Jersey City Man Faces Slew of Charges, Including DWI, in Fiery, High-Speed Crash that Killed Two Wednesday Night: Two Jersey City men died as a result of the fiery, high-speed crash on Grand Street in Downtown Jersey City Wednesday night. Herman Chandler Jr., 34, has been charged with two counts of death by auto, DWI, [...]
A jury in U.S. District Court in Trenton has rejected a federal civil suit by Fred Andes, an assistant sociology professor at New Jersey City University who alleged discrimination in the school’s promotion practices. In the suit, Andes alleged that as a Filipino, he was the victim of discrimination by NJCU’s promotion committee. He also [...]
- Lawsuit Settlement: Jersey City is set to shell out $15,000 to settle a claim by a disabled city worker who says she was denied a handicapped parking space and then disciplined for complaining about it. – HCCC Expansion: Hudson County Community College officials are holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony tomorrow for the school’s newly opened [...]
- Missing Woman Case: Police have found the remains of a missing Heights woman in a concrete-filled drum in her basement, and her husband has now been charged with killing her. Authorities now say she was likely strangled and then folded into a cement-filled container. – Combined Sewer System: The federal Environmental Protection Agency says [...]
- City Looks to Hire Outside Legal Help for Excessive-Force Suit: Jersey City hopes to hire an outside attorney to fight an excessive-force suit brought by the family of a 58-year-old city woman who was shot and killed by cops in 2009 after she allegedly slashed two officers with a knife. – Guilty Plea in [...]
- DiNardo Widow Lawsuit: A state appellate court has affirmed that the widow of slain Jersey City Police Detective Marc DiNardo waited too long to sue the city and police department, but she has now filed a federal suit. – Mortgage Fraud: A 33-year-old Jersey City man has pleaded guilty in federal court to participating [...]
- Jury Sides with Newport Condo Owners in Views Suit: A jury has awarded a group of 16 angry tenants of a LeFrak luxury condo building in Newport close to $4 million after determining that developer Jamie LeFrak and his firm falsely promised them “breathtaking” and “panoramic” views of Manhattan. – Urban Transit Hub Tax [...]
- Natural Gas Projects Get a Boost: The new Energy Master Plan (EMP) unveiled by the Christie administration this week says the state is committed to expanding its natural gas infrastructure. Activists tell NJ Spotlight this makes their fights against proposed natural gas pipelines even more difficult; one proposed expansion project is the Spectra Energy [...]
Jersey City has settled an eight-count civil suit brought by Jennifer Bloom, the former Director of Administration and Financial Management for the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA) for $87,500, with the MUA itself kicking in another $50,000 in settlement money.
Jersey City resident Saluddin Ali is the plaintiff in a new lawsuit filed against Super Luxury Tours and bus driver Wei Wang related to the March 14 bus crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that killed two people and injured dozens. Ali’s suit, filed in Hudson County Superior Court, alleges that the Pennsylvania-based bus company [...]
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