Teen’s death a homicide; boyfriend charged with murder
Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio said on Friday that a 19-year old Jersey City man, Woodrow Miller, was charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of his 17-year old girlfriend.
Quaneera Adams was killed Tuesday night by a gunshot wound to the head, according to DeFazio, in her Dales Avenue home. DeFazio said Miller was the only person present at the home at the time of the shooting.
At first, investigators were looking into her death as a possible suicide, but after further investigation, they determined it was homicide.
DeFazio said Miller was also charged with “the possession of a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun for unlawful purpose” and “leaving the scene of a physically helpless, injured victim.” Investigators allege that Miller had allegedly cleaned the crime scene of blood before he called for medical help for Adams, who was wounded badly but was still alive.
DeFazio said the shooting may have stemmed from a domestic dispute.
Miller’s bail is set at $250,000 cash or bond and he is currently in the Hudson County jail in Kearny.
Holiday Hudson Reporter editorial and advertising deadlines
Because of the holidays the next two weeks, the Hudson Reporter newspapers will have special advertising and editorial deadlines.
For the Sunday, Dec. 27 newspapers, the display ad and classified deadline is 12 noon on Tuesday, Dec. 22.
The office will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 24, and Friday, Dec. 25.
For the Thursday, Dec. 31 edition of the Midweek Reporter, the classified and display advertising deadline is 12 noon on Monday, Dec. 28.
For the Sunday, Jan. 3 editions of the Reporter newspapers, the editorial deadline is Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 9 a.m., and the advertising deadline is 12 noon that same Tuesday.
The office will be closed Thursday, Dec. 31 and Friday, Jan. 1. It will reopen on Monday, Jan. 4.
If you have questions about these deadlines or any other issue, please call (201) 798-7800. Also check www.hudsonreporter.com.
Promoting youth development at Urban League
The Urban League of Hudson County CEO Program is recruiting for an innovative new program that works with youth between the ages of 14 and 18. The program is free of charge and hours are Monday through Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m. with a few weekend activities. The youth program focuses on career and life choices, civic engagement, job skills training, health and safety, financial literacy, cultural engagement, self-discipline, responsibility and recreational trips.
For more information about joining, contact La-Trenda Ross, Program Coordinator at (201)451-8888 x 219 or email lross@ulohc.org.
NJ Senators ask for $271M; JC to get its share
U. S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez (both D-NJ) announced last week that the U.S. Senate had approved legislation to invest over $271 million for New Jersey projects and programs to help improve the economy and help residents in the state. Now it is up to the Obama administration to approve it, which is expected before the end of this week.
Approximately $200 million will be divided for transportation, housing, and urban development. Jersey City is to receive $400,000 for the planning and design of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Jersey City Bayfront Extension.
Statewide, labor, health, human services, and education appropriation projects in New Jersey will receive over $14 million, with money coming to Jersey City institutions, such as $100,000 to the Metropolitan Family Health Network for equipment upgrades at the Breast Imaging Mammography Center and $300,000 to St. Peter’s College for equipment and technology.
$13.9 million of the $271 million will go toward commerce, justice, and science appropriations, of which $300,000 would go to the Jersey City Housing Authority for a drug elimination program, $400,000 to the USA Swimming Foundation for a Regional Youth Development program in Jersey City and other towns. Also $400,000 will go for the remediation of a brownfield in Jersey City.
New technology course at HCCC
Hudson County Community College (HCCC) will be offering a new course shortly after the New Year.
The 75-hour “GIS/GPS Integrated Computer Applications Certificate Program” offers training in geographic information systems and global positioning systems with a project management component that utilizes Microsoft Office. Students who successfully complete the course will be awarded a certificate and five credits toward an associate degree in Computer Science.
According to Dr. Eric Friedman, HCCC’s Dean of Community Education, the new course is unique because the inclusion of the Microsoft Office component with the GIS/GPS studies provides students with the ability to produce professional documents and reports. Friedman also said that since the course is being offered through the College’s Community Education Division, there is no need for pre-registration placement or testing.
The “GIS/GPS Integrated Computer Applications Certificate Program” is being offered, in part, as a result of a $25,000 Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) grant from the North Jersey Partners/Newark Alliance. The course has been developed by the Hudson County Community College Center for Business & Industry and Division of Community Education.
Classes will be held in the college’s new GIS/GPS Integrated Computer Lab in the HCCC Culinary Arts Institute/Conference Center, 161 Newkirk St. in Jersey City — just two blocks from the Journal Square PATH Station.
Complete information on the “GIS/GPS Integrated Computer Applications Certificate Program” may be obtained by phoning (201) 360-4246 or emailing Robert Fairchild at RFairchild@hccc.edu.