Warming centers open throughout Jersey City
The Jersey City Department of Health and Human Services is reminding residents that shelter from the cold winter weather is available by visiting any of the Jersey City Public Libraries, city senior centers, nutrition sites and city-funded centers.Jersey City Public Library branches will be open for extended hours while the Main Library is closed. The days and times are:Glenn D. Cunningham Branch, 275 MLK Dr., Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Frida..>> view originalGunshots damage car windshield in Jersey City , police say
jersey city police car.jpgMultiple rounds of shots were fired on Wegman Parkway last night, shattering the windshield of a parked car, according to a police report.(Journal file photo)JERSEY CITY-- The windshield of a parked car was shattered last night after gunfire erupted on the Wegman Parkway, according to a police report.At about 6:30 p.m., "multiple calls" of shots fired were reported near Martin Luther King Drive, Wegman Parkway and Bayview Avenue, police said.A witness told police she he..>> view originalJersey City woman had pepper spray when man pulled gun on ...
A 19-year-old woman was arrested and charged with weapons and drug offenses after police say the man she was withpulled a gun on a pizza delivery man at a Secaucus motel last week.Breanna N. Andres, 19, of Jersey City, was arrested alongside Wladimir J. Merlain on charges of weapon possession and possession of a controlled substance after Merlain threatened the delivery man with a loaded handgun, police said.Merlain, 24, also of Jersey City, was charged with aggravated assault and unlawful posse..>> view originalJersey City short-sighted in continuing Newport abatements | Letter
There is a biblical story of Issac's twin sons, Esau and Jacob. The story goes that Esau sold his birthright to his brother for a bowl of lentils and bread; let's call this a short term gain. Jersey City did something similar to Esau; it negotiated an agreement with Newport over three properties, city ordinance 15.173 . These three Newport properties pay 15 percent to Jersey City, and as rents increased so did their payments to Jersey City. Newport discovered it was cheaper to pay regular taxes..>> view originalMan arrested after pointing BB gun at woman inside Jersey City bar ...
JERSEY CITY-- A 22-year-old city man was charged with pointing a BB gun at a woman inside a bar early Monday morning, a Jersey City spokeswoman said.Just after midnight, Kelvin T. Gonzalez-Lynch, of Clark Avenue, was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said.Witnesses said Gonzalez-Lynch pointed the gun at a woman inside a bar on West Side and Clendenny aven..>> view originalHudson County prosecutor names Jersey City native as new first ...
Wayne Mello, right, is sworn in as the new Hudson County Prosecutor's Office First Assistant on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2015. Mello was sworn in Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez and Hudson County Assignment Judge Peter Bariso. (Photo courtesy of the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office)Patrick Villanova | The Jersey JournalHudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has tapped a former Bergen County prosecuting attorney as her new first assistant prosecutor.Wayne Mello, a Jersey City native and Saint P..>> view originalUnion official from Ewing tapped for Jersey City agency board
Mayor Steve Fulop is appointing a Ewing woman who is vice chair of the New Jersey State Democratic Committee and executive director of the SEIU New Jersey State Council to the Jersey City Employment & Training Program.Lizette Delgado-Polanco's seat on JCETP's board of directors will expire on June 30, 2017. Fulop, a Democrat, informed the council of the appointment last week. The position does not come with a salary or benefits.Asked why a woman from Ewing was being appointed to the JCETP รข€..>> view originalJersey City Muslim leader to be Cory Booker's State of the Union guest
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker has invited the leader of a Jersey City mosque to be his guest in Washington, D.C., tomorrow as President Obama delivers his final State of the Union address.Booker, D-NJ, announced today that he wants Ahmed Shedeed, president of the Islamic Center of Jersey City, to be his plus-one for the annual speech to show "the boundless capacity of our country to rise above intolerance, fear and discrimination," Booker saidin a post on Medium."Throughout his life Mr. Shedeed has spok..>> view originalSenior Events: Groups planning trips to Atlantic City casino
OUR LADY OF MT. CARMELOur Lady of Mt. Carmel Seniors, 99 Broadway, Jersey City will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 12:45 p.m. The club is planning a trip to the Resorts Casino in Atlantic City on Tuesday, Feb. 23. For information, please call 201-435-7080.YOUNG AT HEART SENIORSThe Young at Heart Seniors group meetings are on the second and fourth Friday every month at 12:30 p.m. at the Bayonne 4th Street Senior Citizen Center, 16 West 4th St. For more information, call (201) 823-1552. The follow..>> view originallower manhattan
JERSEY CITY -- What would you give for a view of downtown Manhattan like this one (click photos to see them in larger size)? Last month, when Patrick Southern of the Properties by Southern at Liberty Realty found out the owner wanted to list it, he flew from New York to Toronto to meet him and talk about the sale. Within 21 days, it was sold for $2 million. This is a penthouse condominium at Crystal Point, located at 2 Second Street, Jersey City. This 1,385 square foot, 41st floor, 2-bedroom, 2...>> view original
Monday, January 11, 2016
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