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At 19 years of age, Demetrius Terry isn’t always the youngest speaker during a City Council meeting’s public hearing, when residents, union reps, former pols, and business interests address the municipality’s legislative body, (often) airing concerns or (occasionally) applauding city actions. On some days, in particular when the cause is related to elementary schools, Terry [...]

Dear Editor, I’m writing this letter to express my concern about the ordinance to remove Council President Brennan. On Wednesday, the council voted 5 to 4. Council members David Donnelly, Nidia Lopez, Steven Fulop, Rolando Lavarro and Viola Richardson voted in favor while Michael Sottolano, Bill Gaughan, Peter Brennan and Michele Massey voted against. It [...]

Calling the decision to strip Council President Peter Brennan of his presidency “illegal” and “arbitrary,” Mayor Jerramiah Healy has announced that he will be vetoing the newly approved law.

For the last two decades, Jersey City has been undergoing a renaissance of sorts. Development is booming. Financial firms are relocating into our commercial space. New residents are moving in because of our strong transportation infrastructure and short distance to Manhattan. These are all good things. They are good for Jersey City and good for [...]

New Red Light Cameras Expected to Make the City Millions: Jersey City has quietly installed a new set of cameras at Jersey Avenue and 18th Street that will catch motorists blowing through red lights, part of an initiative officials hope will net the city $7 million annually. Richardson and Lavarro to be Sworn in Today: [...]

The 20-year tax abatement incentivizing Goya Foods’ new facilities in Jersey City was narrowly approved at Wednesday night’s City Council meeting when a divided council voted for the measure, 5-2-2. But the PILOT agreement, which will generate approximately $19 million over the life of the abatement as well as maintain at least 250 jobs at [...]

Jersey City public employee retirees will continue to have their health care paid for by the city, but now under a new plan that’s stirred the unions and many on the City Council into questioning the fairness of the decision.

UPDATED AUGUST 30 at 2:05 PM: The initial version of this story misquoted Ward A councilman Michael Sottolano, and misrepresented what he proposed regarding the board members’ benefits. The story has been corrected, and we apologize for the error. Two days before Ward E councilman Steven Fulop’s proposal to eliminate health benefits for board members [...]

While the latest developments inside City Hall show signs of promise for some restored funding to the Community Awareness Series, the founder of the 34-year-old program alleges that the budget cuts are not related directly to the library’s fiscal health, but are instead a matter of personal and political payback — a charge library officials deny.

After previously telling JCI that the city was opting not to apply for a state grant that used to cover part of the Preventive Medicine Clinic’s expense, officials have reversed course, deciding to apply for the $75,000 grant.