Here's how Jersey City is celebrating LGBT pride in August
Jersey City will celebrate its LGBT pride this month at locations throughout the city. The annual Pride Festival runs from Aug. 17 through Aug. 27 and kicks off with the LGBT flag-raising and awards ceremony at Jersey City City Hall at 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 17. Liberty Science Center, 222 Jersey City Blvd., will host LSC After Dark: Boardwalk that night, as well. The LSC event includes games, outdoor experiments, cocktails, boardwalk treats and more. The cost is $20 if purchased in advance. Ticket..>> view originalBlue Apron sees job cuts ahead of facility closure; shares fall more ...
A month after its initial public offering, Blue Apron is losing more than a third of its workforce at a Jersey City, New Jersey, facility. The meal-kit delivery company said it plans to close this location in October and has given all of its employees the option to transfer to the new facility located in Linden, New Jersey, about 15 miles from the old location. Blue Apron shares have struggled since debuting on the New York Stock Exchange last month. The company, which had an IPO price of $10 p..>> view originalGay Jersey City council hopefuls spar over nod from LGBT group
JERSEY CITY -- Fridays are lacking in drama while "RuPaul's Drag Race" is in between seasons, but Jersey City's Downtown council race has you covered. The two openly gay candidates hoping to succeed Ward E Councilwoman Candice Osborne are trading barbs today after the political arm of statewide LGBT rights group Garden State Equality endorsed one of them over the other. The verbal sparring between the two men -- Michael "Billy" Bisogno, 35, who received the GSE nod, and Jake Hudnut, 34, who ..>> view originalJersey City woman 'stabbed 13 times by daughter' in critical ...
A Jersey City woman is in critical condition after she was stabbed 13 times by her daughter in her home early yesterday morning, Jersey City police said. The 53-year-old victim was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center, where doctors determined she was stabbed seven times in the back, twice in the upper chest, three time in the right thigh and once in the right arm, a Jersey City police report said. Police responded to the Virginia Avenue building at 1:42 a.m. and found the victim and her 30-yea..>> view originalDaughter stabbed Jersey City mom 13 times, police say
JERSEY CITY — Authorities say a city woman is in critical condition after she was stabbed 13 times by her daughter. The 53-year-old victim was rushed to a local hospital Friday where doctors determined she was stabbed seven times in the back, twice in the chest, three times in the thigh and once in the arm. The Jersey Journal reports police responded to the house and found both the mother and 30-year-old daughter Michelle Acio on the floor. Police said there were large amounts of blood. A roomm..>> view originalExhibits to honor Glenn Cunningham, Jersey City's first black mayor
Two tributes to the late Glenn D. Cunningham, Jersey City's first black mayor, will go on display soon on the New Jersey City University campus and in the city's main library. Cunningham's widow, state Sen. Sandra B. Cunningham, said in a statement that the twin exhibits on opposite ends of the city will speak to her late husband's legacy. "It was always Glenn's goal to make it one city, a city of 'golden neighborhoods,'" the state senator said in a statement. "While serving as an educational a..>> view originalJersey Journal front and back page news: Saturday, August 5, 2017
Night Out Against Crime festivities benefited Fulop: Political Insider
Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, who is seeking re-election this year, addresses a crowd at Pershing Field in The Heights, one of five locations participating in the annual National Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. Courtesy of A. C. Torres The Jersey City mayoral election campaign seems to be lumbering along in slow motion to its eventual conclusion. Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop's game plan is the old "three yards and a cloud of dust" - no passing or mistakes. This was quite ev..>> view originalSplash of color added to Newark Avenue, courtesy of art students ...
Beautiful flowers are popping up along along Newark Avenue in Jersey City -- and as a bonus, they never need to be watered. The flowers -- and other incredible designs -- are being painted by Jersey City high school students in the planters all along the busy stretch of roadway. The project, under the guidance of teacher Danielle Scott, is being completed by 26 students from Snyder, Dickinson, Ferris and McNair high schools. The students can be seen painting most weekdays between 9:30 a.m. and ..>> view originalShot in the ankle, man won't cooperate with investigation: police
A Jersey City man was shot in the ankle early this morning in the area of Gardner and Monticello avenues, Jersey City police said. The 33-year-old victim's injuries were not considered life-threatening, Jersey City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said, noting that the 2:30 a.m. incident is under investigation. The victim, of Highland Avenue, who Morrill said was uncooperative with police, initially gave police an incorrect location of the shooting incident. He was treated at the Jersey City Medica..>> view original
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