More Jersey City Men Charged in Mall Stabbing: Two more Jersey City men have been charged in the case of a man police say was stabbed seven times by a fellow Christmas shopper while he waited in line to buy the coveted new Nike Air Jordan sneakers at the Newport Centre Mall on December 22. [...]
Weekend PATH Fire Strands Customers: An electrical fire near the Journal Square PATH station Saturday evening knocked out the entire system’s rail service in New Jersey and New York for roughly five hours, Port Authority officials said. After Election Upset, Mayor’s Influence Questioned: Mayor Jerramiah Healy’s council candidates lost despite support from the Jersey City [...]
City Council Reconsiders Tow Pound Bill: Faced with a less than enthusiastic reception from tow-truck operators, Jersey City officials have decided to revise the ordinance that would privatize the city car pound. Beldini Seeks Prison Term Delay: Former Jersey City Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini should have her prison sentence delayed because the federal prison system [...]
PSE&G Project Angers Residents: A number of residents along St. Paul’s Avenue in Jersey City say a PSE&G upgrading project is wreaking havoc in their neighborhood. The Big Dig: As part of national Make a Difference Day, young and old participated in the Big Dig on Saturday, an all-out effort to plant 17,000 flowers across [...]
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez will host his 2nd annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration this weekend in Jersey City, where he will be joined by Labor Secretary Hilda Solis. Solis will give the keynote address at the free event; she is expected to discuss the importance of Latinos in the workforce, underscoring the important contributions of [...]
- PATH Fare & Toll Hike: The Ledger asks: was Gov. Christie truly caught off guard, as he says he was, by the Port Authority’s proposal to hike bridge and tunnel tolls by $4 and raise PATH fares by $1? Meanwhile, Sen. Robert Menendez is calling for an audit of the Port Authority. And Gov. [...]
Two weeks ago we reported that a redevelopment project in Ward F and traffic-flow improvements all over Hudson and Bergen Counties were at risk of losing more than $12 million in federal funding because of Congressional Republicans’ budget plans. According to Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Bob Menendez, that risk has been averted, with the money [...]
- Nursing Home Fight Ends in Death: An 81-year-old man armed with a television set and a 72-year-old man protecting himself with a plastic waste basket recently fought at the Newport Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center on Stevens Avenue, with the 81-year-old dying as a result. As the Journal notes, it was the city’s first [...]
As the federal Pell Grant program faces potential cuts from the Obama administration and even deeper cuts proposed by Congressional Republicans, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez will hold a press conference at Jersey City’s Hudson County Community College (HCCC) Monday to give his take on the issue, according to college officials. According to the Association of [...]
The Jersey City Fire Department (JCFD) has received $178,080 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The department will use the grant money to purchase equipment, according to Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Bob Menendez, who announced the funding yesterday. “When the alarm sounds, New Jersey firefighters should know they [...]
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