The Jersey City Free Public Library has set a date and unveiled the 18 authors lined up for its third annual book festival, “A Tale of Our City.” Among the writers who will descend on Van Vorst Park this September 18 are Seton Hall Law School professor John B. Wefing, local historians Bob Leach and [...]
On Tuesday night many of Hudson County’s business owners gathered at the former Jersey City Medical Center (or as it is now known, The Beacon) for the inaugural event of the Hudson County History Series.
On a rainy Saturday afternoon in Jersey City one might wonder what to do. Extend brunch well into dinnertime? Stay home and catch up on missed episodes of your favorite shows on Hulu? Venture out into the rain to get going on the Christmas shopping you’ve neglected to start? Sure. Yes. Those are all good [...]
Cynthia Harris and Bob Leach chat with festival-goers (Photo courtesy the Jersey City Free Public Library) This past weekend’s rainy weather did little to dampen the spirits of the city’s bibliophiles as evidenced by the consistent stream of traffic flowing through Saturday’s second annual book festival held at Van Vorst Park. “Surprisingly, it turned out [...]
- Mayor Jerramiah Healy says that he’s donating to charity any political contributions he’s received that were tainted by the FBI corruption sting. Right now, the mayor is lowballing the figure at $17,600 but he acknowledges that if money funneled through the Jersey City Democratic Committee that the sting targets said would go the mayor’s [...]
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