Meet Jersey City people who are out all day clearing the snow and other top stories.

• Meet Jersey City people who are out all day clearing the snow

  

  JERSEY CITY -- Bienvenido Araujo started at 8:30 a.m. and doesn't expect to stop anytime soon. Bundled up in an orange traffic jacket, ski pants and boots, the middle-aged man joined a few others in shoveling snow in front of a downtown Jersey City building on Hudson Street -- and he'll likely be there as long as it keeps coming down.  "This storm -- the problem is the wind," Araujo said. With a historic blizzard pummeling the East Coast, Hudson County and northeast New Jersey are predicted to..

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• Homeless man rescued from Jersey City fire

  

  A homeless man was rescued tonight from two-alarm fire in Jersey City. The Jersey City Fire Department responded to a call at 7:50 tonight of a fire at 263 Stegman St., which was quickly upgraded to a two-alarm blaze. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they saw fire coming from the first floor of the building extending to the second floor, according to Jersey City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill. According to Morrill, a homeless man had been living inside the boarded-up building. The fire ap..

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• Jersey City officer struck during traffic stop, cops say

  A Jersey City police officer was struck early this morning while trying to pull over a vehicle, according to reports. A white Dodge van was spotted going southbound in the northbound lane of Route 185 this morning at 5:13 a.m., according to a police report. The van was approaching two Jersey City police officers in a marked car, the report states. Officers activated the lights and siren on their car to try to stop the van just north of the turn for Route 440, according to the report. The drive..

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• Jersey City suspends parking regulations, cancels garbage and ...

  Jersey City is letting residents know that garbage and recycling collection for Sunday and Monday nights have been cancelled due to this weekend's major snow storm. Parking regulations will be suspended on Monday as well. Keep checking this blog for more information about city services.

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• Jersey City 'feels good' about snow storm so far

  

  Thanks to months of preparation, Jersey City officials said the city is ready to tackle a storm like the one pounding the city today. "The city feels good about the effort so far, as we have done months of planning," said spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill.  A state of emergency was declared for the city this afternoon. The city's snow team began operations last night at the Linden Avenue Public Works Complex, where supervisors are monitoring plowing and salting operations on 32 screens, and by radi..

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• JERSEY CITY BRIEFS

  

  Snow team rolls out plan for winter stormMayor Steven M. Fulop and the Office of Emergency Management, in coordination with the Jersey City Incinerator Authority (JCIA) and the Department of Public Works (DPW), are rolling out a new “snow team” and winter storm prep plan in advance of the first winter storm of the season, which forecast early on Friday estimated could deliver three to eight inches of snow Saturday into Sunday.The city has established a new salt shed to service the Heights and p..

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• South Jersey lashed by floods, flakes, fires

  

  A brutal winter storm left no part of South Jersey untouched Saturday, combining record flooding, heavy snow, power outages and, in at least two towns, fires, with no relief in sight until later today. Your current subscription does not provide access to this content. Please click the button below to manage your account. Subscribe Thank you for reading and relying on pressofAtlanticCity.com for your news an..

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• What stores and malls are open (or closed) today in N.J.?

  

  You made it to the day after this catastrophic blizzard, but now you're more than ready to leave the house. Whether your flight was canceled, you just couldn't dig out Saturday, you need to escape a cold house, or you need to start working on rebuilding what was damaged, you may be getting cabin fever. But what's open in New Jersey? We have compiled a list of major stores that are open and closed, and we will continue to update throughout the day, so check back. Follow more of our live coverag..

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• Newark mayor declares state of emergency for city

  

  NEWARK â€” As a blizzard continues to barrel down on New Jersey, the city's mayor has declared a state of emergency.  All cars and nonessential persons are required to stay off the streets until 6 a.m. Sunday morning, Mayor Ras J. Baraka declared Saturday afternoon. "We are cautioning Newarkers to stay off the roads so that our emergency personnel and vehicles can get to urgent calls,"  Mayor Baraka said in a statement. "We anticipate that the freezing temperatures and icy conditions will make..

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• NJ Transit to resume service Sunday following blizzard

  

  NJ Transit buses and trains are scheduled to re-open at 11 a.m. Sunday after shutting the rail and bus system during the blizzard, officials said. NJ Transit will continue cross-honoring of tickets and passes on bus, rail, light rail and private bus carrier services, which had been announced Friday, through Sunday. NJ Transit will begin restoring service slowly with a gradual buildup of service during the day. Riders can expect service delays and detours due to local road conditions, according..

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