- Mayor Healy has sent a letter to the developer of 77 Hudson saying he does not support granting the sweetened tax abatement it is seeking from the city. The mega-developer K. Hovnanian is asking for the same deal that the city granted to Fisher Development Associates for its luxury Crystal Point building. In his [...]
- Jimmy King, who was arrested by the FBI in last month’s corruption probe, is closing down the Jimmy King Civic Association. “This is to inform you that we are retiring. We are looking forward to spending more time with our 5 grandchildren,” a postcard mailed to the association’s members reads. “For the last six [...]
- U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline Cox Arleo approved continuances for most of the 44 defendants arrested in last month’s corruption probe; the orders effectively extend the time under which federal prosecutors must bring a defendant to trial. – At the corruption hearing held yesterday by a Republican Assembly committee, Morris County political consultant George Dredden [...]
- Florida officials say that Ward C Councilwoman Nidia R. Lopez could owe that state $5,700 for claiming a property tax exemption, if it’s determined she filed for it improperly. – A computer glitch in Trenton has kept about 2,800 Hudson County residents from being able to file for public assistance for the past two [...]
- Mariano Vega wants to hold on to his position as City Council president, but At-Large councilman Peter Brennan, who made a play for the position four years ago, is trying for it again. – A former Jersey City building inspector has pleaded guilty in federal court to extorting tens of thousands of dollars, as [...]
- The City Council met last night, and as we reported yesterday, they tabled the ordinance creating the Animal Control Commission and will likely revisit it in two weeks. The council also approved a memorandum of understanding between the city and the Friends of the Loew’s, solidifying the lease for the Loew’s Jersey Theatre. In [...]
- The Insider is the latest to take a quick look at this week’s campaign finance disclosures, which he says obviously give Mayor Healy a massive edge. However, he thinks that the way the city’s black community votes on May 12 will be the key to whether Healy wins outright or the race goes to [...]
Yesterday Jersey Journal publisher Kendrick Ross announced that Jersey City’s only daily paper and its affiliated community weeklies had met first quarter revenue projections and will continue publishing for now, avoiding an April 13 closure that was threatened earlier this year. But the paper will be forced to press on with a smaller staff. “The [...]
The Jersey Journal, which publisher Kendrick Ross had said would close today if a deal on cost-cutting measures wasn’t reached, will continue publishing, according to a statement published by Editor & Publisher. “The Jersey Journal and its community weeklies have met revenue projections for the first quarter, publisher Kendrick Ross announced to the staff today, [...]
- “The mayor is correct when he says this columnist is biased,” Agustin Torres writes in today’s Journal. “I am.” He points to literature from Healy’s earlier campaigns as proof that the mayor has failed to do what he said he’d do. As we reported yesterday, the mayor has declined a second forum that Torres [...]
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