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At 19-years of age, Demetrius Terry isn’t always the youngest speaker during a City Council meeting’s public hearing, when residents, union reps, former pols, and business interests address the municipality’s legislative body, (often) airing concerns or (occasionally) applauding city actions. On some days, in particular when the cause is related to elementary schools, Terry will [...]

Dear Editor, I’m writing this letter to express my concern about the ordinance to remove Council President Brennan. On Wednesday, the council voted 5 to 4. Council members David Donnelly, Nidia Lopez, Steven Fulop, Rolando Lavarro and Viola Richardson voted in favor while Michael Sottolano, Bill Gaughan, Peter Brennan and Michele Massey voted against. It [...]

Last month, I announced I will be running for a City Council seat in Jersey City in Ward A/Greenville. I would like to share with you my top concern, which is Jersey City youth. Enforcing the curfew law will be on the top of my agenda. I’m tired of being ignored about this issue from [...]

As a young African-American living in one of the worst wards in the city, I’m announcing I will run for a City Council seat in 2013. I’m a Marist High School senior who will be attending Seton Hall University in the fall. I want to bring change and reform to my ward. I’m sick and [...]

- There are runoff elections for Wards A and F today — polls opened at 6 am and will stay open until 8 pm. Check back here tonight for results. – The Assembly Judiciary Committee has unanimously approved legislation that would allow cities and towns to implement their own residency restrictions for convicted sex offenders. [...]

- The former owner of David’s Sporting Goods, a now-closed gun shop in Downtown Jersey City, has been sentenced to two years probation and 100 hours of community service for a 2007 incident in which he fired shots into the air outside his store. – The Insider calls Tuesday’s Ward A runoff “the best of [...]

In the May 12 election, the race for Ward A’s City Council seat was one of two in which the leading vote-getter failed to cross the 50 percent-plus-one threshold required for outright victory. Incumbent Michael Sottolano received the most votes — around 40 percent of the total — with Rolando Lavarro finishing second. They will [...]

Remember: City Hall is closed today, and there is no street sweeping. Trash collection proceeds as usual. Enjoy your Memorial Day. – Ward F City Council candidate LaVern Webb-Washington, who fell just two votes short of second place (and the chance to enter a runoff with incumbent Viola Richardson), will challenge the results in Superior [...]

- One runoff race for the City Council seems to be set after provisional ballots were tallied, but another will likely involve a recount. In Ward A, incumbent Michael Sottolano will face off against Rolando Lavarro, who edged out Andre Richardson by 30 votes. In Ward F, however, only one vote separates second-place finisher Ron-Calvin [...]

Shouts, hugs and handshakes filled Casino in the Park Tuesday night as supporters of Mayor Jerramiah Healy relished their candidate’s victory. With 30,657 votes cast, Healy won — and avoided a runoff — with 52.9 percent of the vote. Absentee and provisional ballots have yet to be tallied.