At tonight’s Board of Education re-organization meeting, the newly elected Carol Lester and Sterling Waterman were officially sworn in and took office. Angel Valentin, who won re-election last week, was also sworn in to another term, and William DeRosa was re-elected as the board’s president.
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On Sunday, hundreds of people made their way to Exchange Place and its Katyn Memorial to pay respects to the victims of this month’s plane crash in Russia that killed Poland’s president and scores of other Polish dignitaries.
About 400 people turned out for Liberty Humane Society (LHS) and Jersey City’s 2nd annual Pet Ownership Day this Sunday in front of City Hall. LHS development director Janet Russell says the event raised about $2,500 for the shelter while giving out approximately 250 rabies shots, 70 microchips and dozens of nail clippings. In addition, city Animal Control officials were on hand to give out new or renewal dog licenses to residents.
Last night over 80 community members were in attendance for the Historic Paulus Hook Association’s Board of Education candidate forum at PS #16. There appears to be heightened interest in this year’s election due to the caustic mix of increased municipal taxes and severe cuts in state funding. Voters will have the opportunity to vote for three candidates out of the field of 16 on Tuesday; ten of them were on hand last night.
Despite the weekend storm, the 48th annual Jersey City St. Patrick’s Day Parade managed to avoid the rains as it wound its way down Kennedy Boulevard Sunday.
Steve Gold takes a lot of great pictures at City Council meetings that often don’t make our Council Report stories because there just isn’t the space. So we will sometimes bring them to you in a slide show of outtakes. Enjoy.
At the WFMU studios on Montgomery Street in Downtown Jersey City on Friday, March 5, host Gaylord Fields asked callers not to get too obscure with their requests — or at least to be reasonable. And for the most part listeners cooperated. Yo La Tengo — Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew — fresh from their Australian/New Zealand tour and with their pal Bruce Bennett on guitar, played requests live from 8 pm to after 11 pm.
Steve Gold takes a lot of great pictures at City Council meetings that often don’t make our Council Report stories because there just isn’t the space. So we will sometimes bring them to you in a slide show of outtakes. Enjoy.
Steve Gold takes a lot of great pictures at City Council meetings that often don’t make our Council Report stories because there just isn’t the space. So we will sometimes bring them to you in a slide show of outtakes. Enjoy
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