bus Service: Business owners on Central Avenue are “going crazy” over bus company Red & Tan’s imminent decision to halt the 99S bus, which runs along the business corridor. Bayonne mayor Mark Smith is also calling on the company to halt its plan to discontinue the bus service. – ‘Copters Over the Hudson: The [...]



This Weekend’s Best Bets

By • Oct 7th, 2011 • Category: Arts, Blog

For full listings, check out the Cultural Calendar. Want your event listed on our calendar? You can submit it yourself — just click here and follow the simple instructions. TODAY 58 Gallery hosts an opening reception for its annual group exhibition tonight; the show features work by a few handfuls of talented artists: Beau Stanton, [...]



Jersey City Medical Center Opens ‘I Quit Smoking’ Clinic

By • Oct 7th, 2011 • Category: Blog, News

The Jersey City Medical Center has officially opened its “I Quit Smoking” clinic, a one-to-one customized program that has proved successful in areas all over the country. Dr. Victor Marchione, a pulmonologist, is the medical director of the program, which features an intense assessment of each patient’s tobacco addiction and a look at why treatment [...]



Jersey City Municipal Offices Closed for Monday Holiday; Street Sweeping & Parking Regulations Suspended

By • Oct 7th, 2011 • Category: Blog, News

Most Jersey City municipal offices will be closed Monday for the Columbus Day holiday. Street sweeping and alternate-side parking regulations will also be suspended, though garbage and recycling pickup will be on normal schedule. JCI will also be closed on Monday, but we will be back publishing on Tuesday.



Friday Morning News Roundup

By • Oct 7th, 2011 • Category: Blog

- Red & Tan Cutting Bus Service: Bus company Red & Tan will cease operating their #99S and #4 buses starting in November, an action that could leave commuters scrambling to find alternative routes to work. – Epps: The Jersey City school district has released the seven-page settlement between the Board of Education and departing [...]



Jersey City Parks Coalition & City Agencies Team Up to Plan Massive ‘Big Dig’ Flower-Planting Day

By • Oct 6th, 2011 • Category: Blog, News

Mayor Healy speaks at today’s press conference; he is surrounded by members of the Jersey City Parks Coalition and a number of city agencies. On this year’s Make a Difference Day, the Jersey City Parks Coalition, several city agencies and scores of volunteers plan to plant 17,000 daffodils and tulips at 80 locations throughout the [...]

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