Share/Save The following is an open letter sent by a Jersey City resident and mom to the Statehouse. The 2 percent tax increase for the Board of Education budget was first reported here. Respected Governor Christie, Senators Stack and Cunningham, Mayor Healy, Jersey City Council Members and Board of Education president Waterman: I write to [...]
It is not a particularly attractive parcel, albeit a tiny part of one of the nation’s most visited state parks in a setting with a bird’s eye view of the spectacular Manhattan skyline. But yesterday at a hearing, officials from Jersey City and conservation groups railed against a proposed lease that would divert .93 acres of Liberty State Park for the Spectra Energy pipeline project.
Jersey City’s eight board of education candidates engaged in a spirited and amicable discussion at PS 16 last week during the Historic Paulus Hook Association’s (HPHA’s) third annual election forum. The election is less than a week away on April 17.
Share/SaveNumber of Homeless in Jersey City’s Easter Sunday Fire Rises to 75: Jersey City officials have updated the number of people displaced by Easter Sunday’s massive fire on Claremont Avenue from 52 to 75. Cops Accuse Three Men of Brazen Attempt to Kidnap 28-Year-Old Woman from Jersey City Street Corner: Three men were in custody [...]
The board of education Thursday adopted a $661.3 million 2012-13 budget, which, if voters approve, will raise an average homeowner’s taxes by $34 (the average assessed house the district is using here is $92,400).
Share/SaveHistoric Cemetery Has Power Cut for Three Days Over Unpaid PSE&G Bill Totaling $1,400: PSE&G shut off power at the Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery this week due to an unpaid bill, leaving the six-acre Newark Avenue graveyard in total darkness for at least three days. Jersey City Candidate Switches Parties to Challenge Congressman Sires [...]
Share/SaveWith the highest property taxes in the country, New Jersey politicians don’t stand much of a chance come election time if they don’t have a plan to do something to rein in costs. Which is why Governor Chris Christie is making a point of touting what he is calling the success of the 2% property [...]
Share/SaveJersey City Man Charged with Murder after Journal Square Shooting: A Jersey City man has been charged with the murder of a man shot in the back of his head near Hudson County Community College in Journal Square last week and is now on the run. The Beacon of Has Been Sold After Hitting Rough [...]
Share/SaveHistoric Society to Discuss Jersey City Reservoir: The Jersey City reservoir in Boonton, which was the first municipal water source to be chlorinated in 1908, will be the subject of the next Montville Township Historic Society’s program. Trash Bags Lined Up for Pickup at Journal Square: Bags filled with garbage line the sidewalk at Journal [...]
Share/SaveFive Hurt in Rear-End Crash on the Pulaski Skyway: Five people were taken to Jersey City Medical Center after their GMC wagon was rear-ended on Pulaski Skyway Saturday afternoon. Police Say 3 Gunmen Open Fire on Group on Bramhall Avenue During Afternoon: Three robbers ordered a group of people to the ground and opened fire [...]
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