Category: Jersey City News

How did the reader’s poll on fire safety turn out? To see the results of our unscientific reader poll on the question “Do you agree with the city’s plan to reduce fire fighting capacity and close firehouses?” log onto www.hudsonreporter.com, and check out the Jersey City section and the story, “Into the fire.” Blood donation …

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Darren Rivers, Jersey City’s new fire chief, says despite the trials and tribulations that he faces after a month on the job, he has no second thoughts about being the man in charge. “I could have just taken my retirement and walked away. I’ve been in the fire department for 28 years,” said Rivers, who …

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The property revaluation Jersey City homeowners were expecting to begin Nov. 1 probably won’t get underway until the beginning of next year, according to city spokesperson Jennifer Morrill. Incorrect information on the city Tax Assessor’s website states the data collection by private inspectors was supposed to start this coming Monday. However, Morrill said the data …

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Tom DeGise has been the target of criticisms, barbs, insults, and other attacks during his career in public service for over 30 years, from Jersey City school teacher to city councilman and now as the Hudson County Executive. But during that time, he has met numerous people with whom he has developed a friendship or …

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All retirees must have at least 25 years of accredited service with the city to qualify for lifetime health benefits under terms of an ordinance introduced by the City Council on Wednesday. The council also introduced an ordinance requiring the use of compostable plastic, recyclable paper, and/or reusable checkout bags by major supermarket and pharmacy …

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Watch the 31st District candidates in action The video debate conducted this month by the Hudson Reporter with the candidates running the 31st Assembly seat, covering Jersey City and Bayonne, will still be available for viewing on the paper’s website, www.hudsonreporter.com through this coming Tuesday, Election Day. Anti-pipeline group to bring ‘Gasland’ screening to Jersey …

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While Hudson County is one of the most densely populated areas in the nation, it is woefully bereft of general-interest bookstores, with several closing in the past few years and one on its way down by the end of this month. Since 2008, the B. Dalton bookstore in Jersey City’s Newport Centre Mall, the Imagine …

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Back in May, advocates for Liberty State Park were in an uproar over a proposal by Jersey City officials for a 3.6-mile race track proposed for the park to allow for a Grand Prix Formula One auto race in 2012. The plans were abandoned after much protest. That idea was only the latest in a …

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When Jersey City government employees retire from their jobs after 25 years of service, they have been able to get lifetime health benefits. But the little-known fact is that employees who have actually worked for the city for only a short time but have accumulated 25 years of government experience in other municipalities also get …

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