Suspect arrested in alleged JC murder
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed on Monday that a suspect has been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a Jersey City man last Sunday morning.
Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Guy Gregory said victim Kevin A. Miller, 28, of Bergen Avenue, died from a single gunshot wound to the head at around 2:20 a.m. and was found lying at the intersection of Bramhall Avenue and Sackett Street.
Gregory confirmed that Devon Carter, 25, of Reed Street, was arrested later that day. Gregory confirmed that Miller was in a fight with two men, with one of them allegedly shooting Miller.
Gregory said Miller’s alleged murder came after an altercation with a woman earlier in the evening.
Anyone with further information on the shooting can call the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office’s Homicide Squad at (201)915-1345.
Low-income people can buy Habitat for Humanity home
Habitat for Humanity is holding an informational meeting on Saturday, July 11 at 10 a.m. at the Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center, 140 Martin Luther King Drive, Jersey City.
The meeting will cover the following questions: Do you make $25,000 a year or more? Do you have decent credit? Is your current housing adequate to your needs? Are you willing to partner with Habitat of Humanity to build your home?
If those questions can be answered in the affirmative, then you may be eligible to buy a Habitat for Humanity home on Ocean Avenue in Jersey City for $100,000 with a no-interest loan. You’d be able to work alongside volunteers to get your home ready.
To pre-qualify for the no-interest mortgage at the meeting, bring your most recent W-2 form(s), Federal 1040 form, two most recent pay checks, proof of other income (SSI award letter, child support), last paid rent receipt or cancelled check, and current bills (telephone, gas, credit cards, etc.).
Habitat for Humanity is an organization that relies primarily on donations, donated materials, and volunteers to help build affordable homes, which are then sold below-cost with no-interest mortgages to partner families who invest 400 hours of sweat equity. For more information, call (201)209-9002 or visit ww.habitathudsoncounty.org.
NJCU Accepting Athletic Hall of Fame Nominations
Nominations for the New Jersey City University Athletics Hall of Fame are still being accepted through the NJCU Office of Sports Information through Friday, July 31.
Founded in 1979, the Hall of Fame is now home to 124 exceptional individuals and one team, and has featured 17 induction classes. The next induction ceremony will be held in February 2010, with selections made in October. The last ceremony was held on Feb.1, 2008.
Eligible candidates include NJCU student-athletes whose final year of sports participation was five years ago or more (2004 or earlier) and have earned a degree from the University, an NJCU coach who has served at least five years at the school, a non-athlete/coach who has made significant contributions to NJCU Athletics, or individuals who participated in varsity athletics at NJCU and went on to outstanding sports careers after graduation.
Nominations can be submitted directly online at the NJCU athletics website at www.njcugothicknights.com. Forms can also be attained by calling the NJCU Office of Sports Information at (201)200-3301, or via e-mail at ithor@njcu.edu.
$10M from Feds for wetland restoration in JC
Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) announced on Tuesday that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded more than $10 million in new federal funding to New Jersey to restore 30 acres of wetlands in Lincoln Park in the Hackensack River Basin in Jersey City. The grant is the single-largest award from NOAA under the Economic Recovery Law signed by President Barack Obama in February.
The $10,596,006 in funding will allow the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to clean up and restore part of a former industrial and landfill site. This project will help restore wetlands and will create 4,500 feet of creeks. NOAA estimates the grant will create 41 new jobs.
The Lincoln Park Wetland Restoration is a project to restore an 80-acre coastal wetland in the urban industrialized area of the Hackensack River basin. This project will restore the area’s native salt marsh, improve the overall ecological health of the Hackensack River ecosystem, and increase public access to the site. Over time, the restoration should increase fish populations and open migratory paths for alewife and blueback herring.