Category: Jersey City News

Are tax abatement agreements with developers good or bad for Jersey City? A new report by the New Jersey Policy Perspective, a non-profit public policy think tank based in Trenton, examines that question as it looks at flaws in New Jersey’s long-term tax abatement law and at Jersey City’s use of that law. The 13-page …

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If you plan to buy tickets for the Barclays Golf Tournament for the end of this month, there’s a way to do so and ensure that the proceeds go to local charities. Golf – a sport of individuals competing on manicured green landscapes – was once considered a pastime for the wealthy. But the PGA …

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Ricardo Kaulessar, the Jersey City beat reporter for the Hudson Reporter newspapers, may come off as a mild-mannered scribe – but don’t let his calm exterior fool you. Beneath his mysterious mien is a rapier wit, a flair for covering one of the toughest towns in New Jersey, and a whole lot of talent. Kaulessar …

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Fish dying in local lake Tom McCann, director of Hudson County Parks, said dead fish were observed in one of the lakes at Lincoln Park in Jersey City, a county park, on July 23. People use that lake to fish. Freeholder Bill O’Dea also saw the dead fish floating in the lake on Sunday, July …

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A who’s-who of Jersey City politicians and political consultants left U.S. District Court in Newark on Thursday afternoon after facing corruption charges. Sixteen out of the 44 people who faced charges in the now-infamous FBI sting either worked or lived in Jersey City. The two-pronged federal operation looked into international money laundering and public corruption …

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“I feel for his family. It makes you want to lose it, makes you want to cry,” said Jersey City Police Officer Jon-Paul Sileski on Monday about the man whom he considered a mentor, Officer Marc DiNardo, who died Tuesday at around 9:30 a.m. at the Jersey City Medical Center after several days on life …

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Facing an estimated $42 million dollar deficit, Jersey City’s municipal budget is very much on the minds of local officials. The fiscal year began this past July 1 and runs until June 30, 2010. Usually, officials in the city’s financial office start doing a draft budget early in the fiscal year to get a general …

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JC police kill knife-wielding woman Jersey City police officers responding to a domestic dispute Tuesday night shot a woman after she slashed two officers with a large knife. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio, the police arrived at 87 Van Wagenen Ave. after the woman’s husband called to say that he was threatened by …

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