Category: Jersey City News

People came from throughout northern New Jersey on May 24 to pay tribute to the 65 Jersey City residents who perished during the Vietnam War and the dozens who died later as a result of wounds or other problems incurred in the war. One by one, they strode up the paved path to the gravestone …

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Not many people know that during the early part of the 20th Century, northern New Jersey was one of the capitals of jazz. Nearly all the jazz greats of the period appeared in clubs from Newark to Paterson and beyond. Picking up on that tradition, and perhaps aiming to bring a bit of that reputation …

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Fresh from a performance in a one-woman show in Manhattan, actress Crystal Nuchurch hopes to bring the show back to Hudson County. “Reflective Mind,” written and directed by comedian and actress Jacqueline Kennedy, explores that it means to be sane. “A woman goes through life surviving the perils of every day. Living to the best …

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New submarine named USS New Jersey As part of Fleet Week, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez joined U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus at a ceremony in Liberty State Park on May 26 to announce that the next Virginia Class submarine will be named the USS New Jersey. “As we celebrate Fleet Week and commemorate Memorial Day, …

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Bikes will fill the local streets on June 7 when the annual Jersey City Ward Tour & Festival returns for its sixth year and celebrates the growth of bike culture in the state’s second-largest city. The signature event of local bike advocacy group Bike JC, last year the Ward Tour took well over a thousand …

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While the men and women who work as firefighters, police officers, or emergency medical technicians generally do so without fanfare, those who have shown exceptional dedication to duty get their day each year at the annual 200 Club of Hudson County Valor Awards luncheon at Liberty House in Jersey City. More than a dozen public …

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Residents of the West Side are likely to clash at the May 27 City Council meeting over whether a historic zone should be set up in portions of Ward B and Ward F. A controversial ordinance, scheduled for a second reading and possible adoption, would set strict controls over how residents can redevelop their property …

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Approximately 50 people from the community came to Middle School 7 on May 19 to sit on the floor and pound on the chests of small tan dummies. Parents of children at the school and other interested persons had come to get trained in basic cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by experts from Jersey City Medical Center’s …

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Ariel Grossman grew up in New York City. David Homan grew up in Gainesville, Fla. She is a dancer; he is a composer. As a compromise between urban and suburban, the artistic couple ended up in Jersey City, where they hope to raise a family while pursing their careers. They are scheduled to take part …

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