Category: Jersey City News

Jersey City welcomed its newest luxury hotel when the Westin Jersey City Newport celebrated its grand debut on Monday. The 23-story, 429-room hotel on Washington Boulevard opened after over two years of construction. Hundreds of special guests were on hand, including Gov. Jon Corzine, U.S. senators Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg, and Mayor Jerramiah Healy. …

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“I don’t think you should have dogs if they are walking you.” Downtown Jersey City resident Jonathan Rodriguez, 24, spoke those words last week when describing how he was allegedly attacked by two huge dogs owned by local dog-handler Susan Kolb. Rodriguez says he was attacked near the corner of Washington Street and Christopher Columbus …

Continue reading “Dog-handler defends pets from deathResidents claim they were attacked by bull mastiffs”

Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy introduced his City Council running mates to a crowd of enthusiastic supporters on Thursday night. At Casino-in-the-Park in Jersey City’s Lincoln Park, the mayor announced a team consisting of six incumbents and three newcomers. On the slate are incumbents Michael Sottolano in Ward A, Bill Gaughan in Ward D, Viola …

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The Jersey City school system has been state-operated since 1989, but according to the recently released school report cards, the district’s per-pupil costs are still above the state average, and high school graduation rates declined. Jersey City received on Wednesday its school district report card for the 2007-2008 school year from the state’s Department of …

Continue reading “Mixed grades for JC schoolsState ‘report cards’ show declining graduation rates”

The Jersey City Police and the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Homicide Squad were still looking last week for the shooter responsible for the murder of Kiritkumar Parekh, the downtown Jersey City merchant who was killed when an attempted robbery went bad in his store on Jan. 27. The two law enforcement agencies working in tandem have …

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First of two parts. Jersey City Councilman Steve Lipski recently agreed to a plea deal to settle the assault case against him based on his behavior on Nov. 7 at a Washington, D.C. club. _____________ “It’s not a copout; it’s a blackout.” – Steve Lipski________ Now the 45-year-old Lipski is putting out a plea for …

Continue reading “‘It’s not an excuse; it’s a misuse of alcohol’Lipski doesn’t recall urination but was told, ‘You did it’”

Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy announced his run for reelection on Thursday in front of more than 500 supporters at Hudson County Community College’s Culinary Arts Center. Healy was surrounded by a host of political all-stars, including Gov. Jon Corzine, Rep. Albio Sires (D-13th Dist.), Newark Mayor Cory Booker, and State Sens. Richard Codey and …

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New train cars, new signals, even new murals in stations. That’s what Susan Bass Levin touted for the PATH system on Wednesday as the featured speaker at the Hudson County Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Business Meeting at Puccini’s Restaurant in Jersey City. Levin, the deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and …

Continue reading “Embarking on a new PATHPort Authority director talks about upgrades to train system”