Category: Jersey City News

Got time on your hands? Want to do something to benefit your community? At a time when the economy is struggling and unemployment hovers above 10 percent, volunteerism is a way for individuals to do meaningful if unpaid work and for financially-strapped organizations to get help to fulfill their mission. _____________ “Somebody has to do …

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Freeholder Bill O’Dea, a resident of the west side of Jersey City, was named county freeholder chairman for the first time in his 14 years serving on the board during the Jan. 4 reorganization meeting. The county freeholders are like the county’s version of a city council. They vote on policy and appropriations related to …

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City still collecting Christmas trees Need to toss out your old Christmas tree? The city is currently picking up trees on upcoming Thursdays, Jan. 20 and Jan. 27. Christmas trees must be free of ornaments and/or lights and placed curbside Wednesday night between the hours of 7 – 10 p.m. for Thursday’s collection. Once curbside, …

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Even though energy company officials have changed the route of a proposed gas pipeline under Bayonne and Jersey City, some critics have still not been swayed. The residents have said they’d like to see the proposed Spectra Energy pipeline run under the Hudson River and not near residential neighborhoods. The 15.5-mile pipeline is intended to …

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Six shootings occurred between 11:40 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and 4:45 a.m. the next morning in Jersey City, and some may fear that the recent statistical decline in crime is reversing. By the end of last week, two men had been arrested in connection with the shootings, and while the victims in two of …

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Residents leading a recall effort against Jersey City’s mayor and a city councilman are stepping up their efforts to get petitions signed in anticipation of two February deadlines. The group of residents calling themselves “Jersey City Recall” has, since September, been collecting the signatures needed to bring about the recall election of Mayor Jerramiah Healy …

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“It’s a great feeling to help people get on two wheels.” Mike Wilson, the co-owner of Grove Street Bicycles in downtown Jersey City, gets to feel great whenever the bike shop’s donation program is able to provide refurbished bikes to organizations, which in turn gets them in the hands of young and old riders. On …

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Jersey City man accused of five murders hears charges Shiquan Bellamy, the Jersey City resident accused of killing five people last year – including an engaged couple on Easter Sunday – was arraigned on Monday in Hudson County Superior Court on his third murder charge, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio. DeFazio said Bellamy, …

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Hudson County is colorful – the people, the politics, the places. And they’re constantly changing. As we document the twists and turns of Hudson County life throughout the year, we also strive to relate the history of the subjects, so that people new to the area can learn about their origins and have the tools …

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