Assignment of On-Duty Cops to Political Fundraiser Draws Criticism: On-duty Jersey City cops were stationed outside Mayor Jerramiah Healy’s political fundraiser at Puccini’s restaurant on West Side Avenue Tuesday night, drawing criticism that protection for a fundraiser should not be paid for by taxpayers. Councilman Fulop Wants Law Warning New Residents of Parking Rules: Jersey [...]
In a move that has “flabbergasted” at least one local politician, New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection has granted important permits for Spectra Energy to build their natural gas pipeline through Jersey City following slight modifications made to the pipeline route that the DEP says better consider environmental impact. The energy company still requires approval [...]
In a new request for proposal (RFP) issued by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the agency is asking private businesses to propose a plan for managing and operating concessions, catering and event services at Jersey City’s 1,212-acre Liberty State Park (approximately 600 acres of land and 600 acres of water), one of the most [...]
On Wednesday, there was a fire at the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant in Manhattan that caused the facility to shut down, allowing raw sewage to begin flowing into the Hudson River around 5:15 pm. With the sewage leak not yet abated, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is urging that “individuals refrain [...]
Star Cleaners has replaced some of its old polluting equipment with new organic cleaning system, thanks to a $21,600 state grant from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
To the Editor: The Historic Paulus Hook Association (HPHA), the neighborhood group that represents the oldest Downtown waterfront community in Jersey City, strongly opposes the NJDEP’s amendments to the Public Access rules, which would remove all reference to the tidal waterfronts in Hudson County and the entire Northern New Jersey area. It would be a [...]
- Waterfront Access Rules: New Jersey might redo its proposed waterfront access rules to more clearly spell out the public’s right to reach the waterfront, a top environmental official said yesterday as several in a crowd of hundreds gathered at a public hearing likened the proposal to segregation-era racial politics. Environmental groups have warned that [...]
- Christie & Hudson County: Gov. Christie continues to stir the pot in the Democratic stronghold of Hudson County, drawing city mayors into his fold and undermining the powerful Hudson County Democratic Organization. – Murder Suspect Turns Himself In: The 20-year-old man who was charged in the carjacking death of a 23-year-old Jersey City man [...]
- Corruption: Hudson County political operative Ron Manzo has pleaded guilty to accepting a $5,000 bribe from FBI informant Solomon Dwek in exchange for a meeting with former Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell. Meanwhile, the attorney for former Assemblyman Lou Manzo has found out that the federal government is preparing to re-indict him, presumably on new [...]
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is hosting a public hearing Thursday in Jersey City on the Christie administration’s proposed revision to the state’s waterfront access rules. The rules have come under harsh criticism from environmental groups for reducing public access to urban waterfronts, as well as state beaches. Under the proposal, most [...]
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