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Everything Irish
Jersey City holds its 52nd annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade

A chill air that blew across Lincoln Park did nothing to discourage those who arrived early for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The annual event has become a rite of spring, with the green worn by people of every creed and color, symbolizing more than just Irish heritage, but also a rebirth of the …

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Welcome to our special Hudson County Progress issue

Hudson County’s location and amenities are attracting thousands of new residents, not to mention new hotels, parks, train stations, and restaurants. This annual special “Hudson County Progress” edition of the newspaper details them all. Now that the recession and Hurricane Sandy are in the past, business owners and developers told us that the local economy …

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$90M project on once-polluted land
Site transformed into hub for public works, police

Still struggling to resolve the remainder of an environmental cleanup on a 17-acre site on East Linden Avenue, Jersey City expects to open a new municipal operations center there in June. In 2010, the City Council approved a $67 million bond to buy the property and to build a new hub of municipal operations there …

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Site transformed into hub for public works, police

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New hotels, office buildings, and a data center
Commercial development thrives from the waterfront to the meadows

With the influx of commuters and young families moving across the Hudson River from New York City, residential development is booming. But what about commercial development? There are several big hotel and other commercial projects coming to the area. In November, Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner and a group of developers announced that over the next …

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Hudson County hospital trends reflect nation
Innovation, consolidation, and smaller care centers form new healthcare model

Hospitals in Hudson County over the last year have become a bellwether of the future of medical care – not just in Hudson County, but perhaps throughout the nation. Faced with the challenge of providing health services in an environment of increased competition and reduced reimbursement rates from insurance companies and providers, hospital networks will …

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The changing face of education
Recent state regulations create new mandates for local schools

Among the biggest challenges facing Hudson County schools are the drastic changes in New Jersey state education regulations that were introduced over the past few years. They affect how children are taught and tested, and how teachers and staff are evaluated. The New Jersey State Board of Education in 2010 adopted the Common Core State …

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JERSEY CITY BRIEFS

Narcotics and firearms seized in Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop and the Jersey City Department of Public Safety announced 81 narcotics arrests and the seizure of four firearms during a six-week special operation in Greenville section of Jersey City. Feb. 1 to March 14, the police department deployed a dozen officers from its Special Investigations …

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No funds for felines
City slashes budget for animal shelter

Andrew Siegel, the president of the Liberty Humane Society, the animal shelter in Jersey City, said that the city’s contract awarded last month for shelter services represented a significant cut. The City Council passed the resolution at its Feb. 26 meeting. The $236,069 contract is for 10 months rather than 12 months like in the …

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City slashes budget for animal shelter

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A festival for the stage
STAGEFest unveils local and regional talent for second year

Last year, when STAGEfest unveiled its unique assortment of talented performances, the Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre drew more than 600 people to six different performance spaces and more than 25 hours of performance over three days. The second annual STAGEFest 2014 will feature more than 20 companies over the course of three days of theatre, …

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