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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8 Jersey City voters will go to the polls this Tuesday, Nov. 8 to elect two city council at-large candidates, in addition to a number of county and state officeholders. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. See related stories elsewhere on HudsonReporter.com. In addition to the …
As the race for two at-large seats on the Jersey City Council heads into the final stretch, few political observers are willing, it seems, to make predictions or bets on who is likely to win. “Nobody would put a dollar on it,” said Journal Square activist Riaz Wahid (who is not running for office) last …
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Want to read the Talmud on your iPhone or stream music from Jewish Rock Radio? Well, naturally, in 2011 there are apps for that. But Debra Hachen, the recently-named head rabbi at Jersey City’s Temple Beth-El, reminds that religious congregations are meant to foster a community that furthers spiritual growth. Next weekend – in events …
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Over the objections of Christ Hospital’s CEO, the Jersey City Council unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday opposing an expedited review of the facility’s sale to a for-profit buyer because council members fear the new owner will cut medical services to the poor and overburden the city’s only other remaining hospital. In addition, the council promised …
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In the absence of any marquee political races, the upcoming general election on Tuesday, Nov. 8 has all the excitement of an hour of C-SPAN. So, as is befitting of such an election, the men running for Hudson County executive – Democratic incumbent Thomas DeGise and his GOP challenger, attorney Stephen De Luca – have …
Continue reading “It’s the economy
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The best Halloween party in town is being held by Boo, Bat, and Pumpkin, an unusual trio who have put their talents on display with spooky decorations, ghoulish fare, and mystery costumes. Will the three characters succeed in making new friends, or will the popular kids think they’ve been tricked out of a treat? The …
Continue reading “The unpopular Boo, Bat, and Pumpkin
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Residents of the 31st District – which includes all of Bayonne and approximately half of Jersey City – will be voting two representatives to the state Assembly this November. The election pits two Republicans from Bayonne against two Democratic incumbents who are allied with the political machine. Republicans Daniel Edward Beckelman and Michael J. Alonzo …
Continue reading “Uphill battle?
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The Hudson Reporter newspapers would like to congratulate all of the young entrants and winners in our Halloween drawing contest. They decorated our pumpkins with creativity and flair! We gave prizes in age categories of 3-6, 7-9, and 10-12. The winners received tickets to any Clearview Cinemas theater. Here are the local winners. Photos were …
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Court gives city 120-day extension on redistricting A Hudson County Superior Court judge has granted the city’s request to postpone redistricting pending the outcome of a challenge to Jersey City’s 2010 U.S. Census numbers. According to the 2010 census numbers, Jersey City has 240,000 residents. But ever since those numbers were released the city has …
Janice Dunn has quite a time getting her 3-year-old son Jayden to pre-kindergarten each day. A downtown resident who moved to the city in August, Dunn was surprised to learn that the only pre-school slot available for Jayden was located clear across town. “In the district where I was living before, in Brooklyn, I think …
Continue reading “Space tight in pre-K program
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