Category: Jersey City News

Local Hudson County Latin-fusion rock band Larrosa will be the main feature at the famous Maxwell’s music venue in Hoboken for Latin Rock Night on Friday, May 27 at 9 p.m. The members hail from Jersey City and Hoboken and have been performing in West New York and Union City for two years. Now they’re …

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In many ways, the gathering to honor former Freeholder Neil Carroll on May 14 in Stephen R. Gregg Park in Bayonne was a lot like the last scene from “It’s a Wonderful Life,” where the main character, George Bailey, learns just how important a role he has been playing in the lives of people around …

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Man who died in Jersey City fire identified A man found dead in a three-alarm fire in Jersey City on Wednesday night has been identified, according to NJ.com. Firefighters found Thomas Cahill, 64, after they responded to a fire in his home at 410 West Side Ave. around 6:30 p.m. The fire spread to the …

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When the call came that a boy had fallen into a well at the old reservoir on Summit and Jefferson avenues last week, officials were alarmed but not surprised. Despite warning signs on the northwest gate saying “No Trespassing,” local kids have long used the closed reservoir as a private park. “Everything happens in the …

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Dr. Dot has magic hands; some of the biggest celebrities in the world say her hands are made of steel. Others also claim she likes to bite, a technique she’s developed since becoming the masseuse to the stars in the 1980s. Indeed, testing her methods, I learned that she indeed gives a firm massage, well …

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Lindsey Brown hadn’t intended the Mother’s Day Stoop Sale in her Hilltop section of Jersey City to be a fundraiser for a local girl. But now, it will help Hazel Bohn, 17 months old, who suffers from Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome. Brown said that at first, she and some neighbors thought to do the stoop sale. …

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For students at Hudson Montessori School in Jersey City, a trip to the summer Olympics may not be possible this year. So they did the next best thing. As part of their annual social studies fair, they created their own Olympic Village and recreated some of the ancient Greek icons to better understand the culture, …

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