Category: Jersey City News

“No one should have to die of breast cancer,” said Dr. Robbi Kempner, medical director for CarePoint Breast Center. The center at Christ Hospital in Jersey City is now performing new procedures that have not been available before in Hudson County. Unlike only a decade ago, breast cancer detected through regular screening is curable, Kempner …

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Ethan Sandlofer can do anything he sets his mind to do. So a year ago when just six years old, he asked his father if he could set up his own bicycle fundraiser to benefit research on a rare, but so-far incurable kind of cancer. His father Jason said, “Why not?” As a result, Prep …

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Feds rescue juveniles in underage prostitution sting The FBI, in partnership with more than 50 law enforcement agencies, recovered 16 juveniles during an enforcement action focused on commercial child sex trafficking. Additionally, more than 45 pimps and their associates were arrested, some of whom claimed to have traveled to New Jersey from other states specifically …

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The eighth Annual Snow Ball gala on Jan. 25 lived up to its hype, an event filled with glitter and pomp, as well as a bit of snow. That night, the skies cast a shroud of frigid white over Jersey City. But it was not enough to keep the crowds from filling the Hamilton Square …

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When Mike Cuozzo showed up at the Hyatt Hotel in Jersey City on Jan. 26, the crowd booed him. He was dressed up in the green uniform of a Seattle Seahawk, while many of the people in the crowd awaiting the arrival of the Denver Broncos wore their orange jerseys. “I’m used to it,” said …

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When he and his staff clean up the ferry boat at the end of the day, Capt. Mike Muia, a 15-year veteran of New York Waterways, usually finds things that people leave behind. Generally, staff that work for NY Waterways set these things aside in the lost and found. For Muia, this is not enough …

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Residents of 77 Hudson St. in the Paulus Hook section of Jersey City have decided to revive an old tradition of raising money for charity. Alyssa Aiello, a resident of the building, said the building previously had run charity events as a marketing tool, benefiting a local charity while helping to draw the attention of …

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When J. D. Klossek found out a student at his school in Jersey City had become homeless, he wondered just what he could do. “The mother and children were in one shelter, while the father was in another,” he said. A guidance counselor by day, Klossek is also a musician, and as part of a …

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SDA Dominoes to Perform at Saint Malachy’s Church in Manhattan The Saint Dominic Academy Dominoes head for Broadway when they sing at Saint Malachy’s Church – The Actor’s Chapel – on Saturday, Feb. 8. The performance is part of a National High School Choral Festival sponsored by American Federation Pueri Cantores, the Official Student Choral …

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You don’t have to be a politician to have influence in Hudson County, but it sure does help. However, you could be an artist, an activist, or even a group of people with similar interests and still wield enormous power. Each January, our editorial staff spends several grueling meetings ranking the county’s most influential people. …

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