Jersey City Residents Still Impacted by Hurricane Irene: Thousands of New Jersey residents, including some in Jersey City, say they are still dealing with the aftermath of flooding and property damage from Hurricane Irene. Hudson County Sheriff’s Officers Round Up Deadbeat Parents in Statewide Crackdown: Of those arrested in Hudson County, one Jersey City man [...]
Jersey City Enjoys Record-High Temps: Record highs were broken in Jersey City yesterday as the mercury approached 70 degrees throughout the region. Beldini Prison Pacemaker Provision: Before ruling on whether corrupt former Jersey City Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini must begin her prison term, a federal judge has asked prison officials if they can provide treatment [...]
The Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA) will spend more than $52 million on sewer repairs and upgrades and pay a civil penalty of $375,000 after repeated violations of the Clean Water Act, according to a settlement with the federal government made public today. The MUA has violated the landmark environmental law by releasing untreated [...]
United Water says it has completed maintenance projects which required a shutdown of Jersey City’s water supply aqueduct and treatment plant. The plant is scheduled to come back online Wednesday, and the company says “harmless sediment in the mains” may be disturbed in the process, resulting in possible discolored water for Jersey City and Hoboken [...]
Nearly three months after issuing a drought watch for Hudson County and four other New Jersey counties, the state Department of Environmental Protection today lifted the watch for all counties, except the Coastal North region that includes nearly all of Monmouth County and northern Ocean County. The drought watch, which was later expanded to the [...]
Beginning on Monday, United Water will start maintenance and repairs that will close Jersey City’s water supply aqueduct for 11 days, and while the company has arranged for other water suppliers to fill the water needs of the city’s residents, it is also asking all Jersey City residents to conserve water during this period. United [...]
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) says the reddish water stretching from the Statue of Liberty south into Raritan Bay is being caused not by the toxic red tide, but instead by a nontoxic species of phytoplankton. The department points out that while the term “red tide” is frequently used to refer to toxic [...]
With the last significant rainfall hitting New Jersey nearly three weeks ago, the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) yesterday expanded a drought watch that was already on in Hudson and four other counties to the rest of the state, asking all New Jerseyans to conserve water due to the continued hot and dry conditions, [...]
- Epps Contract: The Board of Education will not vote on superintendent Charles Epps’ controversial new contract at its meeting tonight after all. The contract must still be approved by the state before coming back to the board; state officials aren’t sure when their review will occur. – Dual Office Holders: Hudson County’s Nick Sacco [...]
- Wind Power at Port Jersey: The Port Authority’s proposed project at Port Jersey on the border of Bayonne and Jersey City would have five wind towers, each more than 280 feet tall. The authority is seeking suggestions from companies that might be interested in managing the project on how to set up the turbines, [...]
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