The Board of Education will employ a former New Jersey education commissioner and former superintendent of Detroit’s public schools for at least six months to search for a successor to retired superintendent Charles Epps.
Jersey City Parents Plan to Protest Appointment of Former School Official: A group of activist Jersey City parents plan to protest in front of the Board of Education office today, in part because of the state’s recent decision to bring in a controversial former school administrator, Cathy Coyle, to act as a state monitor. Woman [...]
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Closings and Transportation Schedules: Here’s a listing of some of the closings and transportation schedule changes you can expect today. Hudson County Declares Cold-Weather Emergency: As temperatures plunged into the mid-teens Sunday night, Hudson County Office of Emergency Management declared a cold weather emergency and opened a shelter in Union [...]
The Jersey City school district is approaching one of the most momentous changes in decades, as interim superintendent and longtime district administrator Franklin Walker temporarily takes the reins from departing superintendent Charles Epps. Local and state politicians have declared the chance to choose a leader for the city’s public schools, and their 29,000 students, an extraordinary opportunity for reform.
State Education Department Orders Resignation of Nearly Two Dozen School Board Members in Hudson County: Nearly two dozen school board members in Hudson County, and 186 school board members statewide, must vacate their positions immediately after failing to submit to criminal background checks mandated by a new state law, state officials announced yesterday. Hudson County [...]
Ordinance to Cut City Council President’s Term Introduced: A split Jersey City City Council last night introduced an ordinance that could strip Councilman at large Peter Brennan of his council president title. Jersey City Developers Honored by Chamber of Commerce: Developers Eric and Paul Silverman were honored yesterday at the Hudson County Chamber of Commerce’s [...]
New Jersey Tries to Lure Fresh Direct From Queens to Jersey City: New Jersey is aggressively trying to lure Fresh Direct, the online grocer based in Queens that employs 1,800 people, across the Hudson River to Jersey City with a $100 million package of tax breaks, land and other subsidies. Connors Sworn In at Somber [...]
Jersey City Council President Threatens Lawsuit Over Proposed Presidential Switch: A recent movement to oust Jersey City Councilman-at-Large Peter Brennan as City Council president may have hit a legal wall. Two Former Jersey City Project Managers Face Charges of Shaking Down Construction Firms and Suppliers for $385,000: Two men who once worked as a project [...]
Though in the center of a storm for much of last year, the now-retired Charles Epps departed on a high note during his final board of education meeting last month, with many well-wishers thanking him for his service. Epps left the district December 31 after 11 years as superintendent.
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. [...]
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