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• Jersey City refugee: 'Syrians are peaceful people' | NJ

  A Syrian refugee living in Jersey City is speaking out against a wave of anti-refugee sentiment. Hussam al Roustam, in a column for the New York Daily News, ...

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• Former Jersey City official Cohen dies; credited with waterfront boom | NJ

  

  Rick CohenRick Cohen, who helped lead the revitalization of the Jersey City waterfront and went onto a distinguished career reporting on the non-profit sector, died Tuesday at the age of 64.Cohen was found dead in his Washington, D.C. apartment from an apparentheart attack, NonProfitTimes.com reported.He was director of the Jersey City Department of Housing and Economic Development from 1985 to 1989, a time when the Newport mall was built and the Newport neighborhood grew.Cohen was also credited..

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  TheAct Now Foundationofficially opened its Alzheimer's Resource Center of New Jersey on Newark Avenue in Jersey City on Nov. 12, with Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop and a number of other elected officials in attendance.The event was hosted by Kristine Allen, president of the resource center, and Cary Lopez, the center's executive director. The resource center, at 586 Newark Ave., will focus on education and training hospice, home healthcare agencies and family members of those with Alzheimer's.Th..

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• Pedestrian hospitalized after being hit by car in Jersey City crosswalk, police say | NJ

  montgomery and colgate map.jpgA 23-year-old man was hit by a car while crossing Montgomery Street at Colgate Street in Jersey City last night, police said.(Google Maps)A 23-year-old Jersey City man was taken to a local hospital last night after being struck by a car while crossing Montgomery Street near Ferris High School, police said.The pedestrian, a Jewett Avenue resident, told police that he was crossing at Colgate Street at around 6:30 p.m. when he was struck by a Honda Accord within the cr..

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• Jersey City man, 20, fatally shot on Orient Avenue | NJ

  

  A 20-year-old Jersey City man who was fatally shot early yesterday morning was found in front of an Orient Avenue home with a gunshot wound to the midsection, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced.Rondell Fairley, the city's third homicide victim in the last six days, was pronounced dead at Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health at 1:15 a.m., a little more than an hour after he was found near the intersection of Orient Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive, Suarez said.Fairley's dea..

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• Jersey City finds new rec director | NJ

  

  JERSEY CITY— Jersey City has found a new recreation director, more than two months after the previous one was fired overaccusations that he hired a registered sex offender.Kevin Williamson, 52, an insurance agent who formerly led the board of Learning Community Charter School, will join the city payroll on Nov. 23. In a statement, Mayor Steve Fulop called Williamson a "man of incredible integrity and passion."Williamson is a certified soccer coach and referee who has been on the boards of the ..

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• Jersey City BOE candidate Gina Verdibello thanks voters | Letter | NJ

  

  As a recent candidate for the Jersey City Board of Education election this month, I would like to take this time to thank all the voters that came out to vote for me.While I wasn't successful in earning a seat, I am proud to say that over 5,000 votes were for me in a city-wide election.  I also would like to thank the people that supported and stood by me and who believed in my vision to make our schools the best that they could possibly be.Even though I won't have a title as a board member, my ..

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• Jersey City's latest homicide victim was shot in midsection, prosecutor says | NJ

  

  The 20-year-old Jersey Cityman who was fatally shot early this morningwas found in front of an Orient Avenue home with a gunshot wound to the midsection, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced.Rondell Fairley, the city's third homicide victim in the last six days, was pronounced dead at Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health at 1:15 a.m., a little more than an hour after he was found near the intersection of Orient Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive, Suarez said.Fairley's death is..

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  Lisa Oz, the wife of famous cardiothoracic surgeon and TV personality, Dr. Mehmet Oz, visited Jersey City on Monday to sign copies of her new book, "The Oz Family Kitchen."The New York Times best-selling author was accompanied by her husband at the signing, which was held at The Bistro on Newark Avenue near the Grove Street PATH plaza.The signing was held in conjunction with the opening of Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health's new Women's Health Center at Grove Street. Joseph Scott, the C..

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• Intruder makes off with cash after throwing Jersey City man down stairs, cops say | NJ

  A 25-year-old Jersey City resident told police a man broke into his home while he slept Tuesday night and got away with $150 after throwing him down a set of stairs, according to a police report.Police responded to a Hancock Avenue apartment near Griffith Street at around 6 p.m. on the report of a robbery, and found the resident lying on the hallway floor, the report states.The resident, who had been sleeping earlier, told police that he awoke to sounds of his front door being forced open. When ..

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