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Share/Save After his candidates successfully swept the Board of Education (BOE) elections in 2010 and again this year, Ward E councilman Steven Fulop today started the process of seeking out candidates to back in next spring’s school board election with an email to supporters. “Big changes are coming for education in Jersey City,” Fulop promises, [...]

Share/SaveJersey City will honor a handful of developers, organizations and individuals next week at its fourth annual Green Awards ceremony in City Hall. “The Green Awards is our way of thanking and recognizing the City’s green pioneers,” Mayor Jerramiah Healy says. “These awards are part of a community of trail blazers who are lending our [...]

Share/SaveToday the Boys & Girls Club in Jersey City will host the kickoff for the new Young Einstein Science and Engineering Program (YESEP), which is aimed at increasing 4th through 8th graders’ knowledge of math, science, technology and engineering. The free program is an educational initiative of Pass the Roc basketball apparel company, which is [...]

Share/SaveThe Hudson County Incinerator Authority’s Fall 2011 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day in Jersey City is Saturday, October 15. Residents are encouraged to bring any number of hazardous waste items to the Jersey City Incinerator Authority between 9 am and 1 pm. The program, sponsored by a state Department of Environmental Protection grant, helps ensure [...]

Share/Save- Where are the Cities in the Charter School Backlash? New Jersey’s fierce debate over charter schools has had a distinctly suburban feel of late, leading NJ Spotlight to ask: why? – SEC Sanctions JC Exchanges: The Securities and Exchange Commission has sanctioned Jersey City-based Direct Edge Holdings and two electronic exchanges it operates for [...]

Share/Save- 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 [...]

Share/SaveIt 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 [...]

Share/SaveSt. 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 [...]

Share/Save- 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 [...]

Share/Save- 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 [...]