Palisades scores highest in Hudson County
North Bergen hospital in top 10 percent of state

The state recently released its sixth annual New Jersey 2009 Hospital Performance Report, and Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen had the highest scores in Hudson County. Jersey City Medical Center got the next highest scores, while Bayonne Medical Center, Hoboken University Medical Center, and Christ Hospital in Jersey City all ranked in the bottom …

North Bergen hospital in top 10 percent of state

Meet the new councilman
City Council approves Donnelly to replace Kenny for Ward B seat

When Mayor Jerramiah Healy announced that he supported city employee David Donnelly as a replacement for former Ward B councilman Phil Kenny, it was practically a given that the City Council would vote for Donnellyโ€™s appointment at Wednesdayโ€™s council meeting. The 7-0 vote, with City Councilwoman Viola Richardson abstaining, did not come without some controversy. …

City Council approves Donnelly to replace Kenny for Ward B seat

โ€˜I could tell you storiesโ€™
91-year-old JC resident, oldest state employee

Al Rinn wanted to meet with a reporter at the Miss America Diner on West Side Avenue in Jersey City on a recent afternoon to get something off his chest. โ€œTake a look at the New Jersey side of Ellis Island, and youโ€™ll see it is so underdeveloped,โ€ Rinn said. โ€œItโ€™s a shame when you …

91-year-old JC resident, oldest state employee

All the people you can vote for Nov. 3
Contested races for state legislative seats

Although Hudson County residents are planning to vote for governor on Nov. 3, and some towns have mayoral or council choices, there are also two contested races in each district for the state Assembly. Assembly seats have two-year terms. _____________ Two Democrats are running in each district, sometimes opposed by Republicans or independents. ________ Voters …

Contested races for state legislative seats

Council denies 77 Hudson Street abatement change
77 Hudson Street principals give presentation; Healy and council opposed

Despite a presentation from officials of the newly-opened 77 Hudson Street condominium towers, the City Council on Wednesday denied an application for an extension of their tax abatement, as recommended by Mayor Jerremiah Healy. The council resolved 8-0 to โ€œdisapproveโ€ an extension of the abatement from 20 to 30 years and to lower the service …

77 Hudson Street principals give presentation; Healy and council opposed

Abrupt corruption eruption
Kenny pleads guilty; Manzos indicted; Vega resigns council presidency

A guilty plea, an indictment, and two resignations in connection with this past Julyโ€™s statewide FBI corruption sting came down Tuesday for present and former Jersey City political figures. In U.S. District Court in Newark, newly-elected Jersey City Councilman Phil Kenny pleaded guilty to taking $5,000 in bribes from the governmentโ€™s โ€œcooperating witness,โ€ Solomon Dwek, …

Kenny pleads guilty; Manzos indicted; Vega resigns council presidency

Linking Downtown with the rest of town
City applies for grant to extend Jersey Avenue into Liberty State Park

Jersey Avenue is known primarily as a road running through the heart of Downtown Jersey City. It stops by a creek behind the Jersey City Medical Center, then leads into a footbridge that extends over Mill Creek and into Liberty State Park. But there have been proposals for years to extend Jersey Avenue, to allow …

City applies for grant to extend Jersey Avenue into Liberty State Park

Four JC high schools have low graduation rates
Group advocates plan to improve test results

A major determinant of a successful school system is the high school graduation rate. By that standard, the Jersey City school district would get a failing grade, because the state Department of Education found that in the 2007-2008 school year, about three out of four students passed high school, or 74 percent. That is far …

Group advocates plan to improve test results

Opening the publicโ€™s eyes to another world
St. Josephโ€™s School honored during โ€˜Blindness Awareness Monthโ€™

Although Bojana Coklyat greeted the people admiring her art during last weekendโ€™s Jersey City Studio Artists Tour, she was unable to see most of them. Coklyat is one of 259,000 legally blind people living in New Jersey, approximately 3 percent of the stateโ€™s overall population. For years, the sightless and nearly sightless were an almost …

St. Josephโ€™s School honored during โ€˜Blindness Awareness Monthโ€™