Ralph has been driving trucks for 31 years, including 11 years handling shipments from the busy ports in northern New Jersey. It’s those decades of experience that allow him to clearly sum up the plight of today’s port truckers. “We need help,” Ralph says. “This industry has really changed; it has only gotten worse.”
Shouts, hugs and handshakes filled Casino in the Park Tuesday night as supporters of Mayor Jerramiah Healy relished their candidate’s victory. With 30,657 votes cast, Healy won — and avoided a runoff — with 52.9 percent of the vote. Absentee and provisional ballots have yet to be tallied.
Improving the city’s waterfront, preserving a historic railroad embankment and ensuring Reservoir No. 3 is in prime condition for public use are just some of the environmental issues mayoral candidates are addressing this spring. They outline some ideas for JCI in the second of our series on issues of import this election year.
Advocates say that the sprawling foreclosure problem, too big for local governments to fix, will be somewhat abated by new state and federal programs, but they say more could be needed to reverse what data suggests is a deepening regional and national trend.
The challenge for cultural institutions is staying vibrant as the downturn threatens corporate sponsorships and eats away at the disposable income of patrons. Some Jersey City arts organizations are indeed reporting cutbacks because of the recession, but the overall picture remains hazy, with entities finding mixed results or success with fundraising and productions.
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