Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Last Top Stories: Bayonne woman charged with beating 85-year-old Jersey City man to death | NJ

  • Bayonne woman charged with beating 85-year-old Jersey City man to death | NJ

    Bayonne woman charged with beating 85-year-old Jersey City man to death | NJ
    JERSEY CITY-- A 40-year-old Bayonne woman has been charged with beating an 85-year-old man to death inside his home on Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City this summer.Bail was set at $200,000 cash only for Jennifer Billeci, of the 100 block of West 54th Street, when she appeared in court today in Jersey City on the charge of manslaughter in connection to the death of Luis Cruz in his home near Boyd Avenue on Aug. 3.Probable cause for the charge is "based on the statement made by the defendant that ..
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  • Plan to move Jersey City elections clears hurdle | NJ

    Plan to move Jersey City elections clears hurdle | NJ
    JERSEY CITY— Mayor Steve Fulop's push tomove city elections from May to Novembercleared an initial hurdle tonight, with the City Council voting to introduce a measure that would formalize the change.The move comes one week after voters narrowly approved a referendum that signaled support for the change. Fulop has argued that the move would increase voter turnout and cut municipal costs.The measure was introduced 7-2, with council members Rich Boggiano and Michael Yun voting against.Boggianoini..
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  • Two Jersey City women who served in the military continue to serve the public back home | NJ

    Two Jersey City women who served in the military continue to serve the public back home | NJ
    As Veterans Day approaches, Jersey City Police Officer Gina Sandwith, who is in the U.S. Marines Reserves, and Jersey City Firefighter Vanessa Gross, who is in the U.S. Army National Guard, say their military service has given them skills they use each day as they continue serving the public."I think I'm more open to the idea of taking whatever comes, whatever that many be, and always maintaining that mission-oriented mindset. Mission first," said Staff Sgt. Gross who is assigned to Engine 6 at ..
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  • Red Cross, Jersey City offering free smoke detectors Saturday | NJ

    Red Cross, Jersey City offering free smoke detectors Saturday | NJ
    The American Red Cross has partnered with Jersey City to offer free smoke alarm installations to residents in the Greenville neighborhood this weekend.On Saturday, volunteers from the Red Cross, the city of Jersey City, the city's Department of Public Safety and CERT will be going door to door, offering free smoke alarm installations in one- and two-family homes that need them. They plan to stop at more than 200 households."While our hope is that no family ever has to experience a fire, we know ..
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  • Jersey City honors city's military heroes with new parks initiative | NJ

    Jersey City honors city's military heroes with new parks initiative | NJ
    Sgt. Joseph Anthony Park is one of three parks to already receive improvements via the Veterans Parks Program.Photo courtesy of Jersey CityVeterans Day might still be a day away, but Jersey City's Department of Public Works has been working since summer on an initiative to honor locals who have served in the U.S. military.The DPW is in the midst of its Veterans Parks Program, an initiative that has been researching the lives of soldiers for whom city parks are named and making improvements to th..
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  • Jersey City theater company puts strange spin to a classic this week | NJ

    One Jersey City theater company's newest production will take you to the corners of the earth, have you swooning, and hooting with laughter this week at Art House Productions.Think Cinderella, only with a comedic and stranger twist. "Janey Miller's World Tour," a Speranza Theatre Company production, isn't your average fairy tale though.Janey Miller, played by Jenelle Sosa, finds her world turned upside down after she hits it big with the lottery, winning a whopping $33 million. But it isn't all ..
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  • Child wanders onto street naked, Jersey City family charged: complaint | NJ

    Child wanders onto street naked, Jersey City family charged: complaint | NJ
    Two family members have been charged after a child was found naked on a street in Jersey City, a criminal complaint states.The boy's grandmother, 61, and uncle, 29, of Monticello Avenue, are charged with endangering the welfare of a child.The boy, who's age was not listed, was left alone on Friday when he wandered out of the apartment naked, the complaint states. The boy was almost struck by car, the complaint stated.After an investigation, police declared the house the child was in to be "unfit..
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  • Jersey City school district owes Big Brothers Big Sisters over $400K, lawsuit alleges | NJ

    The Jersey City public-school district owes Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex, Hudson and Union Counties more than $400,000 in back payments for a mentorship program that began in 2011, the nonprofit alleges in a new lawsuit.The group alleges school officials said they wanted Big Brothers Big Sisters to provide mentors for public-school students for a minimum of three years starting in 2011 at an annual cost of $232,012 — but then halted the program after one year without telling the Newark-ba..
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  • 4 New York City college football players rob bus driver in Jersey City, P

    4 New York City college football players rob bus driver in Jersey City, P
    Four freshman football players at a New York City college were arrested this week after robbing a bus driver in Jersey City's Journal Square last month, Port Authority police said.Alanta Barbour, 18, Albert Chisley, 19, Harvey Ray Robinson, 19, and Keonte Yorkshire, 18, were arrested Monday and charged with robbery in connection with the Oct. 15 incident in Journal Square, Port Authority police spokesman Joe Pentangelo said.The four men -- who are all members of the Globe Institute of Technology..
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  • Cathedral Arts Live adds rock 'n' roll, theater, more to church lineup

    Cathedral Arts Live adds rock 'n' roll, theater, more to church lineup
    The beautiful Grace Church Van Vorst in downtown Jersey City will be rocking this weekend as The One & Nines and Manouche Bag, two of the area's liveliest rock 'n' roll bands, perform at the church's monthly Cathedral Arts Live series.The Cathedral Arts Festival, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, has become of the largest visual arts events in the area, so the idea of a performance series seemed a natural next step, said organized Bayla Kallstrom."We have six programs already p..
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