Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
In the world of colleges, St. Francis is a dream come true. Founded more than 150 years ago by the Franciscan Brothers, the mission of St. Francis has always been to help young people achieve their life dreams of personal and professional success by making a top quality college education more affordable. Generations of St. …
No. 4, No. 99S bus routes to continue The Jersey City Council informed concerned residents Wednesday night that Montgomery Bus Lines will take over the No. 4 bus route beginning Dec. 1. Red and Tan Lines, which currently operates the No. 4 bus from Newport Centre Mall to Merritt Street, recently announced plans to discontinue …
Hudson County’s indie film cred gets a boost this week, thanks to the inaugural Golden Door International Film Festival, taking place Oct. 13 to16 in Jersey City. Forty films will be shown during the four days of the festival, giving local residents access to a level of independent cinema typically found on the other side …
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The Jersey City Board of Education will soon begin the process of finding a replacement for School Superintendent Dr. Charles Epps, a process the board expects to complete in time for the 2012-2013 school year. Epps’ position will officially become vacant Jan. 1, 2012 after he steps down at the end of December, a departure …
Continue reading “School superintendent gone Dec. 31
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Thursday night, after the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators brought their protest to the Goldman Sachs Tower in Jersey City’s Exchange Place, Hudson County residents weighed the pros and cons of the protest, and whether it will have any impact on the political and banking systems in the country. The growing protest began about four weeks …
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A tricycle with square wheels can’t be pedaled, right? Well, sometimes it can. As math whizzes already know, it depends on the surface on which the wheels are traveling. Those wheels probably wouldn’t do any good on Kennedy Blvd., but put them on a rippled surface, and they’re good to go. Anyone who doubts this …
Continue reading “A FUN math exhibit? It all adds up
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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 …
Continue reading “Next patient, please
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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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A once-industrial center is continuing its transition into an exciting residential neighborhood with the opening of Harrison Station, a new luxury rental community ideally situated next to the Harrison PATH Station. With leasing now officially underway for the community’s first phase of 275 studio, one- and two-bedroom residences and the availability of immediate occupancy, the …
Continue reading “Harrison Station opens, with luxury rentals and amenities next to PATH station”
Another NJ corruption sting suspect pleads guilty Former Jersey City housing inspector John Guarini pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to tax evasion charges stemming from payments he received from ex-government informant Solomon Dwek. Guarini, one of the 46 people arrested in the summer of 2009 as part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation sting …