Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Mack-Cali announces Harborside 4 project Mack-Cali unveiled this week its plans to build Harborside 4, a 1.2 million-square-foot office tower located on the Hudson River waterfront in Jersey City. “We are pleased with the significant leasing momentum we’re seeing across our portfolio, particularly along the Hudson River Waterfront where occupancy achieved 95 percent,” said Mitchell …
Three candidates are running to represent Ward B on the City Council in a special election on Nov. 8. The present councilman, John Hallanan, business owner LeKendrick Shaw, and Lincoln High School Vice Principal Chris Gadsden participated in a recent debate at a forum held at the Gallo Center in Lincoln Park. With almost 40,000 …
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Two recent graduates from Jersey City Schools are among the ten candidates running in this year’s Board of Education election, as well as an activist mom prominent in her school’s parent-teacher organization and 44-year veteran of the Jersey City schools. Three of nine seats are up for grabs on Nov. 8 after three incumbents decided …
Continue reading “Challenging the status quo
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The death of 11-year George Gonzalez, struck by a jitney bus on Kennedy Boulevard near Neptune Avenue on Oct. 14, may prompt a review of regulations that apply to the vehicles. But right now, if a police officer sees a jitney bus operating and suspects a potential violation with the van – suspended license for …
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William Gaughan, the longest serving councilman in Jersey City and former chief of staff to the county executive’s office, died at his home on Oct. 19. Gaughan was elected to the City Council in 1993 and served five terms under mayors Bret Schundler, Glenn D. Cunningham, and Jerramiah Healy. He declined to run for reelection …
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It seems like everyone had great ideas on what to be for Halloween the day after last year’s Halloween. But for some people, between last year and this year, those ideas seem to have gotten lost. “I wish I wrote that down,” said Lisa D’Antonio, 23, of Jersey City. “I get so many great ideas …
Continue reading “From Spider-Man to Eazy-E
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Handbags of Hope raises awareness about breast cancer “About 1 in 8 U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime,” says Handbags of Hope Exchange founder, Erika Hernandez. Handbags of Hope Exchange and Hudson County Community College’s Division of Non-Traditional Programs invited Jersey Celebrity Reality TV Star, Amber Marchese, a …
The 10 candidates running on Nov. 8 for the Jersey City Board of Education had their chance to answer some tough questions at a forum held by the Hamilton Park Neighborhood Association on Oct. 6 at Public School 37 on Erie Street in the Hamilton Park section. The school board is made up of nine …
Continue reading “Agreeing to disagree
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In what appear to be the first serious attack in the 2017 campaign for mayor of Jersey City, the Jersey City Civic Committee, represented by an attorney who is facing Mayor Steve Fulop for re-election, issued a letter to the City Council this past Wednesday making accusations against Fulop. The letter was issued on Oct. …
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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the City Council sought to honor five public figures that made significant contributions to Jersey City’s Latin community. The list included very familiar names, including Ben Lopez, Fernando Colon Jr., E. Junior Maldonado, Nidia Lopez, and the late Jaime Vazquez. Even before the ink was dry on the resolutions …
Continue reading “More than a local legend
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