Share/Save – Eliu Rivera: Hudson County Freeholder Eliu Rivera has been hospitalized for several weeks and was in stable condition yesterday at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. – City Worker Layoffs: Jersey City carried out a second round of employee layoffs yesterday, with roughly 40 persons in administration being shown the door. – Gang [...]
Share/SaveToday marks the final day of this year’s series of unpaid furlough days for Jersey City workers, which the Healy administration has implemented for the second year in a row to help tame the budget crisis. All municipal offices, except for the Law Department and Municipal Courts (which were furloughed on Friday), are closed for [...]
Share/SaveJersey City got a minor boost to its budget last week when it sold eight unneeded properties for a total of $210,000. Here’s a list of the buyers and the properties, which were sold at a public auction on Wednesday, June 8: The biggest transaction was Mecca Realty Properties’ purchase of 717 Grand Street, which [...]
Share/Save- Spectra Pipeline: In response to concerns raised by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey regarding the route of Spectra Energy’s proposed natural gas pipeline, the company has agreed to modify part of its plan. – Tunnel Tolls & PATH Fare: The New York Post is reporting that the Port Authority will [...]
Share/Save- Library Funding: The City Council reached a consensus last week to add $95,000 to Mayor Healy’s proposed 2011 budget for the Jersey City Free Public Library, giving the library a nearly $7.5 million spending plan. – Kids Disappear from After-School Program: A Jersey City man is furious with Jersey City public schools after his [...]
Share/SaveForty-one members of the Jersey City Police Department (JCPD) will receive promotions today in a move that city officials say will help it replenish the department’s supervisory ranks and cut overtime costs. Since January 2008, 56 police captains, lieutenants and sergeants have retired, and at least four more are expected to retire this August, in [...]
Share/SaveThe administration’s plan to close Jersey City’s Preventive Medicine Clinic is on hold for at least for another 30 days, Council President announced at Wednesday night’s City Council meeting. The plan to close the clinic has been hotly contested, with a number of council members questioning both the idea of closing the free clinic and [...]
Ward E councilman Steven Fulop’s push to eliminate Jersey City’s Division of Cultural Affairs and the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation (JCEDC) failed to find many takers among his fellow council members this week.
Share/Save- JCPD Overtime: Jersey City cops earned $6.6 million in overtime last year, with five officers bringing home more than $50,000. – NJCU Leader Dies: The passing of Dr. William J. Maxwell, New Jersey City University’s president emeritus, is being called “the loss of a giant in public higher education.” – St. Peter’s College Commencement: [...]
It’s not often that not applying for a grant is considered newsworthy, but the Healy administration’s decision not to apply for a $75,000 state grant that in previous years helped fund Jersey City’s Preventive Medicine Clinic has raised the hackles of one councilman, who says the move subverts the City Council’s role in the city’s budget-making process.
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