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Jersey City resident Alexander Calderon snapped these shots of a van fire on Mercer Street between Jersey Avenue and Varick Street on April 20, around 5 p.m. He explained: “A van belonging to a contractor caught fire apparently from the engine. It expanded to the rest of the van, where there were some chemicals, paint …

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Officials ID body of burned JC man Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio said on Wednesday that homicide detectives have identified the burned, dead body of a Jersey City man found Tuesday afternoon under the East Linden Avenue Bridge in the city’s Greenville section. They said the man is William Smith Jr., 42, of Lembeck Avenue …

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How did a 19-year-old Jersey City man go from being arrested twice for dealing narcotics near schools to allegedly killing five people in the last two months, including a recently engaged couple? Shiquan Bellamy faces several consecutive life sentences if convicted of the five murders he allegedly committed in Jersey City this year. Bellamy grew …

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The results of the Jersey City school board election on Tuesday are still being seen as shocking to some. Sterling Waterman, incumbent Angel Valentin, and Carol Lester finished first, second, and third respectively. All three were endorsed by Downtown City Councilman Steven Fulop. But two incumbents failed to grasp reelection. Gerry McCann, who is a …

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At a special meeting Wednesday night, the Jersey City council approved the $509.8 million 2010 budget – two months before the June 30 end of the fiscal year – by a 5-3 vote. The amount to be raised by taxes is $185 million, slightly less than the $190 million that the council expected, which should …

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When serving as military officers all over the world, West Point graduates are going to be exposed to different cultures. So where do they come to soak up some diversity? Jersey City. Fourteen cadets visited from April 15-17, supervised by Maj. Angelica Martinez and Lt. Tanya Chacho. They came as part of the “Winning the …

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The Hickman triplets, Oliver Marshall, Henry Robert, and Alexander Jack, finally got to go home last week after being born at Jersey City Medical Center eight weeks prematurely. All totaled, they weighed a combined 9.5 pounds at birth. Parents Kevin and Laura Hickman, Jersey City residents, got an extra bonus (as if three bonuses weren’t …

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