The Jersey City Independent "

Share/Save To the Editor: The Historic Paulus Hook Association (HPHA), the neighborhood group that represents the oldest Downtown waterfront community in Jersey City, strongly opposes the NJDEP’s amendments to the Public Access rules, which would remove all reference to the tidal waterfronts in Hudson County and the entire Northern New Jersey area. It would be [...]

Share/Save- Waterfront Access Rules: New Jersey might redo its proposed waterfront access rules to more clearly spell out the public’s right to reach the waterfront, a top environmental official said yesterday as several in a crowd of hundreds gathered at a public hearing likened the proposal to segregation-era racial politics. Environmental groups have warned that [...]

Share/Save- St. Anne’s Fends Off Closure: Late last week the Newark archdiocese reversed course and said St. Anne’s School in the Heights will remain open. – JCFD Contract: Jersey City firefighters will receive a 2.5 percent cost-of-living increase annually from 2013 through 2015, while new firefighters will have their salary increases and benefits curtailed, thanks [...]

Share/Save- Corruption: Hudson County political operative Ron Manzo has pleaded guilty to accepting a $5,000 bribe from FBI informant Solomon Dwek in exchange for a meeting with former Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell. Meanwhile, the attorney for former Assemblyman Lou Manzo has found out that the federal government is preparing to re-indict him, presumably on new [...]

Share/SaveThe New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is hosting a public hearing Thursday in Jersey City on the Christie administration’s proposed revision to the state’s waterfront access rules. The rules have come under harsh criticism from environmental groups for reducing public access to urban waterfronts, as well as state beaches. Under the proposal, most [...]

Share/Save- New Board Members at Liberty Humane: Liberty Humane Society’s interim Board of Directors appointed three permanent members at a meeting last night, in hopes of moving the troubled Jersey City shelter forward. The three new members are Michele Perotta, John Hanussak and Althea Bernheim. – Cunningham Supports Charter Changes: State Sen. Sandra Cunningham is [...]