Category: Jersey City News

After more than four years of planning and two years of construction, Global Terminal opened its first semi-automated facility in the Port of New York and New Jersey in late April. The terminal is among the newest and most up-to-date facilities of its kind in the nation, Global owners said, and because of its location …

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Fatal shooting near Grove Street under investigation Hudson County Acting Prosecutor Gaetano T. Gregory has announced the Prosecutor’s Homicide Unit with the assistance of the Jersey City Police Department is investigating the shooting of Darren Talington, 25, of Jersey City, who was shot multiple times and killed early Saturday morning, April 26, on Grove Street …

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Former Assemblyman Louis Manzo hates it when people say he “beat the rap.” “I didn’t beat the rap; I was found not guilty,” he said. “Beating the rap implies I got away with something. But I didn’t do anything wrong in the first place.” Seated in the Broadway Diner on an early spring day, Manzo …

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“On every other Tuesday, at 5 p.m. about two dozen people go to the Martin Luther King Jr. Courtroom in Newark,” U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman told the crowd of several hundred people gathered at St. Peter’s University on April 17 for the Prisoner Reentry Conference. “At first it looks a lot like other proceedings in …

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McGinley Square development, which has the potential to upgrade the oldest neighborhood in the state, raised concerns of residents in the area. The purpose of the redevelopment plan to promote the area as a center of commerce. At the core of the plan is new construction for St. Peter’s University, the campus of which borders …

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Although 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 will be honored at the April 30 annual 200 Club of Hudson County Valor Awards luncheon at Liberty House in Jersey City. “It’s fitting and really not …

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Grandson charged in stabbing homicide John Ugarriza, 27, of Jersey City, has been charged in connection with the stabbing death of his grandfather, Jesus Ruiz, 73, that occurred on April 22 on Sherman Avenue in Jersey City, allegedly as the result of a dispute between Ugarriza and Ruiz, said Hudson County Acting Prosecutor Gaetano T. …

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In what is bound to reignite the controversy over the wisdom of abolishing the Jersey City Parking Authority, the city has received unanimous approval from the State Local Finance Board to undertake the change. Mayor Steven Fulop is committed to dissolving the agency and has a majority vote on the City Council to merge the …

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When Ashley Ntansah first thought of the Urban Youth Athletic Challenge to be held at Liberty State Park in Jersey City on Saturday, May 10, he envisioned a modified version of a popular extreme sporting competition similar to the Spartan races. By modified, he meant safe, but still capable of challenging the participants into doing …

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In many ways, the Hamilton Park Farmer’s Market that opened its season again on April 16 is a field of dreams. Vendors from near and far come to sell their wares to a friendly audience. Some vendors are well established business people, others use this as a platform for some future business venture. The farmer’s …

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