When should Jersey City vote?
Council approves election move referendum; delays 100 Steps naming

The Jersey City Council has agreed to put a referendum on next fall’s Nov. 3 ballot asking voters if they want to move municipal elections from May to November. Acting on a recommendation by Mayor Steven Fulop, a divided City Council voted Jan. 13 to allow voters to choose. The measure passed with seven votes. …

Council approves election move referendum; delays 100 Steps naming

Cell phones, blood, and a bar tab
How local law enforcement caught the alleged hit-and-run driver

The driver who allegedly slammed into brothers Michael Viruet, 20, and Adrian, 11, in North Bergen on Nov. 14, sending both to the hospital with critical injuries, never stopped his car, law enforcement officials charge. Adrian was thrown in the air and impaled on a fence, requiring multiple operations, including brain surgery. Michael suffered major …

How local law enforcement caught the alleged hit-and-run driver

Portrait of the apes
Local artist is an advocate for vanishing primates

Richard Moglia is not an easy person to describe in a few words. That’s because he has so many facets, so many interests, so many careers. He’s a personal trainer and a national champion bodybuilder. He’s a certified veterinary tech and for 12 years ran a successful business as a farrier – an expert in …

Local artist is an advocate for vanishing primates

The Monarch luxury rental community continues its hot leasing pace into 2015
New construction rentals continue to impress marketplace

The Monarch, the luxury rental community located directly across from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, continues to be one of the most popular new rental communities in New Jersey. Since its debut in September, the new construction community has ignited an unprecedented leasing pace, as renters discover its powerful combination of convenience, luxury and value …

New construction rentals continue to impress marketplace

Guttenberg PD on the case
Police handling wide variety of offenses

Burglary, assault, drugs, DWI. The Guttenberg police have been busy cleaning up the streets recently, arresting wrongdoers for a variety of offenses. On Monday, Dec. 29 a resident on 68th Street heard loud noises around 3 a.m. When he stepped onto the stairs outside his second floor apartment to see what was going on, he …

Police handling wide variety of offenses

RODRIGUEZ, ZANITA AIDA.

A funeral mass was held Jan. 16 at St Paul’s Of The Cross Church for Zanita Aida Rodriguez. She is survived by her mother, Aida Luz Rodriguez; her father, Gerald Matthew Azzarello; her sister Leah-Valentina Azzarello; her brother Lorenzo Azzarello; her grandmother Aida Luz Cruz, and members of the Rodriguez and Azzarello families. Services arranged …

SCOREBOARD Hudson Catholic’s track team makes history at NJSIAA Relays
Captures Non-Public B state crown; first-ever in Hudson County

A year ago, the Hudson Catholic boys’ track team went to the NJSIAA Relays at the Bennett Center in Toms River and came away with four team points in the Non-Public B championships, good for 13th place among the teams participating. But for second-year head coach Jerry McCann and the rest of the Hawks, that …

Captures Non-Public B state crown; first-ever in Hudson County

Police remember the fallen
Officers who died are honored on a walk in Liberty State Park

Barbara Boxer, U.S. senator from California, once said: “Law enforcement officers are never ‘off duty.’ They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.” More than 300 people came out on Jan. 17 …

Officers who died are honored on a walk in Liberty State Park