- Man Shot in Apartment: A 30-year-old aspiring hip-hop performer was shot to death in his Forrest Street apartment Tuesday morning.
- Liberty Humane Files Defamation, Harassment Suit: In the latest development over the no-kill saga surrounding Liberty Humane Society, the shelter has filed a lawsuit over comments on a Facebook fan page.
- Changes in the [...]
FYI: We’re taking Monday off in honor of the Labor Day holiday. This is our last roundup until Tuesday. Enjoy the holiday weekend, if you don’t have to work.
- Liberty Humane Fight Gets Ugly: Liberty Humane Society board member John Hanussak has filed a report with the Jersey City Police Department after a person posting [...]
Organizers of the back-to-school book bag and school supply drive say they served “over 5,000″ Jersey City students last weekend, with crowds flocking to the giveaways at three Jersey City sites. And as a thank you to the many people who volunteered with and sponsored the effort, the United Way of Hudson County is hosting a Thank You BBQ on Sunday, September 12.
- New Fire Chief: Deputy Chief Darren Rivers will be promoted to fire chief either later this week or early next week, according to the Healy administration. Rivers, who will be the first black fire chief in Jersey City history, took over on a provisional basis at 12:01 am today from Chief Michael O’Reilly, who [...]
A vote on the controversial contract of superintendent Charles Epps was postponed by the Jersey City Board of Education Thursday for a second time this month, shifting the focus of the meeting away from the contract and back to the day-to-day struggle to improve Jersey City schools.
- Sires’ GOP Opponent: Henrietta Dwyer, who is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Albio Sires is this fall’s Congressional election, says she was sitting on her couch watching news about the health care debate earlier this year when she decided to run for office. She dubs herself as “fiscally conservative [and] socially moderate.”
- Wheelchair Athletic Club [...]
- Schundler’s Fall: Gov. Christie fired Education Commissioner Bret Schundler on Friday just days after New Jersey was denied federal Race to the Top funding, in part because of a clerical error. For his part, the former Jersey City mayor defended himself Friday against any perception that he had lied to Governor Christie about the [...]
McNair Academic High School has once again landed at the number two spot on New Jersey Monthly’s bi-annual list of the state’s best high schools.
The Downtown Jersey City magnet school retained its runner-up spot from 2008’s rankings, as did the number one school, Millburn High School, but McNair couldn’t manage to get back to [...]
- Fire Chief to Retire: Although he’s only been chief for 2.5 years, and at 49, wouldn’t be forced to retire for another 16 years, Jersey City Fire Chief Michael O’Reilly is calling it quits on September 1. He blames personnel shortages within the department for his departure, though Gov. Christie’s proposed changes to the [...]
- Hiring a Lobbyist to Fight Pipeline: The City Council will vote Wednesday on whether or not to hire a lobbyist in hopes of blocking Spectra Energy’s plans to run a natural gas pipeline through Jersey City.
- Local Family Planning Centers Brace for State Cuts: Family planning clinics in Hudson County, including Horizon Health [...]
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