Comedian on the rise finds that Jersey City is a perfectly hilarious fit
When asked how she got started in comedy, Renée Santos is blunt: "I just said yes to the universe." A rising star on the comedy circuit, Santos has starred in several television specials and recently headlined her own show, "Biting the Big Apple" at the Metropolitan Room in Manhattan on Jan 22. The show highlighted her real-life experiences, including stories about training for a triathlon, recovering from drug addiction, accepting herself as a lesbian, and growing up with her religious Cuban ..>> view originalJersey City man pleads guilty to killing sister's boyfriend as a teen
Nigee Paige, 24, was fatally shot in October 2013. He had two children, family members said. JERSEY CITY -- A Jersey City man who was 17 years old when he fatally shot his sister's boyfriend in 2013 pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter yesterday and will be sentenced in March, an official said today. Nigee Paige, 24, of Jersey City, was involved in "an argument and physical altercation" with his girlfriend on Oct. 13, 2013 when the woman's brother, Quaran T. Martin, ran down the stairs..>> view originalThird day of deliberations underway in Jersey City man's kidnapping ...
JERSEY CITY – A third day of jury deliberations began this morning in the trial of a city man charged with kidnapping, brutally raping and assaulting a 28-year-old Newark woman in Jersey City on July 27, 2013. During the trial, the woman testified she got into Shawn Barrett's car in Newark after he offered to smoke marijuana with her. But she said he suddenly hit the gas, punched her and threatened to shoot her in the head before taking her to his Jersey City apartment, where he repeatedly rap..>> view originalBeer bottle smashed over head of Jersey City woman, police say
A Jersey City woman was left bloodied early this morning when someone smashed a beer bottle over her head at a city bar, a Jersey City police report said. Police responding to a report of a stabbing found the 39-year-old bleeding heavily from her head and face outside G's Corner Tavern on Martin Luther King Drive just before 2 a.m. The woman appeared to be highly intoxicated, police said, and she was uncooperative. Police inside the tavern and told the night manager to stop mopping the floor b..>> view originalMan shot dead in Jersey City by passenger in car, police sources say
JERSEY CITY — A quiet neighborhood in the city's Marion section was the scene of violence this afternoon, with a man shot dead by a passenger in a parked vehicle on Stuyvesant Avenue. The shooting occurred at 2:04 p.m. near Corbin Avenue, according to law enforcement sources. The man, who sources say was shot in the head, was pronounced dead at 2:20 p.m. at the scene, according to police radio transmissions. Authorities this afternoon were inspecting what appeared to be a bullet hole in a Stuy..>> view originalSeizure may have caused Jersey City crash, sheriff says
A Fairview man driving a van crashed into a McGinley Square building yesterday morning in Jersey City. No one was injured, Hudson County Sheriff Frank Schillari said. Shortly before 8:30 a.m., Hudson County Sheriff's officers came across a 1999 Dodge Caravan on the sidewalk after it had crashed near Bergen and Storms avenues in Jersey City. The 31-year-old driver was disoriented and confused. Officers learned that the man was traveling southbound on Bergen Avenue when his vehicle crossed into ..>> view originalFairview man drives into oncoming traffic, along sidewalk and hits ...
JERSEY CITY — A 31-year-old Fairview man may have suffered a seizure when he allegedly drove into oncoming traffic and along a sidewalk, hitting several buildings, before getting wedged between a street lamp and a building on Thursday morning, Hudson County Sheriff Frank X. Schillari said in a statement. Wilfredo Lopez Padilla was issued a summons for driving with a suspended license, Schillari said. He was taken to Jersey City Medical Center for evaluation. Sheriff’s officers found a ..>> view originalJersey City schools commemorate 30th anniversary of Challenger ...
Michael J. Smith, Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, and Ronald E. McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, Judith Resnik The crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger mission 51L. All seven members of the crew were killed when the shuttle exploded during launch on Jan. 28, 1986. Front row, from left, are Michael J. Smith, Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, and Ronald E. McNair. Back row, from left, are Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis and Judith Resnik..>> view originalJersey City CAS to hold free concert in tribute to jazz pioneer Donald ...
The Jersey City Community Awareness Series will be hosting a free concert next week Saturday, Feb. 6, in tribute to jazz great Donald Byrd. The concert, which will be held at the Miller Branch Library Cultural Arts Center at 489 Bergen Ave. at 7:30 p.m., is part of the CAS' African American History Month commemoration. The featured musicians are pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs, Black Byrds drummer Keith Kilgo and the Spirit of Life Ensemble. Byrd is known for his fusion of the soul, funk, and jazz ..>> view originalJersey City unveils 'cash mob' promotion for new coffee shop The ...
Jersey City rolled out its new promotional strategy at a ribbon cutting ceremony earlier this month at a local coffee shop to help drive foot traffic to local businesses. Dubbed "cash mobs" the promotions are designed to work like a "flash mob" where a group of people gather at a specific place and time. The "cash mobs" will run in conjunction with ribbon cutting ceremonies while business owners run short promotions. The city will help businesses organize and promote their events. The Grind Sh..>> view original
Friday, January 29, 2016
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