Category: Jersey City News

Ray Machado, founder and lead singer of the musical group Maxima Alerta, had just seen his band get its first taste of fame in Cuba when the communist government decided to censor them. Machado – a Union City municipal worker who has some Jersey City roots — was born in the city of Santa Clara, …

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Man drowns in Lincoln Park pond A man, whose name has yet to be released, died after being found in the Lincoln Park pond on Oct. 12. He was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Tree mapping party begins on Oct. 16 Sustainable Jersey City is hosting a tree-mapping event …

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“This election should not be about who is for or against the superintendent of schools, it should be about the kids,” said Sudhan Thomas, a candidate for the Board of Education along with Gina Verdibello and Angel Valentin on the Education Matters ticket. Education Matters, a ticket calling itself Jersey City United, and a number …

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A recent $16 billion, eight-year transportation funding compromise between legislators and the administration of Gov. Chris Christie should allow for the expansion of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail both into Bergen County and to Route 440 in Jersey City, officials announced last week. The agreement is expected to pump $2 billion in new annual revenue into …

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Dressed in pink t-shirts and pink hard hats, construction workers from Meadowlands Fire Protection Corp (a division of EMCOR/F&G Mechanical) gathered in the Newport Green Park development in Jersey City on Sept. 29, a call to action to help fight breast cancer. With a cool wind blowing off the Hudson River and the threat of …

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Civic JC, a local watchdog organization, has sent a letter to Coalition for Progress, a large political fundraising committee for Mayor Steven Fulop’s now-aborted gubernatorial campaign, warning the organization not to use money raised from local vendors in his upcoming mayoral re-election race or other municipal elections. Esther Wintner, president and chair of Civic JC, …

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The day before the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, federal officials came to Jersey City to announce the award of an $8.5 million grant to hire more firefighters and enhance the city’s emergency response. Against the backdrop of a rig purchased under a similar grant, Mayor Steven Fulop greeted U.S. Senators Robert …

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Jersey City Artist Tour slated for Saturday and Sunday Mayor Steven Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, and the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs will present the 26th Annual Jersey City Art & Studio Tour, a free self-guided tour featuring nearly 900 artists, 86 murals, and 200 participating stops that include galleries, artist studios, …

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Gray skies and the threat of rain increased the dour mood outside City Hall on Sept. 28 as Mayor Steven Fulop came out to announce that he will run for reelection as mayor and has given up plans to run for governor in 2017. While some of the hundreds of people who gathered in the …

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Port Authority officials and other officials speaking about a three-year-old New York and New Jersey commuter capacity study suggested in late September that a previously shelved plan to extend the No. 7 subway line from New York to New Jersey may be revived in an effort to reduce bus traffic flow into the Port Authority …

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