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 [...]
Snowtober: A pre-Halloween nor’easter dumped three to five inches on Hudson County over the weekend, left upwards of 7,500 residents without power, and kept the phone lines at fire and police stations ringing off the hook with reports of downed trees and power lines. In a radio interview this morning, Gov. Chris Christie said that [...]
With plenty of rain and thunderstorms forecast for Jersey City today and tomorrow, the Washington Park Association has canceled the arts and music festival originally slated to take place Saturday. It has been moved to its rain date, Saturday, October 1, instead. The festival, Washington Park Live – Arts and Music in the Park, features [...]
Flooding on 9th Street near Enos Jones Park on Sunday, August 28 Just one week after Hudson County residents and businesses became eligible for Post-Irene aid from the federal government, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) this weekend opened an office in Secaucus to provide face-to-face assistance to those who suffered damage from Hurricane Irene. [...]
If you’ve noticed that the Hudson River has taken on a muddy reddish-brown hue this week, you’re apparently not alone. And if you were wondering why the river was discolored, New York environmental officials have your answer: Hurricane Irene. Officials at New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection tell the New York Times that initial [...]
Jersey City’s moisture-soaked ground is set to receive more substantial rain today, and the National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for the city and much of the region. “Periods of rain with embedded pockets of heavy rainfall is expected today in association with a stalled front and tropical moisture streaming into the [...]
Homeowners and shopkeepers weren’t the only people to come out of Hurricane Irene with flooded basements — City Hall also flooded, forcing several city offices to move temporarily. The Division of Cultural Affairs’ basement office was flooded with a mixture of rainwater and wastewater, according to city officials. Other basement offices were flooded too, including the Division of Risk Management and Veteran’s Affairs.
The chromium site on Garfield Avenue in 2009, before the cleanup began. When workers cleaning up the massive chromium-contaminated site along Garfield Avenue arrived at work this morning, they noticed that potentially contaminated groundwater had been “pushed up” at the corner of Halladay Street and Carteret Avenue, according to site administrator Mike McCabe. The “small [...]
Flooding on 9th Street near Enos Jones Park Sunday morning As residents around Jersey City continue to dry out their basements or homes in the wake of Sunday’s storm, the city’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is reminding anyone who suffered any water or wind damage to keep detailed records, receipts and to photograph the [...]
After days of wondering just how bad Hurricane Irene would be, Jersey City residents got their answer. As the storm swept through town yesterday morning, steady rains and strong winds toppled trees and left significant flooding in their wake.
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