Jersey City homicide trial begins with tearful testimony from witness
Lamar Clark, 32, appears in court on the first day of testimony in his felony murder trial on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Michaelangelo Conte | The Jersey Journal JERSEY CITY -- A witness to the fatal shooting of Francisco Merced in Jersey City in 2014 broke down in tears while describing the homicide on the stand today as the state got off to a shaky start in the felony murder trial of Lamar Clark. "I grabbed him and I shook him and he fell out of the car," Raven Lyles testified through tears..>> view originalForce vote on Jersey City superintendent's contract, board member ...
NEWARK รข€” Jersey City's nine-member school board should be forced to convene for a special meeting before March 18 to vote on whether to renew the schools superintendent's contract, a school board member argued in front of a Newark administrative law judge this morning. Lorenzo Richardson, who has criticized the school board's president for not allowing the board to vote at its two most recent meetings on whether to renew schools chief Marcia V. Lyles' contract, told the judge today that the ..>> view originalMark Leyner on his new book, Jersey City and surprising his readers
Mark Leyner's new novel is bonkers. The main character in "Gone with the Mind" is an author, also named Mark Leyner, who is at a Paramus mall food court about to give a reading from his new book, also called "Gone with the Mind." He never ends up reading from it, but his nearly book-length introduction to the reading-that-never-happens touches on his childhood, video games, his bout with cancer, philosophy, a child getting drunk on antihistamine ... you name it. When the real-life Leyner was w..>> view originalHave you seen him? Jersey City man with violent past wanted for ...
JERSEY CITY -- A Jersey City man who has been in and out of prison since he was 16 years old is wanted for the murder of a man inside an Ocean Avenue convenience store in November. DeAndre Thomas, 23, of Martin Luther King Drive, has been charged with the Nov. 15 fatal shooting of 23-year-old Davonte Carswell inside Los Yoleros Mini Market Deli, Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Leo Hernandez said today. Hernandez said Thomas, who was released from prison on April 30 after serving 18 months ..>> view originalJersey City baseball/softball league offering free registration for 100 ...
The Pershing Field Babe Ruth baseball and softball program is waiving its $65 registration fee for disadvantaged children, one of the program's organizers said today. The revamped league, which is open to boys and girls ages 5 to 16 years old, has lined up local sponsors that will be paying the registration fees for 100 players this spring, said Jersey City Police Capt. Edgar Martinez, a league organizer. Registration is open and runs until March 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. on Fridays, and from noon..>> view originalTop 20 photos from Jersey City's 2015 St. Patrick's Day Parade
In just five days, Jersey City's streets will once again be filled with the green of the Emerald Isle. Irish pride will be on full display when the city's 54th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade kicks off at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 13. The parade, which will feature bands, floats and more, will begin at Lincoln Park on Kennedy Boulevard and run until it reaches Journal Square. About 50 groups and organizations were represented in last year's parade march. To get you in the St. Patrick's Day ..>> view original'In Full Color' returns to Jersey City for Women's History Month
Art House Productions' hit show "In Full Color" is back for Women's History Month with 16 more women of color from across the nation sharing their stories through monologues, poetry and song. "In Full Color" has three shows -- Thursday, March 17 and Saturday, March 19 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 20 at 3 p.m. at Jersey City Theater Center's Merseles Studios, 339 Newark Ave., Jersey City, on the second floor of the Monaco Lock building. Limited parking is available. Tickets are $10 in advance, $..>> view originalJersey City kicks off St. Patrick's Day celebrations
Slainte! St. Patrick's Day is less than two weeks away, and to celebrate the occasion, the Jersey City St. Patrick's Day Parade committee joined Mayor Steve Fulop and members of the City Council for an Irish flag raising at City Hall on Thursday. This year's parade will be held on Sunday, March 13. It will set out on Kennedy Boulevard at Lincoln Park at 12:30 p.m.>> view originalJersey City store where man was murdered has new owner, name ...
JERSEY CITY -- The National Action Network has demanded the bodega where a 23-year-old man was fatally shot last year be permanently shuttered, but that business no longer exists. Yesterday morning, the North Jersey chapter of Rev. Al Sharpton's organization announced plans to hold a vigil Tuesday night to protest the murder of Davonte Carswell and demand Los Yoleros Mini Market Deli be closed. The latter has apparently already happened. Kelken Deli and Grocery now occupies the storefront sp..>> view originalLoaded gun found inside jacket hanging in Jersey City backyard ...
jersey city police car.JPG Police recovered a loaded handgun from a coat hanging in a Stegman Street backyard, according to a police report. (Jersey Journal File Photo) JERSEY CITY -- A Stegman Street resident returned home last night and found a North Face jacket hanging from his backyard fence with a loaded handgun in the pocket, a police report said. At about 5:15 p.m., police responded to the home..>> view original
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
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