Jersey City, Newark collecting bottled water for Flint residents
JERSEY CITY — Mayor Steve Fulop is joining with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka to collect bottled water to deliver to Flint, Michigan, which has been inundated with toxic tap water. Anyone interested in helping can drop off bottled water at City Hall, 280 Grove St., or at the Bethune Center, 140 Martin Luther King Dr., between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Flint, a poor, majority black city, has been struggling with a public-health emergency ever since it began drawing its water from a new source, largely as a..>> view originalNot too smart: Cops say Jersey City teen robs man at gunpoint, then ...
A Jersey City teenager robbed a man at gunpoint Wednesday night, but was arrested after the victim spotted him running into his friend's house nearby, police said. The 17-year-old Randolph Avenue resident, who was not identified in a police report because he is a juvenile, was charged with robbery, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. The teen was also charged with aggravated assault on a police officer and throwing bodily fluids at a law enforc..>> view originalWeekend winter storm preparations continue in Jersey City (PHOTOS)
Preparations for this weekend's impending snowstorm continued today as Jersey City employees loaded huge supplies of salt onto trucks and construction vehicles. With Hudson County under a blizzard watch for the weekend, Jersey City could get between 4 and 8 inches -- or even more -- when Winter Storm Jonas pays the area a visit, according to The Weather Channel. To prepare for the snow, trucks were being loaded with salt this morning at Jersey City's Department of Public Works/Incinerator Au..>> view originalJersey City to receive more than $3M in pedestrian safety upgrades
Jersey City will see more than $3 million in pedestrian safety upgrades through grants from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. Two grants, worth $1.17 million, were awarded to the city for two projects, one in the Heights and the other Downtown. "As we continue to improve public safety in Jersey City and as our city continues to develop and grow, we are mindful that that includes having a walkable city for our residents," Mayor Steve Fulop said in a statement. A Marin Boulevar..>> view originalJury hears victim tell of horrifying Jersey City abduction, rape in 2013
JERSEY CITY -- A Newark woman told a horrifying tale of abduction and repeated raped when she took the stand today in the trial of a Jersey City man who has already been convicted of kidnapping and raping another woman in the same apartment. "I thought that when he was raping me he was going to start stabbing me," the 28-year-old testified today in the trial of Shawn Barrett 47, who is already facing up to life in prison when sentenced in the previous matter. The victim, who is a transgender w..>> view originalSalon moves from Jersey City to Bayonne (PHOTOS)
Ruthy's Cutting Edge Salon, formerly of Jersey City, held a ribbon cutting for its new location in Bayonne earlier this month. Ruthy's owner Ruth DeJesus was joined by family, friends and co-workers for the ribbon cutting at the salon's new location at 1068 Ave. C on Jan. 9. The salon was previously located at Erie and First streets in Downtown Jersey City. For a look back on the ribbon cutting, click through freelance photographer Richard J. McCormack's photos above.>> view originalN.J. hosting public hearing on Jersey City reval
JERSEY CITY — The state of New Jersey, which last year warned Jersey City that it may need to perform a citywide tax revaluation, is hosting a public hearing next week to let residents voice their opinion. The hearing is part of the state's investigation into whether to force the reval, dreaded by some homeowners. State officials said it will be the only public hearing. The state Division of Taxation will conduct the hearing on Thursday, Jan. 28 at 6 p.m. in the Scott Ring Room on the second..>> view originalGothic Knight Bowlers Go 1-7 at AMCC Round Robin No. 2
ALTOONA, PA (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University won its first match as a women's bowling-only member of the Allegheny Mountain ...>> view original'In the Dark' opens New Jersey Film Festival
Lynn Justinger in a scene from "In the Dark."(Photo: Courtesy of David Spaltro)When it comes to the New Jersey Film Festival, David Spaltro has fairly solid track record.Spaltro, a Jersey City native, took home the Best Feature honors from the Fall 2012 edition of the festival thanks to his drama, “Things I Don’t Understand,” and last June his picture “The Cat’s Cradle” was named Best Short Film by the New Jersey International Film Festival.This month, Spaltro returns to the New Brunswick-based ..>> view originalFulop, Sweeney vow to try to stall attempts to bring development to ...
KEVIN R. WEXLER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The Statue of Liberty is shown from Liberty State Park in Jersey City Thursday, January 21, 2016. JERSEY CITY — Two of the presumed contenders to succeed Governor Christie vowed Thursday they would try to stall any attempt by the current administration to bring large-scale private development like a hotel into Liberty State Park. Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop and Senate President Stephen Sweeney made a rare public appearance together to blas..>> view original
Friday, January 22, 2016
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