Category: Jersey City News

Less than a week before his assassination in April 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke at the Metropolitan AME Church in Jersey City about his vision of an America where all people were treated equal. He had come to talk about his life-long mission of achieving equal rights for all people. Morris Pesin, Samuel …

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Slightly over two years ago, the property on Montgomery Street across from City Hall was little more than a vacant lot, one of a number of unsightly reminders of a time when downtown and the waterfront were still in decay. The area was used as a parking lot, but mostly was an eyesore at a …

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Chief Justice announces death of retired Supreme Court Justice Marie L. Garibaldi of Weehawken Funeral arrangements are underway to mark the passing of Supreme Court Justice Marie L. Garibaldi of Weehawken. She died Thursday night, according to the Leber Funeral Home of Union City, which will arrange the services. She was the first woman to …

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If anyone expected things to calm down on the Jersey City Board of Education, the Jan. 5 reorganization meeting would have been a sharp disappointment. When it was time for the already deeply-divided board members to choose leadership, they were split on the reappointment of Vidya Gangadin as president and newly-elected board member John Reichart …

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City officials cut the ribbon on the West District Police Station on Thursday Jan. 7, a project that has cost more and took longer to complete than when first started six years ago. At 1 Jackson St. near Clinton Avenue and Seidler Street, the new station faces Martin Luther King Drive and replaces a 145-year …

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Performing their annual power distribution ritual on Tuesday Jan. 5, Hudson County Board of Freeholders named Freeholder Tilo Rivas of Union City as chairman for 2016. Rivas, who represents District 6 in the county, previously served as chairman in 2010. The nine-member county freeholder board is the county’s legislative branch. It helps the county executive …

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In a rare show of support, scores of people came to the City Council meeting on Dec. 22 to encourage passage of a 15-year tax abatement that will allow a manufacturing company to retain operations in Jersey City. This was unusual for two reasons. In most cases, people come to council meetings to speak out …

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Menendez and Sires blast immigration raids U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) last week condemned the nationwide immigration raids announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Starting just after New Years Day, the raids have already targeted the homes of over a hundred Central American families who arrived in the United States last year, fleeing …

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What a year – presidential campaigns, fears, hopes, new buildings, old politics, and bike sharing. And car sharing. And Frank Sinatra’s birthday. It’s the future, and we also learn from the past. Learning about the big news in all the towns around you will help you understand what’s to come in 2016. If you missed …

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