2 fatally struck in separate Jersey City crashes Thursday
JERSEY CITY - Two pedestrians were fatally struck by vehicles on the city's West Side in separate incidents Thursday morning, officials said. The first crash happened at about 1 a.m. on Route 440. A 54-year-old Ege Avenue woman was crossing in an "unregulated area" of the road near Clarke Avenue when she was hit, city spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said. The 37-year-old driver remained at the scene and has not been issued any summonses, she said. The victim's name has not been released. At about..>> view originalJersey City schools lose nearly $8.4 million in state funding
JERSEY CITY - The state budget approved Monday night ended a three-day government shutdown, but it also left Jersey City's public school district looking for a way to make ends meet after it lost $8.4 million in state funding. The cut in state aid comes as part of a school funding plan by Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto to give $146 million in aid to underfunded districts in the state. The 28,000-student district narrowly adopted a $681 million operating bud..>> view originalStrynar, a legend in Jersey City school district, will be missed | Morgan
Marv Strynar, the venerated, longtime principal of Jersey City's Downtown Cordero School, has passed away and his absence is mourned by parents and students alike. I like to say that Marv was crazy -- in a good way. At a time when Jersey City's school system was experiencing all sorts of new challenges, Strynar stood out. He was always willing to try new things and was fearless in his determination to protect his students. I first met Marv at a Jersey City school board meeting 40 years ago. He ..>> view originalJersey City to launch court program that focuses on community service
Jersey City will launch a community court program this fall that focuses on alternative sentences that are aimed at reducing crime aiding the victim and getting help for the offender. The program, Jersey City Community Solutions, is being established in consultation with the Center for Court Innovation, an organization that works to create a more humane justice system. The city is one of 10 around the country selected this year for a $200,000 Community Court program grant to reform its court sy..>> view originalJersey City may continue legal fight over canceled revaluation
Jersey City may ask the New Jersey Supreme Court to hear an appeal of the breach-of-contract case it lost last year over the aborted 2011 property revaluation. The city's attorneys told the state's highest court last week, in a filing known as a notice of petition for certification, that it may ask it to hear an appeal of the $1 million judgment in the case ordered by a Hudson County judge in April 2016. The city has until the end of next week to file the necessary paperwork with the state Supr..>> view originalThat's Rich! Boggiano first official candidate in Jersey City elections
Rich Boggiano, for the win! Boggiano, 73, the Jersey City Ward C councilman, was the first candidate in the upcoming mayoral and council races to qualify for a spot on the ballot, the City Clerk's office confirmed Wednesday. Boggiano, who is seeking his second term on Nov. 7, handed in the required petitions on May 26 and was certified three days later. In Ward C, candidates need the signatures of 194 registered voters to qualify for November's ballot. "We did it in actually a couple of hours,"..>> view originalJersey Journal front and back page news: Friday, July 7, 2017
Things to do around Hudson County
ART/MUSEUMSTODAYBAYONNE "Reflections of Paradise," works by Gene Rotter and Joanne Fedor in lobby gallery, through Tuesday. Jewish Community Center of Bayonne, 1050 Kennedy Blvd. jccbayonne.org, 201-436-6900. JERSEY CITY ProArts Curator's Choice Show, 1-5 p.m., through Sunday. Casa Colombo, 380 Monmouth St. http://casacolombo.org, 201-963-6332. "The Can Man Show," works by participants in the Rainbow Thursday Artists program, through July 22. The Drawing Rooms, Victory Hall, 180 Grand St. draw..>> view originalFifth graders visit grocery store, Cory women recognized | Business ...
Fifth graders visit local grocery store Fifth grade students at schools throughout Jersey City were involved in the "Future Shoppers" program through the Shoprite of Jersey City. The in-store dietitian, Lynette, visited the schools and talked with the students about how to read labels and find nutritious foods at the store. P.S. 23 of Jersey City went to visit the Shoprite. While visiting the store, groups of four to five students went around and picked out a healthy meal for a family of four ..>> view originalArchive: Mike Tyson takes pigeons under his wing
Keith Idec Published 10:48 a.m. ET July 6, 2017 | Updated 10:48 a.m. ET July 6, 2017Former Heavyweight Champion of the World Mike Tyson with his pigeon will be featured in an upcoming Animal Planet reality show, TAKING ON TYSON, about pigeon racing.(Photo: (PRNewsFoto/Animal Planet, Stringer, Getty Images))This article was originally published on March 2, 2011. If you were driving along Tonnelle Avenue in Jersey City last year and thought you saw Mike Tyson, your eyes p..>> view original
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