Posts Tagged ‘Viola Richardson’

Wednesday Morning News Roundup

By • Jan 4th, 2012 • Category: Blog, News

Jersey City Council Faction Seeks to Oust Council President: Ward C Councilwoman Nidia Lopez is seeking to oust Councilman at large Peter Brennan as council president two years before his term is up and replace him with Councilwoman at large Viola Richardson. Look for more from JCI later today. PSE&G Wins Special Incentives for Transmission [...]



Friday Morning News Roundup

By • Dec 23rd, 2011 • Category: Blog, News

Michele Massey Sworn in as Ward F’s New Representative on City Council: Jersey City Councilwoman at large Viola Richardson “passed the torch” yesterday to Michele Massey, who succeeds Richardson as the council’s Ward F representative. At Some Jersey City Service Stations, Gas Dips Below $3: Several gas stations recently lowered the price of regular unleaded [...]



Two Toy Drives to Choose From this Weekend, or Just Give to Both?

By • Dec 15th, 2011 • Category: Blog, News

At-Large Councilwoman Viola Richardson’s Civic Association, in conjunction with the Light Rail Cafe, will wrap up their 10-day toy drive Sunday, December 18th. Stop by the Light Rail Cafe (237 Randolph Avenue) to drop off you unwrapped present or a $10 donation for the holidays and the Light Rail Cafe will give right back with [...]



Council Elects Mayor’s Nominee For the Ward F Council Seat

By • Dec 15th, 2011 • Category: Featured, News, Politics

Michele Massey, long the preferred choice of At-Large Councilwoman Viola Richardson for her former Ward F seat, as well as Mayor Healy’s nominee, was elected unanimously to the vacated seat at Wednesday night’s Council meeting by the eight seated council members. Massey will hold the position until next year’s election on November 6th, 2012, when [...]



Food Trucks / Carts Will Have to Wait Another Month For Regulations

By • Dec 13th, 2011 • Category: Blog, News

Food truck and cart owners have already waited 9 months for the City Council to create new rules and regulations for food truck operation, a move deemed necessary following the discovery that a city health inspector had gone rogue and illegally granted licenses to anyone with a food truck. Now, after new complications arose that [...]



City “Researching” Potential Conflict of Interest For Mayor’s Ward F Council Nominee

By • Dec 13th, 2011 • Category: Blog, News, Politics

Last week when Mayor Healy announced he would be nominating Michele Massey, the executive director of the Monticello Community Development Corporation, for the vacant Ward F council seat, he cited her experience working towards neighborhood revitalization. And when At-Large Councilwoman Viola Richardson, Ward F’s previous councilwoman, explained why she had submitted Massey’s name to Healy, [...]



Friday Morning News Roundup

By • Dec 2nd, 2011 • Category: Blog, News

Jersey City Board of Education Selects Interim Superintendent: The Jersey City Board of Education has tapped Associate Superintendent Franklin Walker to be the 29,000-student district’s interim superintendent until a permanent replacement is found for the departing Superintendent Charles T. Epps Jr. Look for more from JCI later today. Two Weeks Left to Fill Ward F [...]



Viola Richardson and Rolando Lavarro are Sworn In as At-Large City Council Members

By • Nov 22nd, 2011 • Category: Featured, Politics

Viola Richardson and Rolando Lavarro were sworn in yesterday at City Hall as Jersey City’s newest at-large council members. Photos by Mark Dye Photo



Tuesday Morning News Roundup

By • Nov 22nd, 2011 • Category: Blog, News

Richardson and Lavarro Sworn In: Jersey City Councilwoman Viola Richardson and New Jersey City University administrator Rolando Lavarro were officially sworn in as the City Council’s newest at-large members. Look for more from JCI later today. Water Main Break on Tonnelle Avenue: Roughly 50 families were without water and the southbound lanes of Route 1&9 [...]



Monday Morning News Roundup

By • Nov 21st, 2011 • Category: Blog, News

New Red Light Cameras Expected to Make the City Millions: Jersey City has quietly installed a new set of cameras at Jersey Avenue and 18th Street that will catch motorists blowing through red lights, part of an initiative officials hope will net the city $7 million annually. Richardson and Lavarro to be Sworn in Today: [...]

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