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The line of golf carts rolled past the recently-seeded greens on the soon-to-open county golf course on the extreme western side of Lincoln Park. It was September, and the county has rushed to get the area seeded during a narrow window of opportunity so that it will be ready to open early next summer. “If …

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A package of ordinances about farmers’ markets in the city will be up for a public hearing and adoption before the City Council on Oct. 7. The ordinances would expand access to healthy food options by revising the City’s Farmers’ Market policies to make seasons and hours of operation uniform across the city, provide an …

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Campus sexual assault forum in JC According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 95 percent of campus sexual assaults go unreported. A conference in Jersey City on Tuesday will explore what you need to know about the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. The panel of experts will discuss the nature of the continued challenge of …

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Imperial Bag & Paper Company threw a party for community and business leaders on Sept. 18 to celebrate the company’s move to new headquarters in Jersey City. More than an hundred people gathered at the new warehouse to welcome the company to Jersey City. The building, on Route 1 & 9, is more than one …

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Nine months into the year, the City Council voted on Sept. 23 to approve Jersey City’s $515 million calendar year budget for 2014 by a 7 to 2 vote, with Councilmen Richard Boggiano and Michael Yun opposed. While the municipal tax levy reduces Jersey City taxes by 2.17 percent, taxpayers will see only a four …

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The private invitation to the Liberty Prime Steakhouse on Sept. 18 said “Scotch & Cigar Dinner.” But it was much more than that, providing the 40 select guests with a taste of The Macallan brand of Scotch whisky, and also with an education into the history and some of the changes in reputation the classic …

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A new free phone application called Pulse Point that alerts people trained in CPR that someone nearby might be suffering a cardiac arrest may have already saved someone’s life – less than one day after the application’s official launch. “We had an incident with a man in Journal Square yesterday” said Robert Luckritz, director of …

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Weekends in Jersey City Heights got a lot sweeter this summer with the continuation of the Riverview-Fisk Park farmer’s market, which returned in May and will run until Nov. 2 on every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Organized by Farms in the Heights, a grassroots, not-for-profit organization, the market features more than a …

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Columbus Day parade kicks off on Oct. 11 On Saturday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m., Jersey City will honor its rich Italian heritage when the Columbus Day Parade steps off from the Dickinson High School campus on the corner of Palisade Avenue and marches down Newark Avenue to Jersey City Hall. Mayor Steven Fulop will …

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