Mukherji bill waives I.D. card fee for homeless people

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Raj Mukherji (D–33 rd Dist.) that would allow homeless persons to obtain, duplicate, or renew a non-driver identification card without paying fees to the Motor Vehicle Commission recently cleared the full Assembly, 71-0. “The administration fee is the only thing prevented many homeless people from acquiring identification, when shelters …

Ex-NY Giant punter Steve Weatherford puts Hoboken condo on the market

HOBOKEN — Less than a year after neighbor and former teammate Eli Manning moved out of Hoboken, Steve Weatherford, the former punter for the New York Giants, has listed his 1,749 sq. ft. home on the Hoboken waterfront for $1.8M. Weatherford purchased the property in 2012 and resided there with his wife and four children. …

Price, Stricker named captains for 2017 tournament at Liberty National

JERSEY CITY – Tournament officials at Liberty National Golf Club, host course of the 2017 Presidents Cup, today announced Nick Price and Steve Stricker as captains of the International and U.S. Teams, respectively, for the 2017 event in Jersey City. Price, two-time captain of the International Team and a World Golf Hall of Famer, joined …

Should You Take the Plunge?
What’s the skinny on swimming in the Hudson?

Sure, you’ve heard the joke about swimming in the Hudson River: Enter with two limbs and come out with three (or a nasty bacterial infection, at the very least). In reality, the water quality is the highest it’s been in years. Would you take the plunge? “Yes,” says Dan Shapley, Water Quality Program Manager with …

What’s the skinny on swimming in the Hudson?

Jersey City to make $94 million in water and sewer improvements

JERSEY CITY – Mayor Steven M. Fulop announced on April 13 that the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA) will invest $94 million on improvements to city water and sewer utilities in 2016, much of which replaces century-old infrastructure. “Like other urban centers around the country, much of our city infrastructure is more than 100 …

Brunch to highlight cancer prevention is May 7; breast surgeon will attend

JERSEY CITY AND BAYONNE — The Madeline Fiadini LoRe Foundation for Cancer Prevention is holding a “Brunch to Crunch Cancer” on Saturday, May 7, at 10 a.m. at the Chandelier Restaurant, 1081 Broadway, Bayonne. Men and women are welcome. Between 10 a.m. and12:30 p.m. there be vendors for your shopping pleasure. This year’s guest speaker …