- A Journal Square massage parlor was hit with a handful of fire and code violations yesterday and was shut down for now. Although no one was arrested yesterday, there have been a few prostitution-related arrests at the establishment in the past few years. – Hudson County has finally purchased the Annex building at 567 [...]
- The deficit in the city’s budget is already a cause for concern among city employees and elected officials, with several sources telling the Reporter that they fear measures like job cuts and the ending of city services and programs. (The story seems to have been filed before yesterday’s news of mandatory furloughs was revealed, [...]
- The nearly 200 security guards in the city’s public school system will vote next Monday on whether to have money deducted from their paychecks in order to be paid over a 12-month period instead of 10. When they were being paid over 10 months, many guards complained about going broke in the summer months, [...]
The New Jersey chapter of the Sierra Club this week issued endorsements of 32 candidates for state Assembly not long after backing independent candidate Chris Daggett for governor. “With uncontrolled sprawl, water quality problems, and air quality problems — as well as other environmental issues — it’s more important than ever for voters to make [...]
- As we noted last night, the advisory Animal Control Committee was introduced by the City Council by a narrow vote. Also on the council’s agenda last night: sweetening a waterfront tax abatement, parking reform and more. We’ll have our full report tomorrow. – The CREATE Charter School has been banned from sports competition for [...]
The primaries: – As expected, voter turnout in Hudson County was remarkably low yesterday (about 11 percent for both registered Democrats and Republicans) and all six of the Hudson County Democratic Organization candidates (four ran unopposed) cruised to victory in their primaries. In the only contested district, the 31st, Charles Mainor and Anthony Chiappone easily [...]
- Nurses at Christ Hospital have reached a tentative agreement with hospital management, averting a possible strike by the workers, represented by the Health Professional and Allied Employees union. Union members will reportedly vote on the contract agreement today. – Fire Department director Armando Roman says that Mayor Healy’s plan to legalize currently illegal apartments [...]
- While some Hudson County Cuban-Americans are cheering President Obama’s decision to lift restrictions on travel and sending money to Cuba, two prominent local pols are not so pleased. Sen. Bob Menendez and Rep. Albio Sires, who have ties to Cuba, both criticized the move yesterday. – The plane carrying U.S. Rep. Donald Payne, who [...]
Lest we forget as we immerse ourselves in May’s municipal election, there’s also an election this fall for governor and for seats in the state Assembly. The primaries for these races is June 2, but the only way to vote in the Democratic or Republican primaries is to be officially affiliate yourself with a party. [...]
- The City Council voted yesterday to appoint Phil Kenny to the seat vacated by Ward B Councilwoman Mary Spinello. Kenny is running for the seat on Mayor Healy’s ticket. The council vote was 6-0-1, with one member absent. Five of those six “yes” votes come from other candidates on Mayor Healy’s slate, which is [...]
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