Category: Jersey City News

Sixteen people are running in the Jersey City Board of Education election on April 20, but only three will prevail. The election will fill three seats on the nine-member board for three-year terms. The responsibilities of board members include voting on school policy and approving the annual school district budget, which is proposed as $618.8 …

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“While I believe our police officers and firefighters deserve every penny, I understand that these salary increases are high in light of our current economic and budgetary situation,” said Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy last week in response to questions from the media regarding the city’s stance on the contracts negotiated between the city’s fire …

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JC employee indicted for alleged sex chat Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Esq., announced last week the indictment of 41-year-old Wall Township resident Joseph Ambrosio. Ambrosio, who was employed as an assistant comptroller for Jersey City, was arrested in November at his home charges of allegedly engaging in sexually explicit chats with a police …

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In April of 2009, Jersey City officials and developers came together to kick off the construction of two privately-built $500 million towers next to the Journal Square transportation center, a cornerstone in a long-term plan to revitalize the city’s one-time hub. Now all that stands there is a well-maintained empty lot that commuters walk by …

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Kids scoured the ground on a chilly spring afternoon and the Easter Bunny got a police escort. It was Saturday, March 27, in the temporary park/playground on McWilliams Place in the city’s downtown section. “I like finding the eggs,” said Jordan River Palmer, five and a half years old, who was one of several hundred …

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Is the City Council trying to prevent long, drawn-out public meetings, or is it merely trying to stifle one councilman’s efforts at reform? At its March 24 meeting, the governing body approved an ordinance stipulating that any proposed legislation defeated by council vote at introduction cannot be reintroduced in the same form for another six …

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Is the City Council trying to prevent long, drawn-out public meetings, or is it merely trying to stifle one councilman’s efforts at reform? At its March 24 meeting, the governing body approved an ordinance stipulating that any proposed legislation defeated by council vote at introduction cannot be reintroduced in the same form for another six …

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The acrimony surrounding the race for Hudson County sheriff has escalated in the past two weeks. Hudson County Sheriff Juan Perez lost the support of local Democrats this year (for reasons unknown) and is now facing a challenge from his former undersheriff, Frank Schillari. There were two major twists to the story a week ago …

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