Category: Jersey City News

“Survivors have been some of the bravest women that I know,” said Joaneileen Coughlan, director of domestic violence services for WomenRising, speaking to over 20 individuals gathered for the group’s annual candlelight vigil in Jersey City on Oct. 17. The event was held in recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. “Tonight we mourn the …

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SAY NO TO THE PIPELINE. A group of federal regulators came to town Wednesday night and heard – with the exception of construction union members – that singular message from Jersey City residents, city workers, and elected leaders, echoed by hundreds of supporters. The same message was delivered by representatives from neighboring towns, and one …

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For the family of Jersey City native Patricia Viola, the morning of Feb. 13, 2001 began just like any other Tuesday. Pat’s husband, Jim, left for work. The Viola children, Christine and Michael, headed to school. And Pat, a 42-year-old stay-at-home mom who volunteered regularly at a school library, left home for her usual volunteer …

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Saint Peter’s College, city officials to break ground on new student center This Wednesday, Saint Peter’s College will break ground on a new 90,000-square-foot, six story student life center. The site of the future student center is currently a parking lot between Bergen Avenue and Kennedy Blvd. The center, which is scheduled to be completed …

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In a move that healthcare advocates and a local nurses’ union say they find troubling and suspicious, the prospective buyer of Jersey City’s Christ Hospital has asked that the sale of the hospital be expedited so that the deal concludes by the end of this year. In an Aug. 12 “letter of intent” addressed to …

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Days before federal regulators were scheduled to host four public hearings on a controversial natural gas pipeline planned to run through Jersey City and Bayonne, Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy released an anti-pipeline public service announcement (PSA) on video. The mayor – a vocal opponent of Spectra Energy’s proposed natural gas pipeline – said …

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Like many teens his age, Demetrius Terry is a work in progress full of contradictions. But unlike most young people his age, when the Seton Hall University freshman isn’t in class or studying or working his job at Newport Centre Mall, he’s campaigning for political office. At 18, Terry is the chairman of Hudson County …

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As expected, the City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved the once-controversial McGinley Square East Redevelopment East Plan, a plan that will overhaul three city blocks in an attempt to revitalize an economically stagnant neighborhood south of Journal Square. Wednesday’s adoption of the revised redevelopment plan came two weeks after the council recognized McGinley Square East …

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When you walk in the MedQuest classroom at Marist High School, it doesn’t look like a classroom at all. The part you see first looks like the reception area for a doctor’s office, complete with a receptionist who asks you your name and whether you have an appointment. Students, of course, learn how to meet …

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