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For three days in July, kids from Jersey City and Bayonne took part in a unique program that allowed them to build, program, and race robotic cars. The event was designed to raise awareness and interest among students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and concluded with a race on July 30 attended by …

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In what is being touted as the first program of its kind in the nation, Jersey City in conjunction with Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health introduced its first class of volunteer emergency responders at a ceremony on July 30. To reduce response time to victims, Jersey City has teamed up with the medical center and …

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With its theme as “where there is love; there is peace,” St. Anne’s Festival in Jersey City had larger numbers and more variety than any time in the past. Dedicated to the memory of deceased parishioners Gloria Englehardt, Patricia Santana, Alexander Courlter, Sr. Christine Burke, Thomas Mulkeen, and Nick Zabala, the festival was organized and …

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City Council adopts $535M budget with no tax increase The City Council voted at a special meeting on July 28 to adopt the 2015 budget with no tax increase following 2014’s 2.13 percent tax decrease. This year’s budget is $535 million, $19 million more than last year. For the second consecutive year, the city’s tax …

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Tom Reigle was 23 years old when a judge sentenced him to 30 years for murder. “I grew up in Kearny,” he told officials at a tour of the newly-modernized community reentry facility at Sacred Heart Church on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Reigle was among a number of clients of the Martin’s Place reentry …

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Josh Manosalvas of West New York didn’t know the students he met on July 6 were from Italy. He and about 22 other students from Jersey City, North Bergen, Guttenberg, West New York, and Bayonne had gathered for an annual camp held by the Hudson County Schools of Technology. “When I first met one of …

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Representatives from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) told the Hudson County Board of Freeholders last week to expect significant detours at the south end of Jersey City Heights during the next phase of work on Route 139. The work, which has been ongoing since late 2013, is expected to impact Central and Baldwin …

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Kicking off its second summer, JC Project EATS drew thousands to the front of City Hall recently, a day-long street fair celebrating the season with cool drinks and delicious food. The two day event took place from July 18 to 19, and featured more 30 local vendors. This year the event also featured Project Market …

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Jersey City got a little taste of the Jersey shore last week when The Coffin Daggers stopped over to do a live performance on their way to the Asbury Park Surf Music Festival. Peter Klarnet, the bass player for the band, said the band appeared at WMFU studios on Montgomery Street to preview a number …

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A&P files for bankruptcy; five Hudson markets could be sold to Acme Five supermarkets in Hudson County are slated to be sold and two more could close after A&P filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this past Sunday. The grocery retailer, which operates 296 stores in the Mid-Atlantic region under six banners, has struggled financially …

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