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Share/SaveDid you know that today is “EITC Awareness Day?” Today, the federal Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is taking out the time to let taxpayers know about the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a tax-savings opportunity that is often overlooked by eligible earners. To mark the occasion, the United Way of Hudson County is getting the [...]

Share/Save This map shows an overview of the pipeline project; for a more detailed look at the proposed pipeline’s path through Jersey City, click here In a nine-page letter submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Thursday, local advocacy group No Gas Pipeline (NGP) joined with the state chapter of the Sierra Club [...]

Share/SaveFor 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 Maritime Parc Executive Chef Chris Siversen is offering a special one-night only Classic Whiskey and Winter Tasting Menu, featuring a four delightful courses paired with [...]

Share/Save- State of the County Address: Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise criticized state-imposed tax-levy caps and urged the state to fund completion of the Portway road network in last night’s State of the County address. – 911 Case Goes to State Supreme Court: The State Supreme Court will hear the case to decide if the [...]

Share/SaveLocal comedienne Melissa Surach, who is teaching an intensive Humor Writing Workshop this Saturday, has announced that one spot in the class (a $60 value) will be donated by Jersey City developer Paul Silverman. Surach would like to offer the spot to anyone in the community who is unable to attend the class for financial [...]

Share/SaveGot a snowblower you can spare for an afternoon? The Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery could use it. What with all the snow we’ve had this season and more reportedly on the way, the Cemetery needs to bring in the big snow-clearing guns to dig out. If you’re able to lend a hand, please [...]

Share/SaveUPDATE, JANUARY 27 at 6:15 AM: The city has announced that several locations where seniors are served lunch will be closed today. The locations are as follows: Berry Gardens, 92 Danforth Avenue Connors Center, 28 Paterson Street Boyd McGuinness, 2555 Kennedy Boulevard Grace Seniors, 2nd Street at Erie Street Lafayette Living, 463 Pacific Avenue Maureen [...]

More than 100 people gathered Thursday evening at a candidates’ forum to lay eyes on five of the six candidates running for the unexpired term of former Ward B councilman Phil Kenny. The special ward election will coincide with the general election on November 2.

Under a plan touted at last night’s City Council meeting, the library’s three neighborhood branches would stay open until June 30 of next year, buoyed by additional city funding. But the deal is not yet complete, and the city’s business administrator would not definitively say the city will allocate the extra money to the library.