U.S. District Court Judge Susan D. Wigenton has ruled that a class-action lawsuit seeking cancer screening and compensation for Jersey City residents who may have been exposed to hexavalent chromium may move forward, denying Honeywell’s attempt to have the suit dismissed. The lawsuit, filed in May of last year, alleges that both Honeywell and PPG [...]
- Christie’s Budget: Jersey City would receive $64 million in state aid under Gov. Christie’s proposed budget, the same amount as last year. The budget also pledges to “support expanded NJ Transit bus service” and avoid fare increases on NJ Transit trains and buses. – Healy Recall Falls Short: As expected, the group trying to [...]
The City Council is set to vote tonight on whether or not to approve a $10,000 legal settlement with former Parking Authority CEO Mark Russ, who sued the city and several other entities in 2009 over his termination. In his lawsuit, Russ alleged that Mayor Jerramiah Healy ordered him not to issue tickets after 6 [...]
Superior Court Judge Thomas Olivieri will this week begin hearing arguments in a lawsuit that seeks to remove Liberty Humane Society’s (LHS) entire board of directors and appoint a receiver to look over the shelter’s finances. The suit, filed by two animal-welfare nonprofits and three individuals in November, is part of the bitter fight over [...]
A New Jersey appellate court has upheld an earlier Hudson County Superior Court ruling disqualifying the lowest bid for replacing Jersey City’s West District police precinct, meaning that the second-lowest bid — at $10.7 million — will stand. The City Council voted in September to approve a $10.6 million contract with Arco Construction Group to [...]
- NJ to Lose House Seat; Will it Be One of Ours? New Jersey will lose one of its 13 seats in the House of Representatives, based on new Census data released yesterday that will shift Congressional power to the South and West. Experts say that one of Hudson County’s three seats may be lost, [...]
Ward F residents have been complaining about the noxious odors generated by Reliable Wood Products for years, but the smell persists. A civil lawsuit filed this week by Jersey City against the mulching company seeks to change that.
A state appellate court has tossed a lawsuit seeking to remove Ward C councilwoman Nidia Lopez from her seat on the grounds that she wasn’t a Jersey City resident because the initial complaint wasn’t filed within the required 30 days. While the case was dismissed on a technicality, the appellate court says it would have [...]
- Dwek Won’t Testify in Smith Trial: The U.S. attorney’s office says that it doesn’t plan to call FBI informant Solomon Dwek to testify in the trial of L. Harvey Smith, which is scheduled to begin today. – United Water Lawsuit: Several Hudson County residents have filed a class action lawsuit against United Water on [...]
Two animal-welfare nonprofits and three individuals are asking a court to remove Liberty Humane Society’s entire Board of Directors and appoint a receiver to look over the troubled shelter’s finances. The lawsuit is the latest development in the bitter fight over the shelter’s euthanasia policy and whether it should pursue a stringent no-kill policy.
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