Category: Jersey City News

Nobody had to tell Joe Koval that times are tough. A freelance videographer, Koval was always looking for a way to make a little extra cash. So one day while walking his dog, he noticed some backyards had an unusual amount of dog poop. “People don’t always take their dogs for a walk,” he said. …

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Race for freeholder in Ward A Voters in a portion of southern Jersey City (and all of Bayonne) will choose between Kenneth Kopacz and Michael Alonso for the county Board of Freeholders on Nov. 2. Kopacz is an educator, family man, and is running on the Hudson County Democratic Organization line. Alonso is a real …

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Seeking to get state-funding for the long stalled Bergen County arm of the Hudson Bergen Light Rail, elected officials gathered at the of Exchange Place transit station in Jersey City on Oct. 20. First conceived more than 30 years ago with construction started in Hudson County about 15 years ago, the light rail – funded …

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As bulldozers bumped outside, officials gathered within a few steps of the PATH station for the long awaited ground breaking of Journal Squared on Oct. 21. The development is adjacent to the Journal Square PATH Station and will be comprised of 1,838 rental residences and 36,000 square feet of retail space, in three towers of …

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As Rep. Albio Sires (D-8th Dist.) of West New York, a popular North Hudson political figure, seeks reelection to a seat he has held since 2006, he faces four other candidates. His opponents are Republican candidate Jude Anthony Tiscornia of Jersey City, Pablo Olivera of Newark, Herbert H. Shaw of North Bergen, and Robert Thorne …

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For those who want something different for Halloween this year, they can join yoga and meditation teacher Ekayani for a performance of what she calls “Yoga on the Dance Floor” and a Halloween costume party at JivaMukti Yoga School, 171 Newark Ave., on Oct. 31 from 8 to 11 p.m. There is a $15 charge …

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Festival of Lights to be held on Oct. 25 For the first time, Jersey City will have a festival of Lights sponsored by the Saraswati Cultural Association in collaboration with Jersey City Cultural Affairs. This will be held at Owen J. Grundy Pier near Exchange Place on Saturday, Oct 25 from noon to 6 p.m. …

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The City Council has voted to change a redevelopment plan to allow a 15 story building near the historic Paulus Hook district of the city. Nearly 20 residents from the area spoke at the public hearing on Oct. 8, but not all were opposed to the development, including members of the Paulus Hook Association, who …

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This weekend, the 2014 Jersey City Art & Studio Tour will feature more than 130 galleries, artists’ studios, and pop-up exhibition spaces on Oct. 18 and 19, from noon to 6 p.m. This self-guided tour is a celebration of Jersey City’s diverse and ever-growing art scene that features over 600 artists and venues that include …

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Dr. Tucker Woods, chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine, stood in the security office at Christ Hospital on Oct. 14 surrounded by men and women in uniform. He had just come from a meeting with top officials at CarePoint, and the Ebola outbreak in West Africa had been the chief topic. “The nurse catching …

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