Category: Jersey City News

It’s a bird, it’s a plane … it’s the Red Bull Air Race New York, soaring over Jersey City’s Liberty State Park next Saturday and Sunday, June 19 and 20. The beverage company Red Bull sponsors the international series of air races each year. Professional pilots navigate an obstacle course, usually over water near cities …

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“Our building is a vivid example of the neglect that the city has allowed,” Eric Mason told the City Council at their Wednesday meeting. “Since us owners have occupied the building, we’ve endured a great number of problems.” Mason was speaking about a 16-unit condo building on Grant Avenue in the city’s Greenville section, where …

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The memory of a North Bergen man who was murdered last month was cherished at a recent vigil by his family and a group of area residents – some of whom never knew the victim but mourned his loss nonetheless. Activists Adela Rohena, Erik-Anders Nillson and Marimer Navarrete of Jersey City formed Citizens in Action …

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Investigation continues into shooting death of JC teen Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio said the investigation is ongoing into the shooting death of a Jersey City teenager on June 5 in what was believed to be a “possible” gang-related incident on the downtown Jersey City waterfront. Jermaine Williams, 17, of Jersey City, was found dead …

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Sixty-six students who graduated from CREATE charter school in Jersey City are moving on to more than 50 colleges, with some getting scholarships to Clemson University, Howard, St. Peter’s College, NJCU, and Seton Hall. But the school’s other 300 students probably won’t be back next year, now that the state decided not to renew the …

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Hamilton Park, located in a historic brownstone neighborhood in downtown Jersey City blocks away from the Holland Tunnel, reopened with a ribbon cutting on May 27 after a $3.2 million renovation. The popular park includes new tennis courts, a new fountain, two dog runs, basketball courts, playgrounds, an amphitheater, new lighting, and a community garden. …

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P.J. Leonard has worked at several jobs in his 48 years on this earth – New York Stock Exchange employee, political organizer, and restaurant manager. But for the past five years, he has held the title of film producer. The sixth film he produced, “The Fallen Faithful,” will have its Tinseltown premiere at the Arclight …

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Two to three times a week, law enforcement professionals have been giving fourth to sixth graders in downtown Jersey City the skills they need to stay away from delinquency, violence, and gangs. It’s all part of G.R.E.A.T., which stands for Gang Resistance Education and Training, a program funded through the U.S. Department of Justice. The …

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Elections this coming Tuesday On Tuesday, Jersey City residents can vote for candidates for various countywide and regional offices who are seeking the Democratic and Republican nominations to run in November. The polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. In the sheriff’s race, running unchallenged on the Democratic side is Secaucus resident Frank …

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Although the Hudson County Freeholders claim they are determined to reduce the $442 million 2010 county budget before June 21 when they are scheduled to vote on it, taxpayers in Hoboken, Jersey City and Bayonne will face stiff increases if the freeholders don’t make cuts. One significant problem this year is the fact that the …

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