Share/Save – The former owner of David’s Sporting Goods, a now-closed gun shop in Downtown Jersey City, has been sentenced to two years probation and 100 hours of community service for a 2007 incident in which he fired shots into the air outside his store. – The Insider calls Tuesday’s Ward A runoff “the best [...]
Share/SaveIn the May 12 election, the race for Ward F’s City Council seat was one of two in which the leading vote-getter failed to cross the 50 percent-plus-one threshold required for outright victory. Incumbent Viola Richardson received the most votes — around 40 percent of the total — with Ron-Calvin Clark finishing second in a [...]
Share/SaveIn the May 12 election, the race for Ward A’s City Council seat was one of two in which the leading vote-getter failed to cross the 50 percent-plus-one threshold required for outright victory. Incumbent Michael Sottolano received the most votes — around 40 percent of the total — with Rolando Lavarro finishing second. They will [...]
Share/Save- Primary elections are today. Polls are open from 6 am-8 pm. – Another new ordinance to create oversight of the city’s Animal Control division will be introduced at Wednesday’s City Council meeting. Ward E councilman Steven Fulop, who has been pushing for the reforms, and the city’s legal department worked out the legal concerns [...]
Share/Save- A 27-year-old man was shot in the back on Monday night in Greenville at later died at the Jersey City Medical Center. – Two Jersey City cops were arrested in separate incidents at the Jersey shore over Memorial Day weekend. Brian McGovern was charged with simple assault, while Kevin Cieslak was charged with a [...]
Share/SaveRemember: City Hall is closed today, and there is no street sweeping. Trash collection proceeds as usual. Enjoy your Memorial Day. – Ward F City Council candidate LaVern Webb-Washington, who fell just two votes short of second place (and the chance to enter a runoff with incumbent Viola Richardson), will challenge the results in Superior [...]
Share/Save- Our Lady of Victories Catholic School will definitely close June 30, despite efforts by the community to keep it open. – Ballot positions for the Ward A and Ward F City Council runoff races were drawn yesterday. Incumbents Michael Sottolano (Ward A) and Viola Richardson (Ward F) both drew the top spot. They are [...]
Share/Save- Remember those additional suspected cases of swine flu in Union City we mentioned in yesterday morning’s roundup? Well, four of them have now been confirmed, bringing the total number of cases at that city’s Robert Waters Elementary School to five. But officials say there is no need to panic, rightly noting that the swine [...]
Share/Save- David Cruz, who took a hiatus from blogging to be the communications director for Harvey Smith’s mayoral campaign, shares his feelings and lessons about the election on his first and second days back at blog city blog. – Over at Left Bank Art Blog, Charles Kessler shows us some of the best and worst [...]
Share/Save- The Historic Preservation Commission voted 6-0 to deny developer Steve Hyman’s application to tear down the 6th Street Embankment this week. The commission ultimately ruled that the property was non-commercial, and thus not bound by same rules that govern the demolition of historic structures that are deemed commercial. Hyman has rolled out a number [...]
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