Jersey City Neighborhood Associations Form “Community Oversight Board” to Monitor Christ Hospital Sale: Save Christ Hospital, a grassroots Jersey City effort that is trying to bring more transparency to the potential sale of the hospital, has formed a community oversight board to “represent ordinary citizens of Hudson County in the plans to sell this important [...]
The Education Law Center and a Jersey City school board member are demanding Gov. Chris Christie’s administration account for what they describe as foot-dragging in approving requests for necessary repairs to school buildings.
Ward F Councilwoman Viola Richardson and Rolando Lavarro were triumphant in today’s special election, winning the two at-large council seats up for grabs, according to results that showed 95 percent of precincts reporting but did not yet count mail-in ballots. Sue Mack placed third in the close race, with incumbents Kalimah Ahmad and Ray Velazquez, [...]
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published by our media partner NJ Spotlight. One in 10 people is out of work in Jersey City and Bayonne, a rate one Republican termed as “out of control” and one reason why his team is running for a change in leadership representing the 31st in Trenton. But the [...]
Hundreds of Jersey City residents — and more than a dozen elected officials, candidates and department heads from the city and surrounding area — filled much of Ferris High School’s auditorium for last night’s public hearing held by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
- Elwell Trial: A jury has acquitted former Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell of conspiracy and attempted extortion but found him guilty of bribery for accepting a $10,000 cash payment from an FBI informant posing as a corrupt developer. – Cunningham & Christie: State Sen. Sandra Cunningham takes exception to the idea that she’s lying in [...]
- Jersey City Democratic Organization: Hudson County Freeholder Jeff Dublin was voted in as chairman of the Jersey City Democratic Organization last night, defeating Joe Conte. Dublin was backed by state Sen. Sandra Cunningham and Ward E councilman Steven Fulop, while Conte was backed by Mayor Healy. – Bike Path & Light Rail to Staten [...]
Jersey City-based Eastern Millwork has received a $39,375 “customized training” grant from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, which will be used to improve the skill set of its 40 current workers as well as “pave the way” for the hiring of four new workers. The state grant, which will be matched [...]
- Waterfront Access Rules: New Jersey might redo its proposed waterfront access rules to more clearly spell out the public’s right to reach the waterfront, a top environmental official said yesterday as several in a crowd of hundreds gathered at a public hearing likened the proposal to segregation-era racial politics. Environmental groups have warned that [...]
A bill that would require any person arrested on suspicion he or she committed a violent crime in New Jersey to provide a sample of their DNA to the police was cleared today by the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee. The proposal, which is sponsored by Hudson County Assembly members Joan Quigley and Vincent [...]
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