Two longtime Jersey City officials stepping down
Maureen Cosgrove, Jersey City's tax collector, is stepping down to become the tax collector for Berkeley Township. Courtesy of Maureen Cosgrove JERSEY CITY — Mark Redfield, the city's DPW director, and Maureen Cosgrove, its tax collector, are stepping down after decades working for Jersey City. Cosgrove is leaving the city's payroll in two weeks to become the tax collector in Ocean County's Berkeley Township. She first joined the city payroll in November 1987. A Jersey City native who atten..>> view originalJersey City council to OK $4.3M reval contract
The long-stalled Jersey City property revaluation will be one step closer to beginning anew tomorrow, when the City Council is set to vote on a $4.4 million contract with a Morristown appraisal company selected to oversee the process. The move comes nearly six months after state tax officials ordered Jersey City to perform the reval, which if completed would be the first revaluation in Jersey City since 1988. The state has told the city to complete the reval by November 2017. The $4,395,358 bi..>> view originalJersey City couple attacks cops after being kicked off bus: police
A Jersey City couple was arrested Monday when they attacked a pair of police officers after they were thrown off a bus for being rowdy, police said. Authorities say Magda Ramos-Gotay, 27, punched one officer in the face and bit the other officer in the upper left thigh and scratched his right calf before she was subdued by the two officers. She and Roberto C. Jimenez, 23, of Wade Street, were charged with aggravated assault on a police officer and disorderly conduct. The incident started at 2:..>> view originalJudge rejects effort to kill Jersey City referendum on election timing
JERSEY CITY — A Hudson County Superior Court judge today threw out former Corporation Counsel Bill Matsikoudis' legal challenge to the city referendum set for November's ballot seeking to move local elections from May to November. Judge Peter Bariso, in a ruling issued this afternoon, dismissed Matsikoudis' argument that the city had improperly pieced together two different state laws when it crafted the referendum. Bariso also shot down Matsikoudis' argument that the wording of the ballot q..>> view originalJersey City deputy fire chief among 3 finalists to lead this city's ...
Is a senior member of the Jersey City Fire Department in line to lead New Haven, Connecticut's fire department? That may be the case, according to a New Haven Register report, which states Jersey City Deputy Chief of Special operations John A. Alston recently met with the city's Board of Alders -- the governing body that must approve the appointment. Alston is one of three finalists for the job, which opened when New Haven's former fire chief, Allyn Wright, retired in January. Former North Ha..>> view originalRye Coalition to add Jersey City flavor to Asbury Park's New ...
The world "alternative" gets bandied about so much these days that it's lost almost all of its original meaning, but Don Giovanni Records hopes to rekindle alternative-rock's original spirit with the New Alternative Music Festival, taking place on Friday and Saturday, Sept.16 and 17, at Asbury Park's Convention Hall. The New Brunswick-based independent label, home to acts like the Screaming Females, Laura Stevenson, and Mal Blum, announced it would be sponsoring the festival with a manifesto o..>> view originalAppeals court rules against Jersey City in dispute over union ...
In a potential setback for construction unions which are benefiting from Jersey City's residential housing building boom, a federal court yesterday sided with a trade association's challenge of a city law that requires developers seeking certain tax breaks to hire union and local laborers. The decision by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reverses a lower court's ruling and allows the trade association's lawsuit to move forward. The group alleges the city's law requiring union labor on lar..>> view originalJersey City DPW director retiring, OEM coordinator to serve as ...
Jersey City DPW director retiring, OEM coordinator to serve as acting director After serving in Jersey City government for 38 years, Department of Public Works Director Mark Redfield will work his last day for the city on September 30. Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director Sgt. W. Greg Kierce will serve as at least a temporary replacement. Jersey City DPW Director Mark Redfield (left) is retiring and will be replaced by OEM & Homeland Security Director Sgt. W. Greg Kie..>> view originalJersey City man nabbed with loaded gun, more than 1000 bags of ...
JERSEY CITY -- A 22-year-old city man was arrested on Monday for unlawfully carrying a gun and having more than 1,000 bags of heroin in his possession, according to court documents. C'Hanif Murphy, of Stuyvesant Avenue, made his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon before Judge Margaret Marley. Murphy has been charged with 12 counts of possession of weapons and drugs, along with one count of obstructing a governmental function and one count of resisting arrest, his criminal complaint sta..>> view originalRutgers-Camden Holds Off NJCU Comeback in NJAC Opener
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University's women's volleyball team lost the first two sets before winning the third and owned ...>> view original
Sunday, September 18, 2016
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