Category: Jersey City News

You remember what it was like — watching the snow and waiting for your town to be announced in the list of school cancellations. But in a winter like this one that has notched record-breaking snow, an accumulation of snow days could spell trouble for Jersey City students come June. “Three snow days are built …

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The Jersey City Council has approved an agreement to save 82 police officers from being laid off later this month, a deal the city says will save $3.4 million this year. In an effort to close an $80 million budget gap, the city had proposed the layoff of 82 rank and file officers, in addition …

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These days, Alice Miesnik’s face glows as she walks through the halls of Marist High School. An assistant principal there since 1997, Miesnik became acting principal just after New Year’s, when Marist Brother Donnell Neary – principal since last July – became ill and needed time to recuperate. “In my 13 years as assistant principal, …

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Thousands of kids attend anti-bullying campaign kickoff The Jersey City public school district launched the “Be Bold Ban Bullying” campaign on Feb. 8 with a rally at St. Peter’s College. The campaign, created by the District Bullying Task Force, is made up of administrators, staff, teachers, and students and will be headed by school superintendent …

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In the 1960s film classic The Graduate, a very young Dustin Hoffman gets one piece of career advice from an older neighbor: plastics. Today, you’re likely to hear another one-word injunction about finding a mate: online. But wait! A lot of locals said they also try to meet at the bars of Hudson County, and …

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It started at a prenatal yoga class in downtown Jersey City. But when the future moms were sad to see it end, they started a Google e-mail group. Now, at least 20 downtown moms meet up each Wednesday to share tips and drink beer in their hometown. The future moms were students at Yoga Shunya, …

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It seems that one of the perennial gripes of many downtown residents – in addition to parking – is the PATH train, that much maligned mass transit system that lost of people love, but many also love to hate. To be fair, customers who were interviewed last week about their feelings regarding PATH service all …

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The Jersey City Armory stands like a general among privates near McGinley Square. Built in the Great Depression, this 1930s icon serves as a military and mustering facility for the New Jersey National Guard. Civilians use it as a sports arena for boxing, basketball, track and field, and martial arts. It’s also been a stop …

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