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“Let me get this out of the way from the beginning,” said Esther Suarez, newly sworn in as the first Hispanic and first woman prosecutor in Hudson County history. “There is a lot of discussion and negative media. This is the face of immigration.” She made it perfectly clear that she felt immigrants built this …

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In 1982, 26-year-old Lillian Katherine Leak left her home to escape her abusive husband. But her husband caught up with her at her mother’s home and murdered her mother and Lillian in front of her 5-year-old son. The Lillian and Lillian Foundation, named after Lillian Katherine and her mother Lillian Catherine Leak, was founded three …

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Even though they’re still very young, Jessy Passantino and her sister Destiny have always been very competitive. “They both have a lot of trophies,” their father Rob Passantino said. “Sometimes they compete against each other; sometimes they work together. Destiny likes being an artist.” Jessy is 7 years old, Destiny is 8. As sisters, they …

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Citi Bike to launch in Jersey City The official launch of Citi Bike Jersey City will take place on Monday, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m., when some elected officials will ride from the pedestrian plaza on Newark Avenue and Grove Street to City Hall. The system will consist of 350 bikes at 35 stations, and …

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A handful of people showed up in Van Vorst Park on Wednesday to begin the two-block march to City Hall to protest the city’s firing of Ryan Strother, the popular director of the city’s Recreation Department. While the protest march was attended by more reporters than protestors, the event was also attended by one of …

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Estimates vary on how big a shortage of student space Jersey City schools will face, but a 2013 schools facility report predicted the city may not have enough room to accommodate a rise in student population after 2018. “The report shows that the district will be short 7,000 desks,” said Bret Schundler, the former Jersey …

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Storm clouds rolled over the Manhattan skyline after dumping heavy rains on Jersey City, adding to the somber mood of the 14th annual 9/11 Memorial Day Service, “Reflections,” on Friday. Mayor Steven Fulop stood before the city’s 9/11 monument at the end of Grand Street and noted that the crowds seemed to diminish as the …

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Docking stations for the new Jersey City bicycle sharing program are cropping up around the city like mushrooms. This may well be a sign of a potentially successful program for the city, but for some county officials, they were a surprise. “Nobody told us that they were going to be installing these on county property,” …

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Although born and raised in Colorado Springs, Carolyn Light has become such a musical fixture in Jersey City over the last few years that some people have come to think of her as the voice of Jersey City. So perhaps it is fitting that she will hold a CD unveiling performance at Art House Productions …

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Port Authority prepared for Papal visit The Port Authority strongly urged travelers to take mass transit if they hold tickets for any of the activities surrounding Pope Francis’ visit to New York City on Friday, Sept. 25, or while going to and from work or other destinations in Manhattan that day. The visit will require …

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