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Assemblyman Chiappone pleads guilty; must step down Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone pleaded guilty on Friday to misfiling election reports, one of seven charges brought against him and his wife, Diane, by the state Attorney General’s Office last year after they were accused by the of depositing money from legislative aides into the Chiappone personal and campaign …
You might have thought the Academy Awards had moved into the chambers of the Hudson County Board of Freeholders on June 10 with movie stars, movie producers, local dignitaries of every sort, and even a pack of sheriff’s officers with guard dogs. Film director Tom Balsamides jokingly said at the podium at one point that …
Continue reading “All-star night
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Students eating lunch in the cafeteria of Ezra L. Nolan Middle School 40 in the Greenville section of Jersey City get to enjoy fine art at the same time. That’s due to the 14 mosaics that cover much of the lunchroom and the adjoining hallway in the school’s basement. The mosaics, which are wall-sized artworks …
Continue reading “Where a school becomes a mosaic
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The last furlough day for Jersey City municipal employees was June 11 – meaning, theoretically, that those who have had to take occasional days off for the last six months to save money in the budget will now be back to working full-time. …Or does it? City officials, named and unnamed, say there’s a possibility …
Continue reading “More city layoffs/furloughs coming?
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One downtown Jersey City company makes jewelry from the nut of a South American palm tree, while another churns out custom refrigerator magnets. They were among seven local companies that received a citation last week in the second annual “Made in Jersey City” ceremony at City Hall. _____________ “I feel that this is an artsy …
Continue reading “Churning out magnets, tea, pillows in JC
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Can it happen here? A controversial Arizona law makes it a misdemeanor for someone who is not a U.S. citizen to be in Arizona without carrying documents attesting to their citizenship. The law also penalizes those who hire or shelter “aliens.” Local residents in multi-ethnic Hudson County are concerned that a similar law could find …
Continue reading “Could Arizona’s law happen here?
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Enjoy: Palisade Hoboken & Beyond When you open your Hudson Reporter this week, you’ll find the summer issue of Palisade Hoboken& Beyond, the Hudson Reporter’s glossy lifestyle magazine that connects the communities of Edgewater, Guttenberg, Hoboken, Jersey City, North Bergen, Secaucus, Union City, Weehawken, and West New York. Palisade Hoboken & Beyond comes out quarterly. …
For years, the artists who painted and sculpted in lofts at 111 First St. tried to fend off a developer who wanted to build luxury condos on the site of the old factory building. But in 2005 and 20007, the building and its sister structure at 110 First St. were demolished. These days, the downtown …
Continue reading “Former art loft site still vacant
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After a year of headlines about rising taxes and politicians brought down by corruption charges, Jersey City residents John Lynch, Martha Larkins, and Riaz Wahid have formed a committee to lead a recall of city officials. They say they have submitted a Notice of Intention to the city clerk’s office asking him to inform the …
Continue reading “A recall of Healy – really?!
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(Editor’s Note: Reporter Copy Editor Gene Ritchings is a former production coordinator at the award-winning TV show Law & Order, which recently completed its 20-season run. He is also a Hudson County resident.) Decades from now, when historians try to recall America at the turn of the 21st century, one place they’ll go will be …
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