- School Vouchers: The Opportunity Scholarship Act — New Jersey’s version of a private school voucher bill — is moving to the Assembly today, and the politicking from all sides is going full bore. The proposal would create a five-year pilot program providing millions in tax credits for corporations that donate to a voucher fund [...]
The Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee yesterday approved a bill that would allow for the sale of limited numbers of syringes in pharmacies without a prescription. New Jersey remains only one of two states in the nation that has an outright ban on over-the-counter syringe sales (Delaware is the other). Advocates say [...]
The Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee is scheduled to vote on legislation allowing for the sale of limited numbers of syringes in pharmacies without a prescription. New Jersey remains only one of two states in the nation that has an outright ban on over-the-counter syringe sales (Delaware is the other). Advocates say [...]
Today is World AIDS Day, the annual international event designed to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and promote prevention and the search for a cure. Here in Jersey City, a number of organizations are hosting events to commemorate the day. (If we missed your event, email us at info (at) jerseycityindependent.com and we’ll add it to [...]
The Healy administration announced today that Jersey City has received a total of $13,577,602 in federal grant money via the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The largest allocation is from a $7,105,628 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The city says this will be used to fund about 60 nonprofit programs, and to fund [...]
- 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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