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Fire Chief Gene Giancaspo moved around the green at Liberty State Park on June 24 like a kid on Christmas Eve, pausing to inspect each of the six new fire vehicles that were added to the fleet this week. They represented a $3.2 million upgrade in Jersey City Fire Department apparatus and are part of …

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Police from Bayonne and Jersey City are conducting a joint investigation into shootings that took place in Mercer Park in Bayonne on June 21. The incident left three people with injuries, none life-threatening. The shots erupted during a cook out at a Father’s Day celebration in the park, in which about 200 people took part. …

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U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of same sex marriage The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Friday upholding the rights for all people to marry, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. This voids laws in 13 states that prohibit gay marriage. The justices ruled that the right to marriage is protected under the 14th …

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A handful of Jersey City kids were posed in front of the old Pep Boys store just north of the Power House building on this weekday in June at the start of the summer school recess. The building had ceased functioning several years ago, and now was a platform for local graffiti artists and the …

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The 6th annual Jersey City Ward Tour was a tour de force as more than 2,000 bicyclists wheeled their way through the streets of Jersey City on June 7. Sponsored by Bike JC, the 15-mile trek kicked off at Exchange Place at about 11 a.m., made a clockwise loop around the city, and returned to …

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From the top of the “100 Steps” connecting Hoboken with Jersey City Heights, you can see for miles. You can also see a newly installed monument to former Councilman Bill Gaughan, who is credited with helping to get the steps restored. The public officials who gathered at the top of the historic steps on June …

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Bayonne girls Shannon Kelley and Mira Ibrahim served as co-valedictorians at St. Dominic Academy’s Class of 2015 graduation on May 3. Both were honored at the academy’s 137th commencement exercises. Head of School Barbara Griffin presided over the event at St. Aedan’s, the Saint Peter’s University Church on Bergen Avenue. The Baccalaureate Mass was held …

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Organizers of the 10th annual Egyptian Festival in Jersey City paid tribute to local public officials for their support over the years. Mayor Steven Fulop and Freeholder Anthony Romano were among those honored during the annual event on June 14. “We’ve made a point of looking out for their interests in the community,” said Romano, …

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Public hearing on new road to Liberty State Park The New Jersey Turnpike Authority will hold a public hearing in Jersey City at City Hall on Monday, June 22, on its design for a $10 million two lane road connecting Jersey Avenue to Phillips Street over Mill Creek, just east of the existing footbridge. The …

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Despite protests of residents who feared they will be displaced, a divided City Council voted 6-3 recently to establish a West Side historic district. This is the first such district outside the downtown section of the city, and the first established in 30 years. Supporters of the plan say it would protect the neighborhoods in …

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