Jersey 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 original28-year-old identified as Jersey City homicide victim
JERSEY CITY - No arrests have been made in the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man on Clinton Street Monday night, officials said. Rasasim Foster was shot multiple times in his torso and was pronounced dead at the scene, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. At about 10:50 p.m., police were called to 262 Clinton Ave. on reports of "possible gunshots." Police found Foster unresponsive outside that address and he was pronounced dead at the scene about 15 minutes later, Suarez said. At leas..>> 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 originalNJ ends state takeover of Jersey City's public schools
TRENTON -- The state's takeover of Jersey City Public Schools is coming to an end nearly 30 years after the city's school district was deemed a "total educational failure." The state Board of Education on Wednesday voted to grant the district local control over its instruction and programming, the final administrative category under supervision from the state. The district and state will now develop a transition plan for Jersey City to emerge from state intervention. "This is truly a historic..>> view originalBuckcherry coming to Jersey City for one show
Buckcherry will bring its brand of rock and roll to Jersey City for one show. The rock and roll band will perform at White Eagle Hall on July 6, its first performance in six months. The band was founded in 1995 in Los Angeles, where its started as a hard rock group. Over time, their music began to evolve with songs like "Lit Up" in 1999 and "Sorry" in 2006. They have played countless shows with bands like AC/DC, Motley Crue, Slipknot and Rob Zombie. They have also played in different festivals ..>> view originalFund drive for bystander injured in Jersey City police beating ...
CLOSE Miguel Feliz was kicked by Jersey City police officers after Feliz's car was hit by a suspect police had been chasing, according to Feliz's attorney. Andrew FordBuy PhotoMiguel Feliz was hospitalized for weeks after his car was struck by a suspect fleeing Jersey City police and responding officers kicked him, according to his attorney.(Photo: Andrew Ford, staff photo)Buy PhotoMiguel Feliz was driving home from working at his grocery delivery company job when his car was hit from be..>> view originalThat's Rich! Boggiano first official candidate in Jersey City elections
JERSEY CITY -- Rich Boggiano, for the win! Boggiano, 73, the Ward C councilman, was the first candidate in Jersey City's upcoming mayoral and council races to qualify for a spot on the ballot, the City Clerk's office confirmed today. 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 o..>> view originalJersey City man killed in Route 80 crash had stopped to adjust cargo
CLOSE Traffic was diverted off Route 80 west in Rockaway on July 4, 2017 following a fatal motor vehicle accident. A Jersey City man was identified as the victim. Gene Myers/NorthJersey.comOne person died in a two-car crash Tuesday. The wreck shut down Route 80 westbound in Rockaway Township.(Photo: Courtesy of Kim Finnegan)Authorities are still investigating Tuesday's Route 80 motor vehicle accident that killed Michael O'Brien, 49, of Jersey City. According to the initial investigation,..>> view originalAfter 6 decades with school district, longtime principal dies at 85
JERSEY CITY - Marvin Strynar, the pioneering principal of School 37 in Downtown, died on Tuesday morning. Strynar, who more than half of his life working in the Jersey City public school district, was 85. He died one month after his June 1 retirement. In his more than 60 year tenure, Strynar taught at School 22, was the assistant principal as School 20, and was the principal at School 37 for more than four decades. Under his leadership School 37 was renamed the Rafael de J. Cordero School, a na..>> view originalJersey Journal front and back page news: Thursday, July 6, 2017
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