Local organizers affiliated with the progressive group MoveOn.org are expecting a big turnout tomorrow when they hold a rally against the debt-ceiling deal in Journal Square. “The agreement on raising the debt ceiling will make a bad situation even worse,” says Fr. Dave Stump of St. Peter’s College, a lead organizer of the rally. “It’s [...]
- Mortgage Firm Cited: Dunwell Financial Services of Jersey City is among seven firms cited by the state Division of Consumer Affairs for illegally offering mortgage modification services to homeowners in dire financial straits. – Med Student’s Body Flown Home: The body of Jersey City’s Kan Mei Chan was returned to the U.S. last night [...]
As a federal program that has brought $33.6 million to Jersey City over the past five years is facing significant cuts and even potential outright elimination in D.C., local advocates say either move will cripple city programs long dependent on the funding.
- Lincoln High Scandal: A handful of Jersey City residents held two protests yesterday in support of the school administrators who were reassigned to the district office last week pending the outcome of an investigation into grades of student athletes being changed at Lincoln High School. – Hoboken & the Pipeline: Hoboken’s City Council voted [...]
- JCPD Negotiations: The union representing police officers now says the statement it sent out yesterday, saying it had agreed to one of the key demands of the Healy administration, is not correct, and that it does not support the “pay lag” proposal as currently presented. – Homicides: The Journal has its annual rundown of [...]
- More Bad News at Liberty Humane: The state Department of Health and Human Services says Liberty Humane Society has failed three inspections and the inhumane conditions must be fixed by Friday, or else face potential fines, closure or the removal of all the animals. Volunteers at the shelter are also upset because they say [...]
Just across the Hackensack River from Jersey City, under the shadow of the Pulaski Skyway, sits the manufacturer Kuehne Chemical Company. After undertaking a citizens’ inspection of the site last month, the national environmental group Greenpeace says that the facility is not secure, leaving 12 million people in the metro area at risk every day [...]
As BP continues to deal with fallout from its massive Gulf oil spill, federal legislation has been introduced that targets a series of tax breaks that oil companies take advantage of. Local members of MoveOn.org will hold a rally Thursday to call for passage of the bill, known as the Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes [...]
- Epps’ Pay Continues to Be Among Highest in NJ: The number of public school administrators paid $200,000 or more increased nearly eightfold in the last five years, according to new payroll numbers released by the state Department of Education. The data shows that Jersey City Schools Superintendent Charles Epps is the fourth-highest paid public [...]
The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit will hear testimony Wednesday on Los Angeles’ Clean Truck Program as local Congressmen renew a call for federal legislation that would allow container ports to implement stronger environmental standards on trucks. Environmental and labor advocates say the L.A. program could serve as a national [...]
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