Category: Jersey City News

Pershing Field looked a little like a military operation four days before young baseball pitchers were expected to kick off the 2016 season this weekend. Volunteers from the Jersey City Home Depot on Route 440 joined Pony League baseball members and parents to help get the field, dugouts, club house, and concession stand ready for …

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If Frank Gargiulo, superintendent of the Hudson County Schools of Technology, expected to have an easy time when he appeared at the freeholder version of the “County Government for a Day” program on April 12, he got a rude surprise. Students posing as county officials grilled him about the new Schools of Technology campus, due …

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At 15 years old, Renata P. Thomas, a ninth grade student at Hudson County Prep, may already be on the road to musical success. Thomas, who also studies in the Snyder High School JC Arts program, recently released a new CD of music she describes as “modern pop.” Thomas had signed a contract last year …

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A new county budget introduced on April 12 will probably increase the county tax portion of the property taxes paid by residents in Union City, Weehawken, Jersey City, and Hoboken. Explaining that cuts in aid and salary increases are to blame, County Executive Tom DeGise said last week that the $529 million county budget introduced …

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Fulop moves to restart revaluation Mayor Steven Fulop announced on April 15 that his administration has met with tax experts and will move forward with the required property tax revaluation ordered by the state of New Jersey. Jersey City will begin drafting and commencing the RFP process per the state order. At the same time, …

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In a move Jersey City officials claim is politically motivated, the state of New Jersey is reportedly prepared to order Jersey City to conduct its first property revaluation since 1988. A revaluation forces properties to pay taxes based on the current assessed value of the property, rather than the one from when the last reval …

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Some people like to compare downtown Jersey City with Greenwich Village in New York. However, Rachel B. Sieg, executive director of the Historic Downtown Special Improvement District, is not one of those people. “I think Downtown Jersey City has its own unique identity,” Sieg said, seated at one of the tables at always-busy Starbucks Coffee …

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Although it’s still months away, it’s time to mark the 2016 Riverview Jazz Festival on your calendar. The festival will swing into its fourth year with a week’s worth of music and related attractions at sites in Hoboken and Union City as well as its home venue in Jersey City Heights. Bryan Beninghove, president of …

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Speed dating, some claim, is a lot like a wine tasting. You take a sip, and if you like the flavor, you may drink more. And at a place like The Iron Monkey in Jersey City, with a great regional reputation for craft beer, it makes sense that speed dating should be linked to beer …

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International, regional, and local artists will show off their works in “Art and Soul; Women In the Arts,” a show at Mana Contemporary gallery’s first annual fundraiser and cocktail reception on May 19 for Dress for Success. Organizers of the event last week announced the lineup of artists that will be featured in the show. …

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