Category: Jersey City News

While crime, public safety, and appropriate police staffing levels have been in the headlines for the past year, the Jersey City Police Department has quietly continued to receive accolades in another important area. According to a report issued last month by the New Jersey chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Jersey City is …

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For about a decade, Alfa Demmellash grew up in her native country of Ethiopia, separated from her mother. Like many immigrants who left their families, cultures, and traditions for a better life in the United States, Demmellash’s mother lived off the tips she earned working as a waitress in Boston. A trained seamstress who was …

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The highlight of the March 28 City Council meeting – which was pushed back a day because of the religious holiday – was supposed to be the public hearing on the city’s proposed $486 million municipal budget for 2013. But since only three people at the council meeting – resident and taxpayer advocate Yvonne Balcer, …

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We all know how the Major League Baseball season ends. The American League champions face off in a best-of-seven series against their counterparts in the National League. One team goes home, empty handed, while the World Series victors take home the Commissioner’s Trophy and are treated to a big parade in their hometown. But what …

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Ramchal wins ‘Chico’ case Hudson County Superior Court Judge Peter Bariso Jr. ruled on March 28 that Ward B City Council Candidate Khemraj Ramchal can be listed on the upcoming May 14 ballot with the nickname he has long been known by: “Chico.” This means that under Bariso’s order Ramchal will be listed as Khemraj …

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Still undecided. That was the sentiment of several Jersey City residents who attended the first in a series of mayoral candidate forums and debates held last Thursday in the Jersey City Heights. At least that was the sentiment of residents who weren’t wearing or carrying campaign paraphernalia from one of the four mayoral candidates who …

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Still undecided. That was the sentiment of several Jersey City residents who attended the first in a series of mayoral candidate forums and debates held last Thursday in the Jersey City Heights. At least that was the sentiment of residents who weren’t wearing or carrying campaign paraphernalia from one of the four mayoral candidates who …

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Jersey City will be awash in color next Saturday when hundreds of Jersey City residents and their guests gather in Hamilton Park for the annual festival known as Holi. Known as the “festival of color,” Holi celebrates the triumph of good over evil in the Hindu faith. Thus, strictly speaking, Holi is a religious holiday. …

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Jersey City will be awash in color next Saturday when hundreds of Jersey City residents and their guests gather in Hamilton Park for the annual festival known as Holi. Known as the “festival of color,” Holi celebrates the triumph of good over evil in the Hindu faith. Thus, strictly speaking, Holi is a religious holiday. …

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Despite concerns from residents and taxpayers, the Jersey City School Board unanimously adopted the school district budget for the 2013-2014 academic year last week. The $660 million budget includes a two percent tax increase. Voters will not have an opportunity to approve or reject this budget as they have in previous years. Last fall, Jersey …

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