City Council Reconsiders Tow Pound Bill: Faced with a less than enthusiastic reception from tow-truck operators, Jersey City officials have decided to revise the ordinance that would privatize the city car pound. Beldini Seeks Prison Term Delay: Former Jersey City Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini should have her prison sentence delayed because the federal prison system [...]
An interim superintendent of schools selected from inside the district will serve at least six months before a permanent successor to retiring superintendent Charles Epps is found, according to Board of Education President Sterling Waterman. Speakers who attended Thursday’s board meeting urged trustees to assure there is an open, ethical and inclusive selection process for [...]
Five months after the City Council tabled an ordinance expanding city oversight of food truck vendors because it was deemed to be an “unfair burden” on businesses, a revised version of the ordinance will be presented at tonight’s City Council caucus meeting.
The recent headline-grabbing deaths of pedestrians this summer along Kennedy Boulevard, not to mention the anecdotal stories one hears of friends of friends hit or nearly hit while walking or biking, are a constant reminder of the risk involved in getting from Point A to Point B. With more and more Jersey City residents choosing to walk or bike instead of drive, there is clearly a growing need for two key things: safety measures and adequate road design; and observant, respectful behavior.
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).
The Van Vorst Park Association will be holding “an informal meet and greet” of candidates in the upcoming special election for the two At-Large Council seats tonight at their regularly scheduled meeting. The event is open to the public. With only five of the seventeen candidates expected to be in attendance– half the number of [...]
After his candidates successfully swept the Board of Education (BOE) elections in 2010 and again this year, Ward E councilman Steven Fulop today started the process of seeking out candidates to back in next spring’s school board election with an email to supporters. “Big changes are coming for education in Jersey City,” Fulop promises, pointing [...]
As expected, At-Large councilman Ray Velazquez’s sponsored bill that requires certain city-owned vehicles display the city seal passed unanimously at Wednesday night’s City Council meeting. After months of effort by Ward E councilman Steve Fulop, who got a similar bill passed after nearly two years of trying only to have it vetoed by Mayor Healy, [...]
In a profound decision expected to bring major change to Jersey City’s public education landscape, a bitterly divided school board last night agreed to part ways with superintendent Charles Epps on December 31 of this year. It will end his 11-year run leading the school system and roughly 45 years as district employee.
Needing a crucial sixth vote at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting to override Mayor Healy’s veto, Ward E councilman Steve Fulop mustered only three in support of his ordinance requiring city seals on most city-owned vehicles. Still, some city-owned vehicles displaying the identifying seal will likely be spotted on the streets of Jersey City in [...]
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