Lawyer wants Jersey City felony murder charge dismissed
JERSEY CITY -- Following the presentation of key testimony, the state rested today in the felony murder trial of Lamar Clark who is charged in the November 2014 homicide of Francisco Merced, 24. After Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Dawn Scala concluded, defense attorney Sara Selig-Walsh rested her case without presenting any defense witness. Hudson County Superior Court Judge Martha Royster then asked Clark if he intended to testify in his own defense and he replied, "No ma'am." Clark, 32,..>> view originalTeen shot in neck overnight in Jersey City, official says
JERSEY CITY -- An 18-year-old was shot in the neck near Halladay and Maple streets last night, a city spokeswoman confirmed. The victim was shot just before 9:30 p.m. and suffered a non life-threatening injury, spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said. According to police radio transmissions, the initial shooting was reported near Johnson Avenue and Pine Street. Officers canvassed the area and located the victim a few blocks away who said the shooting happened on Halladay and Maple streets, accordi..>> view original$15.4M rehab of Jersey City low-income housing complex underway
JERSEY CITY — Officials gathered at Montgomery Street low-income housing complex Brunswick Estates to tout a $15.4 million rehab of the homes that should be completed by the end of the year. The 131-unit complex, located just west of the New Jersey Turnpike Extension, will be modernized, with added green spaces and community areas, plus a garden and playground. Brett Meringoff, a senior vice president at WinnCompanies, which announced last month that it had purchased the complex, said at a c..>> view originalPolice hunt for rape suspect in Jersey City
Authorities in Jersey City are on the hunt for a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman inside her home.Police say that in the early morning hours of Feb. 29, a man was seen on surveillance video putting on gloves and then checking the doorknobs on homes in the area of the 400 block of Pavonia Avenue. He is then seen entering one of the homes.A woman who lives at the home told... Content Preview This content is exclusive for Optimum, Time Warner®, Comcast®, customers with access to News 1..>> view originalMother of Jersey City man killed in bodega calls for justice ...
In an impassioned and teary-eyed speech during a candlelight vigil Tuesday night, Donisha Carswell-Clarke lamented that she learned on Facebook that her son had been shot dead inside a bodega. Carswell-Clarke, 41, spoke to a crowd of about 60 people outside of the Ocean Avenue store formerly known as Los Yoleros Mini Market Deli, where her son Davonte Carswell, 23, was gunned down on Nov. 15. "I stand here today as a mother, to let you all know that when they murdered my son, they murdered me,..>> view originalStephen King to appear in Jersey City
Jersey City, get ready: Stephen King is coming. King, who has written over 50 books, including "It," "Carrie" and "The Stand," will appear in Jersey City on June 7 at an event sponsored by Newark Avenue book store Word. The location of the appearance has yet to be announced, but a teaser on Word's website says workers there are "beyond excited" about King coming to Jersey City to promote his new book, "End of Watch." Judging by King's website, which cautions fans that he will not be signing bo..>> view originalConstruction starts on Jersey City apartment project that includes ...
Vertical construction is underway for a 35-story tower that will be downtown Jersey City's first residential building in more than three decades to have a so-called 80/20 mix of market-rate and affordable units, city officials announced. Known as Hudson Exchange West, the $220 million project is being developed by Forest City Realty Trust and G&S Investors, according to a news release. It will include 336 market-rate units, 85 affordable units and 10,000 square feet of retail space, sitting bet..>> view original'Transformative' 12-tower project underway in Downtown Jersey City
Declaring the start of a new era for Downtown Jersey City, Mayor Steve Fulop and developers yesterday celebrated the start of construction of a new residential high-rise near Newport Mall, the first of 12 towers planned for the site over the next 20 years. Fulop and developer Abe Naparstek said the project, known as Hudson Exchange, is one of the largest, most transformative projects in the nation. The $223 million first tower, which will rise 35 stories and include 421 units plus 10,000 squar..>> view originalJersey City councilwoman in tears after people claim 'racism' on ...
Some outspoken members of the public attending last night’s Jersey City Council meeting claimed “racism” over a residential parking restriction ordinance sponsored by Ward E Councilwoman Candice Osborne, pushing her to tears. “I am crying because, I brought this up and to accuse me of being racist is the most hurtful thing anyone has ever said to me and I think that anybody that knows me, knows that it is not my heart,” she said. She then explained that the reason why she brought this up is bec..>> 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 original
Thursday, March 10, 2016
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