- 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 [...]
- UEZ: The fate of the Urban Enterprise Zone program is part of a tug-of-war between Gov. Chris Christie and Democratic lawmakers that will play out in today’s state budget votes. – Elwell Corruption Trial: Former Secaucus mayor Dennis Elwell testified yesterday that he did not understand he was being offered a bribe by FBI [...]
- High School Graduations: Six Jersey City high schools held commencement ceremonies last night, with roughly 1,400 city students graduating from 12th grade and moving on to community colleges, four-year colleges, business schools and beyond. – Catholic Schools: The Archdiocese of Newark, which includes Jersey City, has established a commission to examine the financial viability [...]
- County Budget: By a vote of 7-1, county freeholders have adopted a $472.4 million budget that covers from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2011. The spending plan includes a $279.6 million tax levy, a 3.8 percent hike over the $269.3 million tax levy for the budget year that ended Dec. 31, 2010. Jersey City’s [...]
- Beldini Appeal: The 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals is considering whether Leona Beldini, the former Jersey City deputy mayor convicted of federal bribery charges after being rounded up in the massive 2009 money laundering and corruption “Bid Rig” sting, got an unfair trial because her jury got flawed instructions from the trial judge. [...]
- Spending Guidelines for Abbott $ Lacking: Jersey City and the other 30 former Abbott districts know a windfall is coming their way, their share of the $447 million in aid awarded by the state Supreme Court in its latest ruling in the epic Abbott v. Burke case. They even know, thanks to fairly accurate [...]
- Library Funding: The City Council reached a consensus last week to add $95,000 to Mayor Healy’s proposed 2011 budget for the Jersey City Free Public Library, giving the library a nearly $7.5 million spending plan. – Kids Disappear from After-School Program: A Jersey City man is furious with Jersey City public schools after his [...]
- DiNardo School Renaming: There were joy and tears when Jersey City officials renamed the School 23 annex building for former JCPD detective Marc DiNardo, who was killed in a 2009 shootout. – Images of Alleged Rapist Released: Security images of a suspect in two Jersey City rapes were released yesterday morning by the Hudson [...]
- UEZ: Politicians like Mayor Healy, as well as business owners, are raising the alarm about Gov. Christie’s plan to essentially end the Urban Enterprise Zone program. – Class-Action Chromium Suit: A federal judge has denied Honeywell International’s request that she reconsider her February ruling that allows Jersey City residents to proceed with a class-action [...]
- County Budget Hearings: Hudson County departmental hearings to discuss this year’s county budget will be held in the evening for the first time. – Light Rail Collision: A 72-year-old Hoboken man was seriously injured when the sport utility vehicle he was driving collided with a Light Rail train on Sixth Street yesterday morning. – [...]
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