The Jersey City Fire Department will add approximately $1 million of life-saving gear – both for firefighters and potential victims – thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The grant will go towards ”turnout gear,” which is protective firefighting safety gear, as well as thermal imaging cameras that are used to [...]
Jersey City Board of Education Selects Interim Superintendent: The Jersey City Board of Education has tapped Associate Superintendent Franklin Walker to be the 29,000-student district’s interim superintendent until a permanent replacement is found for the departing Superintendent Charles T. Epps Jr. Look for more from JCI later today. Two Weeks Left to Fill Ward F [...]
With Official Counts In, Voter Turnout Low: Voter turnout for Jersey City’s special election last week was 18 percent, according to final results from the Hudson County Clerk’s Office. Tenants Without Gas for Three Months: The residents of 422 St. Paul’s Avenue have gone without gas in their apartments since August 16. Closing Arguments in [...]
Tomorrow’s Election Seventeen candidates will face off tomorrow for two at-large Jersey City council seats. Meanwhile, in the staunchly Democratic 33rd District, both Democratic incumbent Brian Stack and his Republican opponent Beth Hamburger consider themselves supporters of Gov. Chris Christie. Look for more coverage from JCI today. In 32nd District Race, a Perennial Candidate: For [...]
Snowstorm Aftermath: Jersey City residents are still struggling with power line problems and blocked streets in the aftermath of Saturday’s snowstorm. Lincoln Park remains closed and authorities are unsure when it will be safe to reopen. Meanwhile, state and utility officials said they remain on track to get at least 95 percent of those who [...]
Hudson County’s municipalities will share in $410,429 in Justice Assistance Grants (JAG), which are used for a broad and diverse range of projects for law enforcement and the justice system, including law enforcement technology and equipment, legal and correctional services, and other crime prevention initiatives. The funding is part of $2.7 million the federal Department [...]
Jersey City will get a share of $158 million in federal Homeland Security money being allocated to programs all over New Jersey, U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, announced yesterday. Here are some of the more notable programs being funded in our area: The Urban Area [...]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced that Jersey City has been awarded $400,000 in federal brownfields grants to clean up and redevelop two sites, at Dwight and Ocean Avenues and on the site of what will eventually become Berry Lane Park. The Berry Lane Park project, which the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency (JCRA) [...]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will receive $74 million for harbor deepening and environmental restoration of waterways adjacent to Jersey City. The funds, announced yesterday by U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, are part of $161.5 million being allocated for similar projects across New Jersey. The bulk of the money — $73 million — will go [...]
Two weeks ago we reported that a redevelopment project in Ward F and traffic-flow improvements all over Hudson and Bergen Counties were at risk of losing more than $12 million in federal funding because of Congressional Republicans’ budget plans. According to Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Bob Menendez, that risk has been averted, with the money [...]
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