Jersey City schools considering policy on rights of transgender ...
JERSEY CITY — Jersey City's public-school district may become the latest in the state to adopt a policy aimed at specifying the rights of its transgender students. A measure up for initial approval at Thursday's school board meeting would require the 28,000-student district to take a student's gender identity into consideration in a number of instances, including when deciding which locker rooms and restrooms a student may enter and the names and pronouns school staff must use when addressin..>> view originalJersey City vigil planned for victims of Orlando massacre
Successful Anti-Violence Unity Walk started change for Jersey City ...
By PAMELA JOHNSON I arrived to McAdoo and Martin Luther King Drive at 7:30 am., Saturday. There was one man, Ron Clate, waiting there to receive me. Ron and I talked about community, unity, politics and the change that is possible for Jersey City. After talking with Ron, I knew that the Unity Walk would be exactly what I envisioned it to be! Moments later, a young lady named Oshii Randolph who prayed for Jersey City and the Unity Walk the night before, appeared on the scene. We hugged and minu..>> view originalLGBT community in Jersey City offers support to Orlando victims
Yesterday morning's mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., left many in Jersey City, which has the state's largest LGBT community, with a heavy heart. In the deadliest mass shooting in United States history, Omar S. Mateen, of Port Saint Lucie, Fla., killed at least 50 people inside Pulse Orlando with an assault-type rifle and handgun. Another 53 people were injured during the shooting.The mass shooting — coming during the community's pride month — serves as a grim reminder for..>> view original2nd Annual Darren 'Reese' Talington Basketball Classic in Jersey ...
Scores of people turned out yesterday for the 2nd Annual Basketball Classic held in honor of Darren "Reese" Talington, a 25-year-old who was fatally shot two years ago in Downtown Jersey City. Talington's adopted father Andrew Kemp, who organized the Bayside Park event, said he was very glad to see city youth come together again. "It's my joy that they're here," he said. "(Talington) loved the game of ball. So this is something to keep his smile going. He had an infectious smile; it was nonsto..>> view originalComprehensive search needed for new Jersey City planning ...
I am writing on behalf of Civic JC, a not for profit 501c4. We are a Jersey City community-based initiative whose mission includes developing a comprehensive, positive vision for the future of Jersey City as a "World Class City". As Jersey City is now searching for a new director of planning to replace Robert Cotter due to his retirement, the need for a comprehensive search is key to finding the best individual for this role. Jersey City needs to do more than placing a job posting on the city ..>> view originalHundreds gather for funeral of Jersey City soldier killed in training ...
Family and friends gathered at the Metropolitan A.M.E. Baptist Church Saturday morning to say their final goodbyes to Tysheena James, the 21-year-old soldier from Jersey City who died earlier this month during an Army training exercise in Texas. Pastor Anthony Hunter officiated at the ceremony and Elder Rashale Hassef presided over the event, which included music, poems, prayers and comforting words. "She was just so loving, always smiling," said Corea Parker, a friend of the James family, out..>> view originalChild falls from two-story window in Jersey City
A child fell out of a window from a Downtown building this morning, a city spokeswoman said. At about 9 a.m., a boy — believed to be about 4 or 5 years old — fell from a two-story window on Fourth Street near Newport Mall, city spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said. When police arrived, the child was alert and crying. He was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health, she said. There were no signs of an active investigation in the area about an hour after the incident. This is the se..>> view originalWalking is key to long life, says Jersey City woman celebrating ...
It's safe to say that Mary E. Gibson has seen a lot of things in her many years. There have been 19 presidents, 20 Jersey City mayors and the birth of 12 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great grandkids, just to name a few. When she was born, women didn't even have the right to vote — and now she may see a woman elected president. The Jersey City great-great-grandmother marked her 107th birthday on June 6, and on Thursday she and her family held a celebration in recogni..>> view originalRappelling fundraiser in Jersey City raises over $100K to fight cancer
Dozens of people raised a total of about $105,000 to fight cancer Saturday at the American Cancer Society's 5th Annual "Over the Edge" rappelling fundraiser. Over 50 participants, made up mostly of Bank of America Merrill Lynch employees and their friends and family, each committed a donation of at least $1,500 to ACS to rappel down the 480-foot tall Harborside Plaza 5. Ramon Bermo, ACS director of Endurance Events, called the annual fundraiser a "very successful" and "unique" event. "At the e..>> view original
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