Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Sheriff Department conducts sweep throughout county Conducted with the assistance of the director and deputy director of the County Division of Welfare, the Hudson County Sheriff’s Department did a sweep for outstanding warrants from March 2 to 12. This netted people with more than 66 outstanding warrants and collected more than $1 million in outstanding …
Puccini’s Restaurant on Jersey City’s west side has been sold as part of a four-acre redevelopment site. With a classic Italian restaurant interior and quality food, Puccini’s has been an institution in its neighborhood for over three decades and the scene of many political fundraisers and family occasions like graduation parties, engagement parties, wedding and …
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Websites advertising short term rentals in homes and condos in Jersey City would be required to charge the city’s six percent hotel tax under proposed changes introduced by the City Council on March 25. Seeking to collect revenue from temporary rentals, the ordinance would require payment of the hotel tax on accommodations rented by homeowners …
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Photos by Al Sullivan
To honor former freeholder Neil Carroll of Bayonne, the Hudson County Board of Freeholders is expected to give his name to a portion of Stephen Gregg Park. “This man has been involved in public service since he served in World War II,” said Freeholder Bill O’Dea. “That’s eight decades of service.” O’Dea asked the freeholders …
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Usually it is a sports star or a celebrity who gets his or her face on a cereal box. But this year, Angelica Cummings and Rochelle Harvey, two employees at the ShopRite of Metro Park in Jersey City, got their bit of immortality when their faces were chosen to be featured on a special edition …
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Ramchal will plead ‘not guilty’ in alleged DWI crash Even as city officials have released the 911 call from the taxi driver involved in his alleged March 14 collision, Councilman Khemraj “Chico” Ramchal intends to plead not guilty to drunk driving charges, according to Ramchal’s attorney, John Bruno Jr. The eight-minute call was received by …
The bulldozers were parked on a vacant, snow-covered parcel of land, but they symbolized more than just the spring thaw on March 4. Local, state and federal officials were gathered to launch the last phase of an effort to revamp the concept of housing projects in Jersey City. They were present for a groundbreaking ceremony …
Continue reading “A new name, and new life
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Easier travel and an improved local economy are two of the expected results of the $310 million New Jersey Turnpike Authority’s Interchange 14A Improvement Project, which broke ground on Wednesday, March 10, according to officials. City, county, and state representatives gathered at 51st Street and Avenue E underneath the turnpike connector ramp to Route 440 …
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The real estate market in Hudson County has withstood the economic recession and rough weather and appears stronger than ever now. Many developers, though wary, see no sign of a price bubble forming. While the pace of development has slowed in dense communities like Union City and Hoboken, it continues to skyrocket along the waterfront …
Continue reading “Not just on the waterfront
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