Category: Jersey City News

As the nation prepares to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, residents in Jersey City will commemorate the day with official ceremonies and creative expression from the arts community. Besides citywide events, the state will officially open its statewide memorial at Liberty State Park. On Sunday, Sept. 11, Mayor Jerramiah …

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Throughout the worst hours of Hurricane Irene last weekend, Jersey City made seven shelters available to the public, including one that was dedicated to pet owners and their animals. Even though only about 500 people used the shelters, Jersey City Office of Emergency Management Director Greg Kierce said the city had the capacity to house …

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A divided Jersey City Council approved on Wednesday a measure that will require municipal retirees to contribute to their health insurance premiums if they choose to remain in the city’s traditional health care plan. Retirees who decide to go into the less expensive direct access plan offered by Horizon Blue Cross will not be subject …

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The Target store seemed unusually crowded for a Tuesday evening. Apparently, Hurricane Irene had delayed the back-to-school shopping trips of several Jersey City families. So on Tuesday, there they were, picking up backpacks, lunch boxes, notebooks, and other basic necessities kids will need on Sept. 7 when the public schools reopen for the fall semester. …

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Nonprofit group: JC undercounted in 2010 U.S. Census by 19,000 units A nonprofit group hired by Jersey City to determine whether its population was undercounted during the 2010 U.S. Census has determined that 19,000 housing units were missed in the count, according to City Clerk Robert Byrne. As a result, Byrne plans to ask the …

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As of press time Friday, police still had not found Jersey City mom Randy “Amanda” Lehrer, 32, who has been missing since Tuesday, Aug. 16. This past Wednesday night, concerned volunteers posted over 600 flyers throughout Jersey City Heights, hoping someone would provide information to solve the mystery of her sudden disappearance. Lehrer, the mother …

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As warnings about the oncoming Hurricane Irene became more and more dire last week, Jersey City residents stocked up on emergency supplies or prepared to leave town. The hurricane was expected to hit New Jersey as category 2 storm with winds that could top 100 miles per hour – a rare occurrence in the Garden …

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Thousands of Boricuas and Boricuas at heart danced in the streets last weekend as part of the city’s two-day Puerto Rican Heritage Festival and Parade. Like the city’s other ethnic festivals, this one was also centered around food and music, but with a distinctly Afro-Cuban-Taíno Indian flavor. The festival got underway at Exchange Place downtown …

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Restoration of the statue of Peter Stuyvesant, a Dutch settler considered Jersey City’s founding father, began on Aug. 12 after the city moved it to storage at The Beacon housing development, formerly the old Jersey City Medical Center. The move represents the first phase of plans to return the statue to its original site in …

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