Jersey City business administrator Jack Kelly is facing criticism for working outside Jersey City from Ward E councilman Steven Fulop, who is asking Mayor Healy to remove Kelly from his position.
- TDR Plans: Jersey City planning officials hope to employ Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) to turn the industrial area along Jersey Avenue, between 10th and 18th streets, into a neighborhood resembling nearby Hamilton Park. Officials also have their eye on Montgomery Street between Grove Street and the waterfront. Public meetings about the process are [...]
A new state report raises concerns about the uses and abuses of municipal tax abatements in New Jersey, echoing and validating concerns raised in Jersey City over the past several years by citizens, elected officials and policy watchdog groups.
Emergency management, police and fire officials and Mayor Healy this morning are unveiling a newly acquired emergency alert system at Office of Emergency Management headquarters.
The new program, known as the Mass Communication or Early Warning system, is designed to notify residents and first responders via email, text message and other means in the case [...]
- Wind Power at Port Jersey: The Port Authority’s proposed project at Port Jersey on the border of Bayonne and Jersey City would have five wind towers, each more than 280 feet tall. The authority is seeking suggestions from companies that might be interested in managing the project on how to set up the turbines, [...]
The online “encyclopedia and reference resource” Juggle.com has named Jersey City’s municipal website as one of New Jersey’s top local government websites, along with six others.
Juggle.com evaluated city government websites on a wide range of criteria, including information accessibility, technological innovation, ease of use, and exceptional service to the public. Mayor Jerramiah Healy says he [...]
Developer K. Hovnanian’s attempt to force Jersey City to revise its tax abatement deal for the 77 Hudson condo building has been dismissed by a Superior Court judge, who found that “Hovnanian has no legal right” to the amended deal.
The developer had gone to the city seeking a sweetened abatement deal after one was given [...]
- New Assemblyman: Jason O’Donnell talks to the Journal about his new jobs as Bayonne’s director of Public Safety and the Assemblyman representing the 31st District, which covers Bayonne and part of Jersey City. O’Donnell is replacing former Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone, who pleaded guilty this summer to campaign finance fraud.
- Cammarano Sentenced: One of the [...]
Bucking swirling rumors and June news reports, Jersey City’s top attorney Bill Matsikoudis says he intends to stay in his job “at least until the end of the year.”
Early in the summer, word on the street was that Matsikoudis was leaving his post, but Matsikoudis says he never finalized those plans. Acknowledging that there are [...]
Just feet from where Spectra Energy wants to run a natural gas pipeline through the heart of Jersey City, around 300 residents and public officials gathered in Ferris High School’s auditorium last night to tell the Houston-based energy conglomerate and its federal regulator to find another path.
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