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Sold-Out Sixth Annual Snow Ball Meets Art House Productions’ Fundraising Goal of $12,000

By • Jan 24th, 2012 • Category: Arts, Blog

If the word “gala” brings to mind a moneyed crowd in ball gowns and tuxes demurely sipping champagne, “Jersey City gala” might suggest something else: A group diverse in age and occupation wearing Princess Beatrice hats, tutus, soldier suits and other “black-tie creative” outfits, eating, drinking and having a blast. In other words, Snow Ball. [...]



Alternate Side Parking Rules Back in Effect for Main Streets Tuesday, Still Suspended for Side Streets

By • Jan 23rd, 2012 • Category: Blog

Alternate side parking rules are back in effect for main thoroughfares Tuesday, Jan. 24, according to the city’s website. They remain suspended for side streets, so if you’re parked on one of those, you can stay put.



New Morelli Gallery Near Lincoln Park Hosts a New Year’s Eve Bash

By • Jan 3rd, 2012 • Category: Arts, Featured

When the last of her tenants moved out this fall, Jadzia Morelli decided to make a go of turning her home into an art gallery and event space.



Jersey City New Year’s Eve Events

By • Dec 30th, 2011 • Category: Blog

Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, time to celebrate the past year and ring in the new. If you’re still looking for a place to get together with friends, check out some of the New Year’s happenings at these local venues: Bar Majestic is offering a $25 open bar from 8-10 pm, a $35 open bar [...]



Thursday Morning News Roundup

By • Dec 15th, 2011 • Category: Blog

Michele Massey Approved to Join Council: The city council last night voted unanimously to elect Mayor Jerramiah Healy’s nominee Michele Massey to the Ward F council seat vacated by Viola Richardson, who moved into an at-large post. Jackson Hill Main Street SID approved: The council also voted to approve the creation of a new Special [...]



Christ Hospital Announces 50 Layoffs as Protesters Rally Against Potential Sale

By • Dec 6th, 2011 • Category: Featured, News

Christ Hospital will lay off 50 full-time workers, announcing the staff reductions yesterday at a time when the not-for-profit hospital in the Jersey City Heights faces an uncertain future. A sale is pending with a controversial for-profit hospital chain; Peter A. Kelly, the president and CEO, has said the only alternative to the sale is closure.



As Remaining Votes are Counted, Lavarro Supporters Protest, Mack Says She Will Ask for Check of Results

By • Nov 11th, 2011 • Category: Featured, Politics

The margin of victory for Rolando Lavarro to secure one of the two at-large council seats contested in Tuesday’s election has thinned after mail-in and provisional ballots have been counted, but the results, which will not be certified by Hudson County Clerk Barbara Netchert until Monday at the earliest, keep him firmly in second place [...]



Richardson, Lavarro Top Vote Getters in Special Election as Candidates Gather with Campaign Workers and Supporters

By • Nov 9th, 2011 • Category: Featured, News, Politics

Ward F Councilwoman Viola Richardson and Rolando Lavarro looked to be winners of the at-large council seats up for grabs in today’s election, though results are not official in the close race with 95 percent of precincts reporting and mail-in ballots not yet counted.



Richardson and Lavarro On Top in Jersey City’s Special Election; Democrats Sweep

By • Nov 8th, 2011 • Category: Blog, Politics

Ward F Councilwoman Viola Richardson and Rolando Lavarro were triumphant in today’s special election, winning the two at-large council seats up for grabs, according to results that showed 95 percent of precincts reporting but did not yet count mail-in ballots. Sue Mack placed third in the close race, with incumbents Kalimah Ahmad and Ray Velazquez, [...]



Walt Boraczek Moves Away from Incumbents, Announces Endorsement of Sue Mack and Omar Perez

By • Nov 8th, 2011 • Category: Blog, Politics

Hudson Diversity Action Council president Walt Boraczek announced yesterday that he and the council are backing Sue Mack and Omar Perez in today’s election for two at-large city council seats rather than the incumbents, Kalimah Ahmad and Ray Velazquez. The move marks a break for Boraczek, a supporter of mayor Jerramiah Healy. When Velazquez, the [...]

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