Category: Jersey City News

More than a dozen mothers of children attending public pre-school in a building at 190 Ninth St. came to a March 26 meeting to urge the City Council to take a side in an ongoing battle between the city and the Board of Education over classroom space there. The Jersey City Redevelopment Agency – which …

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Fifty years ago, Tony Conza, living in Jersey City at the time, and two buddies from Hoboken High School got the idea to go into business. Like many urban kids from North Jersey, they liked going to the Jersey Shore, where they tasted a kind of sandwich they had not tasted before. “It had a …

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Even on a good day, when their lives are not overwhelmed by events that they cannot control, senior citizens and the disabled are often confronted by the threat of depression. So when disasters strike, such as Superstorm Sandy did in late 2012, the impact is even worse. Although local, state, and federal agencies have the …

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Students disciplined after Dickinson HS fight Jersey City school officials have announced that 16 students who were allegedly involved in a brawl at Dickinson High School on March 27 will be punished and the school district will establish a task force on violence in the schools. Acting Principal Maryjo Trusso reportedly suffered minor injuries while …

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You can tell when spring comes to Pershing Field Park. The trees start to show buds. The snow piles melt. A city worker comes out with rakes and shovels to pick up all the dog poop that was left by pets. This year is better than most years, according to one resident who patrols the …

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Public outcry over a proposed 20-year tax abatement for a Senate Place development project played only a small part in why the City Council chose not to vote on the ordinance at the March 26 meeting. The City Council had questions about a change of ownership for the development, and delayed awarding what was seen …

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If you didn’t get a chance to get out on Friday, March 7 for the first JC Fridays of 2014, then you missed a lot, from Project Greenville’s “A Weekend of Small Work and Big Ideas” to a meet and greet by the New Jersey Ballet. But you will have another chance to enjoy citywide …

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Panhandling ordinance withdrawn; red-light cameras retained A controversial ordinance that would have given Jersey City police an additional tool to deal with overly aggressive panhandling was withdrawn after it was proposed to be introduced at the March 26 City Council meeting. About a half dozen residents spoke out against the ordinance at the public portion …

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The good news is that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey – at the urging of local officials – has agreed to establish weekend ferry service from Jersey City to lower Manhattan to make up for the closure of PATH service between Exchange Place and The World Trade Center. The bad news …

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At the Hoboken Chamber of Commerce’s annual business awards in November, local real estate agent Michael Klein of Liberty Realty said the area had bounced back pretty quickly after a major weather event. “After Sandy, everyone really thought we were done for, but we’ve seen a 12 to 15 percent increase in sales this year …

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