Woman hospitalized after jumping from burning building in Jersey ...
A woman was taken to Jersey City Medical Center in critical condition today after jumping at least four stories from a burning building, Jersey City's interim fire Chief Steve McGill said. The two-alarm blaze started at 46 Jones St., a five-story brick apartment building near Sip Avenue, and was reported just after 4:15 p.m. by a police officer stationed nearby, McGill said. The fire appears to have started on the fourth floor, perhaps in a stairway, before spreading to an apartment unit, he sa..>> view originalCouncilwoman questions Jersey City chain store law repeal
JERSEY CITY -- Downtown Councilwoman Candice Osborne was the sole vote last night against the repeal of a law that limits where chain stores can open in Jersey City. Osborne peppered Corporation Counsel Jeremy Farrell with questions about why the city, which pushed for the law two years ago, has suddenly found it may not hold up to strict legal scrutiny. Farrell told Osborne the new planning director felt the city "needed to just tighten it up." He said another version of the law may come befor..>> view originalJersey City NAACP energized, demanding 'our piece of the pie ...
The Jersey City NAACP is suddenly bursting with energy. In the past few weeks, its Labor and Industry Committee has aggressively sought and obtained a meeting with the administration of Mayor Steve Fulop to retool the city's Project Labor Agreements that govern the scope and manner in which real estate developers who receive municipal tax breaks handle the hiring of minorities and the penalties they could face if they fail to honor the agreements. Further, the committee and its chairman, the R..>> view originalHow the jobless rate in poor Jersey City areas helped the Kushners
Higher unemployment rates in Jersey City's southern neighborhoods helped Kushner Companies use a controversial visa program to obtain overseas investment for their luxury high-rise projects, according to a longtime observer of the visa program. Norman Oder, writing for City & State, reports that Kushner Companies, run by the family of presidential adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner, was able to use the higher unemployment rates in Greenville and Bergen-Lafayette to qualify for a $500,000-a-v..>> view originalHeroin with 'Law Order' logo found on Jersey City man, cops say
JERSEY CITY -- A 42-year-old Jersey City man has been charged with drug offenses related to heroin in bags marked with a "Law Order" logo. On May 17, police officers at Myrtle Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive in Jersey City saw Corey Jeter with what appeared to be drugs in his hand. When they approached him he tossed the eight bags of suspected heroin, the criminal complaint says. The Myrtle Avenue resident was charged with possession, possession with intent to distribute, and possession w..>> view originalJersey City council rejects anti-puppy mill measure
JERSEY CITY -- The City Council last night unanimously rejected a measure that would have banned the retail sale of dogs and cats, stunning backers of the ordinance. The council's initial plan was to postpone a vote on the measure so it could be rewritten but it went ahead with a vote and it was defeated unanimously, including by its sponsor, Ward D Councilman Michael Yun. Brian Hackett, state director of the Humane Society of the United States, urged the council last night not to reject the or..>> view originalTaxpayer-funded teachers union gigs at center of legal dispute
JERSEY CITY -- A conservative watchdog and the Jersey City teachers union are set to face off in court tomorrow over the school district's policy allowing two employees to work full-time for their union on the taxpayers' dime. Two New Jersey residents, working with the Goldwater Institute, sued the district in January alleging the district's "release time" policy violates the gift clause of the New Jersey Constitution. Oral arguments are scheduled for tomorrow morning in Hudson County Superior ..>> view originalWhy a North Bergen killer who served 17 years is going back to prison
JERSEY CITY -- A 36-year-old North Bergen man who said he was a changed man after serving 17 years for aggravated manslaughter was convicted today of an aggravated assault he committed in Hoboken while on parole. Following the verdict, Hudson County Superior Court Judge Patrick Arre revoked Fundador Bonet's bail and the tearful Paterson Plank Road resident was handcuffed and led away to Hudson County jail to await his June 30 sentencing. Bonet hung his head and slowly shook it from side to side..>> view originalMemorial Day events honor vets in Hudson
Memorial Day events are planned across Hudson County to remember and pay tribute to those men and women who died fighting for our country. The following events will be happening through Memorial Day: BAYONNE On Monday, Memorial Day, Our Lady of Assumption Catholic War Veterans Post 1612 will hold its Memorial Day Mass at 8 a.m. at St. Michael's Church on East 23rd St. Following the Mass, all are welcome at the Catholic War Veterans Post Hall at 18 West 23rd St. for coffee and light refreshments..>> view originalOne-woman show a coming-of-age dramedy
Women have always sought political and social equality and one Jersey City woman has written a play about how she took a stand. Writer and performer Lisa Strum tells her autobiographical, coming-of-age story in her one-woman show. Strum plays eight different roles, including a father, a grandmother and several possible partners. The 'dramedy' lets audiences accompany Strum as she comes of age and looks for love, shifting back and forth through different periods of her life. Titled "She Gon' Lea..>> view original
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