The NJ Transit Police Department and other agencies will conduct a training exercise this Saturday morning inside the Bergen Tunnels on the Jersey City/Hoboken border to test a response from multiple agencies to a simulated train incident. The drill, which will begin at about 9 am, will take about four hours to complete. Residents will [...]
- Earning Less in Hudson County: According to American Community Survey estimates being released by the U.S. Census Bureau today, the 2010 median household income in Hudson County was $54,817, a 5 percent decrease from 2009′s $57,732. The state’s median household income dropped by 2.7 percent. – JCFD Radio Troubles: The recent move of Jersey [...]
- Post-Irene Aid: Hudson County’s welfare director says the potential for fraud is great in the Hurricane Irene-related one-time food benefit program. Meanwhile, long lines have many would-be aid seekers getting quite frustrated. – ‘Untitled Jersey City Project’: During last night’s Emmy Awards, FX premiered the first teaser for a new dramatic series, Untitled Jersey [...]
- NJT Promises Bus Fares Won’t Rise: NJ Transit officials say they have no plans to increase bus fares, even though the toll that the agency will pay for buses to cross the Hudson River will increase by $6 per bus starting Sunday. – Deadly Motorcycle Crash: A man was killed Wednesday afternoon in a [...]
In a short letter sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today, the Jersey City Fire Officers Association has come out in opposition to Texas-based Spectra Energy’s proposed natural gas pipeline that would run through Jersey City. The letter cites Jersey City’s density, the Fire Department’s depleted resources, security issues and the disastrous ramifications [...]
- Eliu Rivera: Hudson County Freeholder Eliu Rivera has been hospitalized for several weeks and was in stable condition yesterday at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. – City Worker Layoffs: Jersey City carried out a second round of employee layoffs yesterday, with roughly 40 persons in administration being shown the door. – Gang Criminality [...]
The Jersey City Fire Department’s (JCFD) 2nd Battalion unit on Bergen Avenue in Greenville is getting a very cool new kitchen table in its newly renovated firehouse, thanks to a collaboration with Jersey City arts organization Pro Arts. The hardwood table, which is made of half a former bowling alley lane, features a mural depicting [...]
- St. Anne’s Fends Off Closure: Late last week the Newark archdiocese reversed course and said St. Anne’s School in the Heights will remain open. – JCFD Contract: Jersey City firefighters will receive a 2.5 percent cost-of-living increase annually from 2013 through 2015, while new firefighters will have their salary increases and benefits curtailed, thanks [...]
Five members of the Jersey City Fire Department (JCFD) were promoted to Deputy Chief in a ceremony on Friday afternoon. The promotions came as a result of “unprecedented retirements” in the past year. In the beginning of 2010, there were seven Deputy Chiefs in the JCFD, but before Friday just one remained. City officials say [...]
Jersey City will receive a $8,158,925 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grant to hire 64 new firefighters, federal officials announced yesterday. The money, which comes through FEMA’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program, will help the department maintain staffing levels that have been decimated in the past year due to firefighters who [...]
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