Category: Jersey City News

Neighborhood groups in the Heights section of Jersey City are outraged at being excluded from discussions involving a massive redevelopment plan for Central Avenue and beyond. The Riverview Neighborhood Association (RNA) and the Washington Park Neighborhood Association say they were never apprised about meetings concerning a draft redevelopment plan that could radically alter the area. …

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LiLi Roquelin had a lot to celebrate. The award-winning singer/songwriter was still basking in the glow of an award for best short film in the Golden Door International Film Festival in Jersey City when she heard the reports of trouble in Paris. Her video “Like a Feather” had become an official selection in the film …

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For those who love the original Winnie the Pooh books authored by A.A. Milne and illustrated by Ernest Howard Shepard, the appearance of two contemporary authors at The Word bookstore in Jersey City was a walk down memory lane. Since their publication in the 1920s, the Winnie the Pooh books have become a huge part …

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State could force Jersey City to do a revaluation City officials are mum on reports saying the state may be pushing the city to restart the revaluation process it abandoned two years ago. A revaluation is a process in which a city assesses the values of the houses citywide to record their current market values. …

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Weighing the impact of a recent non-binding referendum, the City Council is scheduled to decide at its Nov. 24 meeting whether to approve an ordinance to change municipal elections from May to November beginning in 2017. Council members clashed at both their Nov. 10 caucus and Nov. 11 regular meeting over the pros and cons …

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They came from far and wide, old and young, some riding in floats sponsored by local politicians, others in groups of marchers from official or school military organizations. Although billed at the first Jersey City Veterans Parade, many of those attended came from other parts of Hudson County, especially Bayonne, wearing uniforms from bygone eras …

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The City Council will soon require owners of buildings with four stories or more to have their fire escapes inspected every five years. A new ordinance was introduced Tuesday, partly because many fire escapes in existing buildings have not been inspected for 75 to 100 years, and some pose eminent risk to residents, firefighters, and …

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An army of workers in hardhats move in and out of 655 Ocean Ave. carrying out pieces of plaster and wood they dump into a larger container near the curb. The sky threatens rain, but that does not slow the work. Along this stretch of Ocean Avenue, the work seems as unusual as the crowd …

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Even though winter is still more than seven weeks away, it’s not too soon to start readying for the harshest of all seasons, according to Hudson County home improvement experts. Plumbing and heating specialists, roofing contractors, and hardware store owners agree that homeowners should check their systems, equipment, and structures now before the cold weather …

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