Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
County still waiting to hear from city on reval The Hudson County Board of Taxation has sent a letter to Jersey City inquiring what the status is of the city’s property revaluation, according to county spokesman Jim Kennelly. He said the county hopes to have a response by the next freeholders’ meeting, scheduled for Oct. …
When former New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey starts his new post as the director of the city’s Employment and Training Commission this week, he could arguably become one of the most scrutinized directors in the administration of Mayor Steven Fulop. As the second largest city in a state that has been slow to recover from …
Continue reading “Finding jobs for the hardest to employ
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If there is one thing that pedestrians, motorists, and cyclists can all agree on it’s this: the congested streets of Jersey City have become battle grounds as cars, feet, and bike wheels compete for limited space as everybody tries to go about their daily tasks. Cyclists complain about drivers who hog road lanes and crowd …
Continue reading “Walk this way
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As a longtime employee of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark, Jersey City native Barbara Sekelsky was accustomed to doing for others. An incident that took place in June 2012 now has others doing for her. The last thing Sekelsky remembers about the night of June 15, 2012 was driving west on Route 33, …
Continue reading “St. Joseph’s rallies around Jersey City native, injured alumna
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Take a sultry summer evening, a bunch of people looking for some fun, and an hour-and-a-half cruise around southern Manhattan and what do you get? The successful maiden voyage of the Beacon, a 1920s-style yacht now leaving each day out of Pier 13 in Hoboken. The 40-passenger boat, part of the Classic Harbor Line, offers …
Continue reading “Bright lights, big city
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Fulop ‘sick day’ proposal draws labor support; business groups reviewing plan Mayor Steven Fulop will ask the City Council to consider an earned sick time measure that would allow employees at Jersey City-based businesses with 10 or more workers to earn up to five paid sick days a year. Employees of businesses with nine workers …
For all the talk of graduation rates and test scores, the real revolution in education will probably come only when the words “back to school” are as welcomed by students as they are by parents and teachers. With that as the measuring stick of progress, there’s probably still a ways to go until that parity …
Continue reading “Hitting the books
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While the city’s cultural affairs programming is somewhat in flux as the new administration begins to map out how it plans to leverage its cultural programming to enhance tourism, residents can rest assured that at least one old cultural staple will return this week. On Sept. 6, Art House Productions will present the fall installment …
Continue reading “JC Fridays returns Sept. 6
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Anyone who thought members of the current City Council lacked the backbone to stand up to the administration of Mayor Steven Fulop may have been stunned by the turn of events Wednesday night as three of the mayor’s allies broke from the administration and cast their votes with the council’s two independents. The vote – …
Continue reading “No rubber stamp
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School uniform prices vary across the city; some parents say selected vendor prices too expensive for working families, single parents With the 2013-2014 academic year set to begin this week, some Jersey City parents say they are struggling to cover expenses as they try to buy required uniforms for their children’s schools. One parent activist …