Category: Jersey City News

In recent weeks, Jersey City officials have proposed abolishing the city’s Department of Public Works (DPW), as well as forcing the layoffs of up to 80 police officers and reducing other city services and staffs. It’s all in an attempt to close a $70 million budget deficit. But the public works employees and police intend …

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As if City Hall doesn’t have enough worries, another one lurks in the horizon – a heliport soon to open in neighboring Kearny. Helo Holdings, Inc., with an office in Jersey City, has just completed a full-service, helicopter-dedicated facility on a 9-acre site that will provide parking, fueling, maintenance and storage for helicopters. But Jersey …

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Ordinances requiring Jersey City municipal employees to work 25 years for the city to get lifetime health benefits, and to require the use of compostable plastic, recyclable paper, and/or reusable checkout bags by stores in Jersey City, are under consideration by the City Council although they were tabled at a Nov. 10 meeting. The 25-year …

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John Ciacciarelli will turn 78 years old on Dec. 16. So the idea of jumping from an airplane at 10,000 feet was less terrifying than it might have been when he was younger – although the first time he jumped back in October, he admits he kept his eyes closed until the parachute opened. He …

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According to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark, thousands of families in Hudson County are eligible for free or low cost health insurance for their children and do not know it. To help spread the word about NJ FamilyCare, a program that they say is underutilized throughout the state, the New Jersey Department of …

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Holiday Hudson Reporter advertising deadlines Because of the Thanksgiving Day holiday, some of the Hudson Reporter newspapers will have special advertising deadlines. For The Secaucus Reporter, The North Bergen Reporter, The Union City Reporter, The West New York Reporter, and The Weehawken Reporter, the deadline for classified and display advertising is Tuesday, Nov. 23, at …

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Cara Birnbaum is a freelance writer by trade. The downtown Jersey City resident’s only contact with local business had been frequenting the places she enjoys near her home. But it was experiencing those small businesses, particularly on Newark Avenue, and not seeing enough customers enter those establishments, that got her started on a mission to …

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In a move protested by city employees and two members of the governing body, the City Council voted 6-2 at their Wednesday meeting to introduce an ordinance abolishing the city’s Department of Public Works (DPW) and putting those jobs under the purview of the autonomous Incinerator Authority (JCIA) by February. Public Works, currently with 308 …

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The much-feared natural gas pipeline proposed to run through Jersey City could be one step closer to reality once Spectra Energy files a formal application next month with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for permission to begin construction. But city officials plan to try to stop the project by filing for “intervenor status” with …

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Susan Marie Nabor Sobrepeña, a former combat veteran of the Afghanistan war, credits the influence of her Filipino grandparents who served with U.S. troops during World War II fighting to free their home country from the Japanese as the reason she joined the military. Her paternal grandfather, Ramon Sobrepeña, served with the Philippine Forces allied …

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