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The City Council has tabled two controversial downtown developments after community groups raised opposition to the density of the projects and parking concerns. One project, at the corner of Ninth Street and Brunswick Avenue, would see the redevelopment of an old and vacant warehouse building. Another, at 280 Bright St., would lead to the development …

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Witness in vehicular death calls for independent investigation A Jersey City resident who said he was an ear witness to the April 19 vehicular death of pedestrian Stephen Clifford is calling for an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident. Clifford, 24, was struck and killed by a car last Friday night at around …

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In the upcoming municipal election there are actually 10 seats up for grabs. But the drama surrounding the mayoral “Fulop v. Healy” match-up has at times threatened to overshadow the races among the 33 candidates vying for nine City Council seats. Yet the race for the City Council is no less intriguing than the mayoral …

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“At this point, I’ve given up. I’ve given up any hope of getting help from the state through legal channels. I’ll just get what my wife needs illegally.” The Jersey City resident, who did not want to be identified, spoke these words from a waiting room last week at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where his …

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What avid art collector wouldn’t want an early – and we mean really early – work by Annie Leibovitz or Richard Avedon? Eleven-year-old Madeline Hartshorn and her younger sister Cameron Hartshorn may not be famous photographers just yet. But give them time and they could be. On the chance that one or both of the …

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The office of state Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa has upheld Jersey City’s 20-year tax-abatement agreement with Goya Foods Inc. The attorney general’s office made its decision after considering a request by the Town of Secaucus to review the controversial deal that was approved in 2011. In March, Secaucus asked the attorney general’s office and …

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AP: Jersey City hotels to host NFC, AFC teams during Super Bowl XLVIII The Associated Press reported last week that two Jersey City-based hotels will host the Super Bowl contenders next year when MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands hosts the big game. According to the AP, sources with the National Football League have confirmed that …

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During the spate of summer-like days that recently graced the area, Susheela Baruch was busy buying decorations and party favors for her daughter’s upcoming second birthday celebration, which will be held May 4, even though the toddler’s official birthday has passed. The upcoming party, she said, has been postponed a few times because the family …

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If you can get a discount on something, why pay retail? This rule applies whether one is talking about a great pair of shoes or an amazing piece of artwork. Next weekend, smart bargain hunters might want to pop over to the Beacon – at 4 Beacon Way, off Montgomery Street – for the Learning …

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The battle for the votes of Jersey City’s teachers apparently continues, with both of the two best-known mayoral candidates pulling out all stops to secure the votes of the 4,000 members of the Jersey City Education Association (JCEA). “This is probably the most important election, ever, for us,” JCEA President Ron Greco told a room …

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