- Agreement Reached on Split Rock Reservoir: Rockaway Township, state environmental officials and Jersey City have tentatively reached a compromise over enforcement of regulations at the Split Rock Reservoir, which will lead to the removal of a concrete barricade at the popular Morris County swimming hole’s parking lot. Jersey City, which owns the reservoir, will [...]
- Epps Contract: Members of the Board of Education say they plan to move ahead with plans to extend the contract of Superintendent Charles Epps for another two years, despite state Education Commissioner Bret Schundler’s encouragement to engage in a nationwide search first. While allegations of a special meeting between Epps and his supporters before [...]
- Cops Enforcing Traffic Laws: The Jersey City Police Department says it is cracking down on aggressive driving across the city, having issued over 250 summonses for various traffic offenses, including 125 tickets to drivers who failed to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks between April 21 and June 30.
- The Battle for the County Republican [...]
Hudson County’s only program dedicated to providing direct services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth between the ages of 13-19 is facing a funding crisis, and it is turning to the public for help sustaining operations.
The YouthConnect program, which is run by Hudson Pride Connections Center (HPCC), lost 85 percent of its [...]
While Sunday is the official National HIV Testing Day, both Jersey City and at least one service provider are offering free HIV tests Friday, June 25 to commemorate the occasion.
The city is hosting on-site HIV tests — and offering free information, raffles and food — at the Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center (140 Martin [...]
The third annual Community Health Fair (& BBQ) presented by Hudson Pride Connections Center and Jersey City Lesbian and Gay Outreach (JCLGO) will focus on health issues concerning the LGBT community, as well as people living with HIV, this Saturday.
The event, this year dubbed “Take Care, Be Aware,” will include free workshops on relationships, sex [...]
A recently released report from the New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services finds that the state’s six needle exchange pilot programs, including one in Jersey City, are faring well, despite a frustrating lack of resources.
“The accomplishments and positive experiences that have occurred during the course of conducting the New Jersey Syringe Access Program Demonstration Project should serve [...]
- Low Census Return Rates: U.S. Census Bureau officials are concerned about the lower-than-average number of New Jerseyans who are sending back their census forms. The problem is worst in urban areas like Jersey City, where less than a third of residents have sent in their forms.
- Flooding Around the City: Yesterday’s rain triggered flood [...]
The 4th annual Hudson Pride Connections Center (HPC) Gala, slated for May 1, will honor four individuals: State Sen. Sandra Cunningham, Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise, HPC volunteer Iyannah Fields and Marvin Kreiger, the director of Hudson County HIV/AIDS Services Planning Council.
The gala event, which will feature dancing, drinks, food and a silent auction, will [...]
As we noted in this morning’s News Roundup, the Puerto Rican Family Institute plans on using a $30,000 grant from the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey to fund its Diabetes Outreach program. But three other programs operating in Jersey City received grant money from the foundation as well as part of $1.9 million in grants [...]
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