Category: Jersey City News

A trial date was set for former Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell and one of his political associates last week, just days before the one-year anniversary of the massive New Jersey corruption scandal that rocked the Garden State last July and led to the arrests of 46 public officials and religious leaders. In addition, another former …

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You can draw in chalk on the sidewalk this week to help local homeless and low-income mothers and their children. This Thursday, July 29 (rain date Friday, July 30), the York Street Project will hold its 12th Annual ChalkFest fundraiser at Exchange Place in Jersey City from 12 to 2 p.m. ChalkFest is a sidewalk …

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Hudson County planners have commissioned a year-long study of the traffic patterns on the Jersey City-Hoboken border near Paterson Plank Road to ease congestion and to recommend how to accommodate vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians. The Jersey City/Hoboken Sub-regional Transportation Study started in June and will end in June 2011. The $300,000 study is being funded …

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It’s official: JC furloughs start on Sept. 3 A new round of furloughs for Jersey City government employees will start on Sept. 3, meaning city workers in different departments will have to take an unpaid day off each month, in order to save money in the city budget. Employees received an official notice letter on …

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Fees for obtaining public records will be dramatically lowered if Gov. Christopher Christie signs legislation that was unanimously passed by both houses of the state legislature last month in response to residents’ complaints. The Open Public Records Act, or OPRA, is the name of the New Jersey law guaranteeing taxpayer access to public records in …

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Councilman Steven Fulop and thousands of residents are trying to get Gov. Christopher Christie and state Commissioner of Education Bret Schundler to overturn a June 22 Board of Education vote to extend the contract of Jersey City’s superintendent of schools for two years, claiming the vote was illegal. But a member of the school board …

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The City Council approved an ordinance Wednesday allowing Jersey City to issue $7.7 million in bonds to buy an old railroad embankment, but its owner has refused to agree to the price. Preservationists would like to see the property developed as a park. City officials, especially Mayor Jerramiah Healy, favor a light rail extension along …

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Another summer for Jersey City residents means another opportunity to partake of the various parades and festivals on the cultural calendar. But city budget cuts have diminished the funding for each event by 80 percent in 2010. This year, the Mayor’s Office cut its funding for each of the seven parades scheduled for 2010 from …

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Jersey City residents in court regarding death of disabled woman Two Jersey City women appeared in court Thursday after being arrested in connection with the death of a bedridden and mentally disabled woman on July 9, according to a NJ.com report. Helene Hutchinson, 45, and Florence Garland, 78, were in Central Judicial Processing court in …

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