Share/Save A bill that would allow for the sale of limited numbers of syringes in pharmacies without a prescription moved along in its legislative journey yesterday, passing through the state Senate by a 28 to 12 vote. New Jersey remains only one of two states in the nation that has an outright ban on over-the-counter [...]
Share/SaveResidents interested in the latest developments regarding PPG Industries’ chromium cleanup along Garfield Avenue are being invited to a public meeting about the issue this Thursday. Representatives from PPG, the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the city — operating as the joint entity known as the Chromium Cleanup Partnership — will brief residents [...]
Share/SaveThe Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee yesterday approved a bill that would allow for the sale of limited numbers of syringes in pharmacies without a prescription. New Jersey remains only one of two states in the nation that has an outright ban on over-the-counter syringe sales (Delaware is the other). Advocates say [...]
Share/Save- Stabbing: Cops say a 41-year-old Jersey City man stabbed his wife more than a dozen times Tuesday night and then stabbed her four children, the youngest of whom is his 6-year-old son. His bail has been set at $1 million dollars and he’s been ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluations. The Journal has two more [...]
Share/SaveThe Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee is scheduled to vote on legislation allowing for the sale of limited numbers of syringes in pharmacies without a prescription. New Jersey remains only one of two states in the nation that has an outright ban on over-the-counter syringe sales (Delaware is the other). Advocates say [...]
Share/SaveThe Metropolitan Family Health Network is set to dedicate part of its Garfield Avenue location “The Senator Robert Menendez Pediatric Screening Center” in a Friday ceremony. The facility has been one of several that have worked with the senator to offer no-cost health and dental screenings, as well as vaccinations to area children. A statement [...]
Share/SaveAfter a bedbug was found at Downtown Jersey City’s PS #16 earlier this week, an exterminator came in but parents were not notified and students continued to attend class for the rest of the week, JCI has learned. The Sussex Street school found one bedbug on a teacher on Tuesday and exterminated that teacher’s room, [...]
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.
Share/Save- There Will Be More Time to Comment on Pipeline: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says the agency will continue to receive public comments on the proposed natural gas pipeline that would run through Jersey City — even after the August 20 end of the “scoping” period. In addition, a spokesperson for the agency points [...]
Share/SaveWith the initial cleanup phase of the chromium-contaminated Garfield Avenue PPG Industries site to begin in July, the Chromium Cleanup Partnership (made up of PPG, the city and the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)) is hosting a site cleanup information session this Thursday. The meeting will be slightly different than earlier sessions, with representatives [...]
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