Category: Jersey City News

Ever since the day World War II ended 80 years ago, soldiers returning to Hudson County have had to go to a Veterans Administration hospital in East Orange to get officially-sanctioned healthcare. For disabled or aging veterans, this was a hardship. Over the last year, reports that VA hospitals throughout the nation had become unresponsive …

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Saying that a 42-story residential high-rise proposed just off Journal Square would be out of place in their neighborhood, residents of Magnolia Avenue convinced the City Council at its Feb. 25 meeting to table an ordinance that would have vacated a street necessary for access to the project. A lawsuit filed six years ago against …

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The birds are still shivering in their nests and the crocuses are still buried deep under layers of snow and ice. But for Jersey City, the first real sign of spring will come on March 6 with the arrival of this season’s offerings from JC Fridays. Restaurants, galleries, stores, and event spaces throughout Jersey City …

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Two Chabad parties coming up this week in Hoboken Chabad of Hoboken’s annual grand international Purim Party will be held Thursday, March 5, at The Multi-Service Center, 124 Grand St., in Hoboken. This year’s theme, “Celebrating Purim a Paris,” will feature a Parisian dinner and Parisian décor, and great entertainment for all ages, including a …

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A popular myth about President George Washington claims he once chopped down a cherry tree as a boy, and then refused to lie to cover up his misdeed. In Jersey City, Washington supposedly had an important meeting with French Gen. Marquis de Lafayette under an apple tree during the Revolutionary War, for which the historic …

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A federal investigation begun more than three years ago has led to the arrest of two Jersey Shore men in connection with what authorities say was an alleged scheme to extort payments from suppliers of landfill destined for the delayed Hudson County Public Golf Course in Jersey City. U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said two …

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In a gathering that filled the City Hall council chambers on Feb. 18 with family and friends, 18 new firefighters were sworn in, and 12 current firefighters were promoted to captain. With the halls also full of well-wishers, city officials sang the praises of a department that has existed for 144 years, and paid homage …

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The writers, graphic artists, and advertising account executives for the Hudson Reporter newspapers recently won 14 awards in the prestigious Better Newspaper Contest run annually by the New Jersey Press Association. Members of the graphics and sales staffs won eight awards for work that appeared in the Bayonne Community News and the various Reporter papers. …

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With the doors to the Weehawken ferry terminal closed against the cold wind on Feb. 18, you almost couldn’t hear the helicopters buzzing overhead. But you could feel them as their vibrations shook the windows, providing an ironic backdrop to a press conference of public officials seeking to find a way to stop what they …

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The Jersey City Board of Education adopted a policy on Feb. 19 that will allow students – with parental approval – to opt out of stringent new state tests that measure academic progress. Schools Superintendent Dr. Marcia Lyles said the board does not endorse avoiding the tests, but the new policy gives the district options …

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