Jersey City vigil for victims of Orlando massacre brings out thousands
JERSEY CITY — Thousands of people wearing rainbow-colored ribbons, holding candles aloft, packed the Newark Avenue pedestrian plaza tonight to show solidarity with the victims of Sunday's massacre at an Orlando gay nightclub. The crowd was still and quiet as speakers read aloud the names of the 49 victims of the shooting, carried out by a Florida man authorities say had aligned himself with the Islamic State. The mood turned celebratory as speakers vowed not to cower in the face of terrorism..>> view originalJersey City cops suspended after 100-count indictment
JERSEY CITY -- Three Jersey City police officers have been suspended without pay after being charged in a 100-count indictment, officials said. Ray Worrall, media relations officer for the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, confirmed that four current or former officers from the department have been indicted on charges of conspiracy, falsifying records, official misconduct, and pattern of official misconduct. Worrall said the officers charged are Joseph Ascolese, Kelly Chesler, Michael Maiet..>> view originalNeighbors: 2-year-old girl dies in Jersey City apartment
JERSEY CITY - A 2-year-old girl died inside a Jersey City apartment, according to neighbors. Neighbors tell News 12 New Jersey that two sisters live on the second floor of a home on Union Street. They say that one of the women ran out of the apartment screaming that the little girl needed help. “Around 12 p.m. she came knocking on my door saying ‘The baby’s dead, the baby’s dead’ so I opened the door and she laid the baby in my bed,” says neighbor Ineasha Gleaton. “I called 911 and then she ran..>> view originalCellphone records are focus of testimony in Jersey City murder trial
JERSEY CITY -- The Jersey City man charged in a 2013 Mother's Day shooting had no activity recorded on his cellphone for nearly an hour during the time of Kensington Avenue murder, authorities said in court today. A MetroPCS cellphone registered to Keeshawn Browning's father was involved in five phone calls between 7 and 8 p.m. on May 12, but went silent at the time 23-year-old Hikeem Neals was murdered. Officials said Browning used the cellphone. Browning, along with his three co-defendants..>> view originalBig Ups' post-punk caterwauling to jolt Jersey City
One of Brooklyn's most exciting young bands will make its Jersey City debut when Big Ups comes to WFMU's Monty Hall on Friday, June 24, opening for the godfathers of millennial DIY punk, the So So Glos. Big Ups exploded out of New York City's underground with a manic live show that focused on frontman Joe Galarraga, a shirtless, sweaty dynamo whose performances combined the aggression and catharsis of hardcore with subtler spoken-word rants. The band --€“ which includes Brendan Finn (drums,) A..>> view originalElizabeth man charged with DWI near Holland Tunnel in Jersey City ...
Kevin Taylor, 39, of Elizabeth, was charged with DWI after he was pulled over near the Holland Tunnel in Jersey City on June 13, 2016. (PAPD photo) An Elizabeth man who smashed through two traffic cones and had no headlights on near the Holland Tunnel early Monday morning was charged with driving while intoxicated, authorities said. Kevin Taylor, 39, was also charged with driving with a suspended license and reckless driving; and he was cited for multiple traffic violations, Port Authority po..>> view original6-inch water main break reported in Jersey City
Crews from Suez North America are working to repair a 6-inch water main break on Lembeck Avenue in Jersey City, a spokeswoman for the water company said this morning. Approximately 70 customers have been affected by the break, which was reported between Old Bergen Road and Ocean Avenue, according to Suez spokeswoman Treva Spencer. The cause of the water main break is currently unknown, Spencer said, adding that there is no boil water advisory in place. No timetable for the repairs was given..>> view originalJersey City man gets cash-only bail after Duncan Avenue gun arrest
JERSEY CITY -- A 20-year-old Freeman Avenue man was given a cash-only bail during his first court appearance yesterday afternoon on charges he was carrying a gun while running from police. Tavin Robinson was arrested at about 1 a.m. on Saturday on Duncan Avenue on the city's West Side -- a neighborhood police described as a "high crime area" in an incident report. Robinson was with two other men when police noticed a "large bulge" around his waistband. Police approached the group, and Robins..>> view originalHysterical mom carried 2-year-old's body outside looking for help ...
The mother of the 2-year-old girl who was found dead inside their Jersey City apartment this afternoon was crying hysterically when she carried the dead child in her arms to the street at noon today, a neighbor said. The neighbor, Aneasha Gleaton, who lives in the same building, said the girl appeared to be purple when the mother brought the 2-year-old to her apartment, screaming to call the police. Gleaton said the woman laid the child on her bed, then picked up the 2-year-old brought her out..>> view originalHudson County prosecutor: Husband, wife dead in murder-suicide
JERSEY CITY - Authorities have released the names of a couple who died in an apparent murder-suicide at their Hudson County home. Prosecutors believe 54-year-old Raymond Haddad shot his 44-year-old wife, Monica, and then turned the gun on himself. It's not yet clear what sparked the incident at their Jersey City home. Jersey City police responded to reports of shots fired on Summit Avenue shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday. The couple was pronounced dead there a short time later. It doesn't appear t..>> view original
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
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