Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
The gas pipeline As many residents are now aware, Spectra Energy is currently proposing the creation of a steel gas pipeline that will run from Staten Island to Bayonne through Greenville, sections of Bergen-Lafayette, and Downtown – some of the most densely populated areas of Jersey City — to end at 14th Street and the …
Jersey City school board passes budget; district to lay off 373 The Jersey City school board at a special meeting and public hearing on Monday passed the $618.8 million budget for the 2010-2011 school year by a 5-4 vote. It will now come up for a public vote on April 20. Its passage means there …
Downtown Jersey City residents hope that any future storm will not resemble what took place during the rainy weekend of March 12-14. The rainfall, according to the National Weather Service, measured a total of more than five inches and came with wind gusts upwards of 50 mph. It also flooded basements and “garden apartments” in …
Continue reading “Living in a flood zone
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A pet-free zone in a downtown Jersey City park? Is that possible? With the multitude of pet owners living near Hamilton Park in downtown Jersey City and with plans to reopen the renovated park by this summer with two dog runs, some would like to see a pet-free area as well. This coming Tuesday, March …
Continue reading “Out, damned Spot! (Fido too!)
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More than one NY Waterway rider said last week that they choose to commute to work aboard a Waterway ferry because “you can always find a seat.” But for the 23-year old ferry service, that might just be the problem. NY Waterway – the company that runs service between New York and Weehawken, Hoboken, Jersey …
Continue reading “What’s fare is fair
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Jersey City teachers would like their contract ratified, but the local school board has hesitated to vote in favor of it, citing the poor financial climate and staff layoffs. The Jersey City Board of Education, at a raucous and contentious meeting on March 18, voted not to approve the contract that would give teachers and …
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Next time you’re picking up groceries at the ShopRite of Metro Plaza on Marin Boulevard in downtown Jersey City, head over to the cereal section. On the back of the 18-ounce box of Cheerios currently on sale (retail price $4.39) is a rather unique photo of 86 ShopRite employees dressed in green t-shirts. Those employees …
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County sheriff fires his political opponent Sources said today that Hudson County Sheriff Juan Perez has fired Undersheriff Frank Schillari, who is expected to run against him in the June 6 Democratic primary election. In recent months, several Hudson County political heavyweights have switched their allegiance from incumbent Perez to Schillari, for reasons unspecified. Supporters …
If Hudson County Sheriff Juan Perez is supposed to be a man fighting for his political future, he sure doesn’t act like it. Outspoken and direct, Perez is confident in his abilities as Hudson County’s top cop, confident about his track record in office, and even confident that he’ll win reelection. To win, however, he’ll …
Continue reading “Against all odds
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Team effort was displayed by the Hudson Reporter staff in winning the 2009 Better Newspaper contest sponsored by the New Jersey Press Association. In the annual statewide contest, the sales and graphics staff pulled in five awards for retail ads that ran in the newspapers last year. Best ad in the state The biggest honor …
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