Category: Jersey City News

Before Jersey City resident Mariam Mushtaq was selected as a 2013 Bank of America Student Leader intern, she said she was a quiet and shy student who was interested in helping others but who often lacked the gumption to assert herself. Since being selected as one of only 225 interns this year – and one …

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City Council passes resolution to help keep power going during storms The City Council last week passed a resolution in support of PSE&G’s Energy Strong proposal, a $3.9 billion 10-year plan to strengthen and protect its gas and electricity delivery systems from severe weather. In February, PSE&G filed a funding request with the New Jersey …

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Can’t get to the beach? No sweat! The beach has come to you in the form of Newport Green, the 18-month old “urban beach” along the Hudson River in the Newport development. The party – which attracted more than 1,000 Jersey City and Hoboken residents, and even a few New Yorkers who crossed the Hudson …

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Montgomery Street, a road that extends from downtown Jersey City to McGinley Square, has been described as a “raceway” that motorists use to get from one end of the city to the other, but one that offers little in the way of destinations that might make people stop and stay for a while. The street …

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With a little luck, the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November 30, will hold no unpleasant surprises for Hudson County. But one forecast is certain: another major weather event will hit this area sooner or later. Since Superstorm Sandy, some improvements have been made in Jersey City’s communication efforts, although …

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When last we saw Tony Manero, John Travolta’s character in “Saturday Night Fever” and the sequel “Staying Alive,” it was about 1983. Manero was still young, buff, good looking, and could still cut a striking figure on the dance floor. But that was 30 years ago. What would an aging Manero be like in 2013? …

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Lavarro to introduce end to health benefits for commissioners of autonomous boards Jersey City Council President Rolando Lavarro Jr. will introduce an ordinance this Wednesday (July 31) to end city-paid health benefits for volunteer commissioners of the Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA) and the Incinerator Authority (JCIA) boards. MUA and JCIA board members get full health …

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When Mayor Steven Fulop announced James Shea as the city’s new public safety director at a press conference last Thursday, City Hall was packed with rank and file members of the Jersey City Police Department (JCPD) and Fire Department who wondered what Shea’s appointment will mean for them. And outside City Hall, in a city …

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We’ve all heard the “best mid-sized city in America” mantra so many times now that everyone is saying it in their sleep, right? Put that aside for a moment and let’s brag about something Jersey City has already achieved: Of all the bazillion cities in the U.S., which one ranks among the top 10 most …

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Most people have aspirations. Some people may dream of travelling to an exotic island. Others may long to retire on a farm. Others harbor a strong desire to complete a marathon or climb Mount Everest. Like us, animals have their own aspirations. And while those aspirations might be limited to, say, sleeping on a windowsill …

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