Monday, August 21, 2017

Puerto Rican Heritage Parade held in Jersey City and other top stories.

  • Puerto Rican Heritage Parade held in Jersey City

    Puerto Rican Heritage Parade held in Jersey City
    JERSEY CITY - The biggest party is in Hudson County this weekend. The 57th annual Jersey City Puerto Rican Heritage Parade made its way from Lincoln Park to City Hall on Sunday afternoon. With the sun shining, thousands turned out to show their Puerto Rican pride under blue skies. Parade watchers danced as music played from floats passing by. Many wore red, white, and blue while waving flags. This year's grand marshal is Juan Cartagena. Other honorees were: Padrinos: Luis "Mosquito and Eliu Ri..
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  • Wrong-way driver killed in head-on wreck on NJ Turnpike, cops say

    Wrong-way driver killed in head-on wreck on NJ Turnpike, cops say
    CHERRY HILL -- A 21-year-old Florida man died Saturday in a violent head-on collision on the New Jersey Turnpike when his Jeep SUV, traveling south in a northbound lane, smashed into another SUV, a state trooper said. Michael Jones of Port Richey, Fla. was declared dead at the scene of the accident at mile post 33.2 here, Trooper Alejandro Goez said Sunday. The accident was reported at 11:30 p.m. Jones allegedly smashed into a 2012 Hyundai Tucson driven by a 42-year-old man from Jersey City. He..
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  • Jersey Journal front and back page news: Monday Aug. 21

    Jersey Journal front and back page news: Monday Aug. 21
    Jury selection begins Tuesday for the trial of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, charged with accepting gifts in return for favors. Thousands attended the annual Puerto Rican Heritage Festival over the weekend. And a group of demonstrators at a Trump building in Jersey City want the president and Jared Kushner out of New Jersey and the White House. In Sports, the defense of St. Peter's Prep's football team is determined to prove a point. The Red Sox won their series against the Yankees. And Gov. Chris..
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  • West Indian Fun Day held in Lincoln Park (PHOTOS)

    West Indian Fun Day held in Lincoln Park (PHOTOS)
    JERSEY CITY -- Lincoln Park was bustling with activities at the West Indian Fun Day on Saturday.  The annual event began at 1 a.m. with food and music.  Vendors set up tables and the Jersey City Fire Department was on hand to give out helmets and gave tours of their trucks.  Music was provided by the JCBoyz. Check out photos from the event by Jersey Journal freelance photographer Rich McCormack. 
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  • Blessed are the peacemakers teaching children to love their ...

    Blessed are the peacemakers teaching children to love their ...
    The Peace Camp at Old Bergen Church in Jersey City could not have started at a more fortuitous time.  On Aug. 14, the Monday after the Charlottesville, Virginia, hate march, some 50 children ages 5 to 12 assembled in the lower hall of the historic church on McGinley Square for the first of  four mornings to explore what it means to love your neighbor.  "We are here to explore what it means to be a neighbor, to love your neighbor and to create a good neighborhood for everyone," the Rev. Jon Brow..
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  • Protesters hold 'Trump Eviction Notice' rally outside of Trump Bay ...

    Protesters hold 'Trump Eviction Notice' rally outside of Trump Bay ...
    Several dozen people rallied outside of the Trump Bay Street high-rise on Saturday to send President Donald Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, a message: get out of New Jersey and get out of the White House.Residents gathered on the corner of Bay and Greene streets in Downtown Jersey City on Saturday morning to continue to call attention to Trump and Kushner's "continued choice to profit off of the presidency," said James Solomon, a rally organizer."Trump and Kushner should not be able to..
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  • With murdered trial witnesses looming, teen gets 6 years for 2015 ...

    JERSEY CITY -- A teen who admitted killing a 25-year-old man outside the McGinley Square Dunkin Donuts could be out of jail in less than five years based on his plea agreement.Elijah Hilliard was 16 when he fatally shot Kempton Cummings on Aug. 4, 2015. He wasn't arrested in the murder until nearly a year later and his charges were moved in February to Hudson County Superior Court, where he was being tried as an adult.On Friday morning, Hilliard pleaded guilty to reckless manslaughter. Court re..
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  • Bayonne prepping for Bridge Arts Festival debut in a few weeks

    Art, music and dance will all converge in Dennis P. Collins Park next month when Bayonne hosts its first-ever Bridge Arts Festival.The festival, set for Sept. 9 in Dennis P. Collins Park, will be a celebration of music, arts and culture in Bayonne. Key festival elements will include an artist vendor market, a kids craft corner, food trucks and two stages for entertainment -- one for music and one for dance."We purposely selected the Dennis P. Collins Park located by the Bayonne Bridge as our fe..
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  • GOPAL: Consolidate small towns

    GOPAL: Consolidate small towns
    Asbury Park Press Published 2:17 p.m. ET Aug. 20, 2017 | Updated 4:20 p.m. ET Aug. 20, 2017Vin Gopal(Photo: Vin Gopal)State Senate Candidate Proposes Consolidating 100 smallest towns in New Jersey It’s no secret: too many New Jerseyans are struggling. Across our state, families are being crushed under sky-high property taxes while they strain to make ends meet in one of the nation’s most expensive states.It's also no secret that little to no progress has been made, desp..
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Jersey City, North Bergen announce cooling centers to beat the heat .Hundreds march in Jersey City to curb violence, bring community ... .
2 fatally struck in separate Jersey City crashes Thursday .Jersey City to launch court program that focuses on community service .

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