Monday, November 30, 2015

Last Top Stories: Jersey City man shot on Virginia Avenue, police say | NJ

  • Jersey City man shot on Virginia Avenue, police say | NJ

    Jersey City man shot on Virginia Avenue, police say | NJ
    A 30-year-old Jersey City man was shot last night on Virginia Avenue near Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City spokesman Ryan Jacobs said.The Morton Place victim was brought to Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health at about 8:30 p.m. where he remains in stable condition, Jacobs said.According to police radio transmissions, the victim was shot in the back and an exit wound was found on the man's chest.No additional information on the shooting was immediately available, but authorities said the vic..
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  • Jersey City record shop celebrates 50th anniversary | NJ

    Jersey City record shop celebrates 50th anniversary | NJ
    The Route 1 and 9 band performs during Saturday's 50th anniversary celebration for Stan's Square Records in Jersey City.Stephen McMillian | For The Jersey JournalBAYONNE-- Stan's Square Records, the ultimate vintage vinyl record shop, celebrated its 50th anniversary earlier this month with a live show and dinner dance at the Chandelier Restaurant in Bayonne.Known as a vinyl record collector's paradise,Stan's Square Records first opened in Jersey City in 1965on Kennedy Boulevard before it moved t..
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  • Jersey City Board of Ed worker charged with assaulting man, threatening woman and cop | NJ

    JohnSpencer.jpgJersey City Board of Education employee John Spencer, 24, appears in court in Jersey City today, Nov. 30, 2015, on charges he assaulted a man and threatened a woman and a police officer yesterday.JERSEY CITY-- A city Board of Education employee is charged with lunging at a woman with a knife, threatening to kill a man and also threatening a police officer yesterday.John Spencer, 24, of the 100 block of Union Street, allegedly assaulted the male victim, destroyed his property by th..
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  • $1 million bail for Jersey City man charged with killing mother-in-law, stabbing wife | NJ

    $1 million bail for Jersey City man charged with killing mother-in-law, stabbing wife | NJ
    JERSEY CITY-- A $1 million cash only bail has been set for a city man charged withfatally stabbing his 82-year-old mother-in-lawand critically wounding his wife last week.Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Michael D'Andrea argued that the high bail was appropriate because the defendant, Oliver Pangilinan, 53, of Winfield Avenue is a flight risk and had attempted to flee after the incident on Friday afternoon."After he allegedly engaged in a homicidal and assaultive conduct, he fled the scene in ..
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  • Jersey City reval trial delayed until February | NJ

    Jersey City reval trial delayed until February | NJ
    Jersey City Mayor Steve FulopThe trial between Realty Appraisal Company and Mayor Steve Fulop, scheduled to begin today, has been delayed until February. Jesse Brothers | The Jersey Journal(Jersey Journal file photo)JERSEY CITYĆ¢€” Thetrial between Realty Appraisal Co. and Jersey Cityhas been delayed until the new year.The showdown between the West New York company and the city had been scheduled to begin today. The new court date is Feb. 16.Realty Appraisal, which was hired in 2011 to perform a..
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  • Jersey City residents rally to stop violence | NJ

    Jersey City residents rally to stop violence | NJ
    Surrounded by a crowd of 100 people, 5-year-old Alexis Galvan stood in the center of Audubon Park yesterday afternoon and delivered a three-word message to her community: "Stop the violence!"Alexis was one of dozens of children who participated in today's effort to end violence that has claimed five lives in the city since mid-November.Davionna Barber, 9, discussed why she participated. When she was just 3 years old, Davionna's brother was killed. She said she thought of her brother two days ago..
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  • Jersey City launches holiday mart to promote small business shopping | NJ

    Despite drizzly, dreary weather, the show went on Saturday at the launch of a holiday pop-up market in Jersey City meant to promote small business shopping."Holiday Mart @ The HUB" kicked off at the Martin Luther King Drive Hub shopping center, offering city residents ice skating, live music, food trucks and about 20 different indoor craft vendors."The purpose of the event is to provide small businesses a venue to make money and promote their businesses during this season," said Michele Massey, ..
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  • Man arrested in Jersey City after driving drunk through Holland Tunnel: cops | NJ

    Man arrested in Jersey City after driving drunk through Holland Tunnel: cops | NJ
    A Palisades Park man has been accused of driving drunk through the Holland Tunnel from Manhattan to Jersey City, according to Port Authority police.At around 5 a.m. Saturday morning, Andre Azor, 58, struck a traffic cone with his 2015 red Camaro while entering the westbound entrance of the Holland Tunnel in Manhattan, Port Authority spokesman Joe Pentangelo said.While Azor drove through the tunnel, the tires of his car struck the wall curb twice, and he crossed the double solid white line once, ..
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  • Six people treated for smoke inhalation at Jersey City laundry room fire | NJ

    Six people treated for smoke inhalation at Jersey City laundry room fire | NJ
    Jersey City unveils new fire trucks 6-24-15Firefighters quickly extinguished a one-alarm fire inside the laundry room at 55 Tonnelle Ave. just after 10 p.m. Saturday night, a city spokeswoman said.Firefighters quickly extinguished a one-alarm fire inside the laundry room at 55 Tonnelle Ave. just after 10 p.m. Saturday night, a city spokeswoman said.The fire, which was under control in less than 20 minutes, was contained to the first floor laundry room of the multi-dwelling building, city spokesw..
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  • Former Jersey City DPW worker charged with threatening to shoot worker | NJ

    Former Jersey City DPW worker charged with threatening to shoot worker | NJ
    Jersey City DPW-JCIA HQ.JPGThe Jersey City DPW complex on East Linden Avenue, where police say an ex-worker on Nov. 24, 2015 assaulted two former co-workers and threatened to shoot a third. Terrence T. McDonald | The Jersey Journal (Jersey Journal file photo)(Jersey Journal file photo)An ex-DPW worker was arrested and charged with assault on Tuesday after police allege he punched two city employees and threatened to shoot a third.David Washington, of Fremont Street, started "making threats and t..
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