Share/Save – Hudson County judge Maurice Gallipoli is scheduled to hear arguments tomorrow on whether Hudson County violated the state’s pay to play law when it awarded a contract to Correctional Health Services for prison medical services. That company’s president, Geoffrey Perselay, donated $1,000 to Hudson County freeholder Anthony Romano on May 30, 2008. The [...]
If you ask a local artist why he or she participates in the annual Jersey City Artists Studio Tour, “to sell art” probably won’t be a phrase you hear very often. This year Victory Arts Projects, Cultural Affairs, the Jersey City Museum and the Beacon Condominiums tried to rectify that by launching an art fair. Will it work?
Share/Save- Primary elections are today. Polls are open from 6 am-8 pm. – Another new ordinance to create oversight of the city’s Animal Control division will be introduced at Wednesday’s City Council meeting. Ward E councilman Steven Fulop, who has been pushing for the reforms, and the city’s legal department worked out the legal concerns [...]
Share/SaveJersey City came up big at the 19th Annual New Jersey Historic Preservation Awards, which were presented at a ceremony in Trenton yesterday. Two sites in Chilltown — the Beacon’s Rialto & Capitol buildings and the Anna Cucci Memorial Council Chambers — were honored for demonstrating exceptional merit in the field of historic preservation. “Both [...]
Share/Save- As the Board of Education prepares to meet tomorrow night to adopt a budget, some board members are calling for givebacks from the teachers union. Board member and former mayor Gerald McCann wants the 3,500 members of the union to go without raises to avoid layoffs. McCann says the district is also considering laying [...]
Many commentators have referred to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 — aka the federal stimulus package — as President Barack Obama’s “New New Deal.” With a New New Deal in the works, it’s time for a look back at the first New Deal and how it affected Jersey City.
Share/SaveAt the most recent City Council meeting on Dec. 17, three new ordinances were passed: * Ordinance 08-172 authorizes “the conveyance of 886 Bergen Ave., Block 1872, Lot S1.99 to the Jersey City School District.” What’s it about? Back in 1903, Jersey City obtained this piece of land from a woman named Katherine Bliss and [...]
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