Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Clerk: Two dead people signed WNY recall petitions Even the Grim Reaper can’t stop a man from showing his political stripes in Hudson County. Numerous signatures on petitions to recall West New York Mayor Sal Vega were disqualified Monday including — in two instances — names of people who are actually dead, according to the …
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Now that a homeless man is in custody in connection with the murder of a Downtown Jersey City woman last week, investigators want to know how he got into the locked apartment building in the Paulus Hook section of the city. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday morning that Martey J. Williams, 41, was …
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The City Council received at their meeting on Wednesday a report meant to improve the city’s development practices, provide more transparency, and stem corruption in the wake of a federal sting operation. The report came just five months after a federal investigation resulted in the arrests of 44 political and religious leaders statewide, 21 of …
Continue reading “No more secret meetings with developers
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Jersey City Councilman Mariano Vega was indicted Thursday on eight counts by the U.S. Attorney’s office in connection with the July 23 arrests of 44 public officials and religious leaders. Vega, 60, was among those arrested on charges pertaining to allegedly accepting bribes from government informant Solomon Dwek. Vega was charged in the indictment with …
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On Nov. 20, Jersey City resident Miles Powell was getting beaten up in Philadelphia. No, he was not the victim of a loan shark or an Eagles fan. Instead, the Jersey City native and Manhattan resident was doing three rounds of a charity boxing match at the Philadelphia Airport Ramada Inn. Powell, 23, was duking …
Continue reading “Risking his face for charity
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Teen’s death a homicide; boyfriend charged with murder Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio said on Friday that a 19-year old Jersey City man, Woodrow Miller, was charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of his 17-year old girlfriend. Quaneera Adams was killed Tuesday night by a gunshot wound to the head, according to …
Continue reading “JERSEY CITY BRIEFS
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What will be the public impact of the furloughs of Jersey City employees – scheduled to begin on Christmas Eve? The city has already come up with a schedule of offices that will be closed on certain days over the next six months: The City Clerk’s Office, as well as the Mayor’s Office, Public Works, …
Continue reading “Major city offices to close every few weeks
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Frank Lancellotti was a college student on the day of Jan. 12, 1955 when he walked into a Jersey City Public Library branch and borrowed the“New Spanish-English and English-Spanish Dictionary” by Arthur Angeli, published in 1911. However, it wasn’t until last month that he found the book in a box in his Brick Township home. …
Continue reading “A $1,750 library fine?!
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Whether they walked, came by car, or biked, more than 20 local cycling advocates came to Zeppelin Hall on Barrow Street on a cold night this past Tuesday to offer suggestions for making Jersey City more bicycle-friendly. They were there for the first meeting of the new better biking/safe streets group, Bike Jersey City. Carly …
Continue reading “Not just spinning their wheels
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Nidia Lopez can remain a Jersey City council member for the time being, but an appeal of the recent court decision is being filed with an answer expected soon. State Superior Court Judge Maurice Gallipoli ruled a week ago Friday that Lopez’s residency issues were not sufficient to force her to give up her new …
Continue reading “Represents Jersey City, not Florida
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