Category: Jersey City News

While he can’t remember how to tie some of the knots he could as a kid, and doesn’t camp out the way he used to when he was a young Boy Scout, Richard Mason of Hoboken still retains some of the basic lessons of life being a scout brought him, like leadership skills and how …

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Jersey City arrests 12 alleged ‘violent offenders’ in response to ongoing gang retaliation   The Jersey City Police Department’s Gang Task Force conducted an early morning operation on April 5 executing arrest warrants on a dozen of what the city calls its most violent offenders, according to a release from city spokesperson Jennifer Morrill. Several …

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Laughter and applause echoed off the marble walls as friends, family members, colleagues and well-wishers came to the Conrad Rotunda of the historic Brennan Court House on March 23 to help honor this year’s group of women in public service and government. For more than a decade, Hudson County has set aside a day in …

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Starting out in the 1970s as a vocational high school, the Hudson County Schools of Technology revamped in the late 1980s to focus more on technology. High Tech High School was launched in 1991. County Prep came into being a short time later. High Tech has been recognized as one of the top schools in …

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Even 43 years after the conclusion of the war in Vietnam, many veterans still have a stinging memory of their return. The war often elicited bad feelings that Americans inappropriately dumped on the shoulders of the men and women who served. “The Vietnam War divided our nation politically. It was often a bitter and violent …

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Wine tasting will benefit foster children Hudson County CASA’s (Court Appointed Special Advocates) 10th Annual Wine Tasting fundraiser featuring world-class wines, foods and desserts, a premium spirits tasting, cork pull and silent auction will take place on Friday, April 8, from 6 to 10 p.m. at Battello, 502 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City. Proceeds from this …

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Unable to come to an agreement with the City of Hoboken that would provide space for Hoboken’s share bikes near Exchange Place, the City Council has unanimously introduced an ordinance that would impose fines on Hoboken’s Hudson Bike Share or any other bicycle program that fills up public bike racks. The ordinance is scheduled for …

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TRENTON – It might have been three years in the making, but New Jersey’s historically-elite high school basketball program reigns supreme once again. Led by 16 points off the bench from senior guard Asante Gist, St. Anthony capped the eighth undefeated season of its storied history by defeating Linden, 55-38, to capture the NJSIAA Tournament …

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Jersey City has closed several parks and sports fields due to lead contamination associated with the cleaning of the New Jersey Turnpike extension. City health officials closed Mary Benson Park on March 17 after health inspectors found lead paint chips in the park. Since then, more contamination has been found at other locations, forcing additional …

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