Investigators taking another look at crash that killed Jersey City 8 ...
Jermaine Woodward, 8, was fatally struck by a vehicle on June 28, 2015, on Bostwick Avenue in Jersey City. JERSEY CITY -- The Hudson County Sheriff's office performed a crash reconstruction today at the location where an 8-year-old boy was fatally struck by at least one vehicle on Bostwick Avenue on the night of June 28. Jermaine Woodward Jr. was struck by a car on Bostwick Avenue between Martin Luther King Drive and Ocean Avenue at about 8 p.m. that night and died the next day at Jersey Cit..>> view originalJersey City council quashes boy's dream of voting at 16
JERSEY CITY — 15-year-old Mahsiah Imes learned a few lessons about politics last night. Lesson No. 1: you don't always get what you want. Imes, who had lobbied City Council members to lower the voting age for local races from 18 to 16, appeared before the council yesterday in hopes of watching it approve a measure that would have asked the state Legislature to investigate whether such a change was possible. Instead, the teen watched as the council decisively voted down the resolution, by a vot..>> view originalJersey City police have suspect, but searching for victims in armed ...
A couple walking on Liberty Avenue in Jersey City late last night was robbed at gunpoint, but police investigating the incident could not locate the victims after they collared a suspect, authorities said. Police responding to a report of an armed robbery at 11:20 p.m. were met by a two witnesses who said they were across the street when they saw a man following closely behind the couple. One of the men said they shouted over to the the couple, and the couple said they were OK. But moments lat..>> view originalJersey City singer Giselle Bellas holds release party for new single ...
Jersey City singer Giselle Bellas celebrated the release of her new single "Proof" with a party at Art House Productions Friday night. The Florida-born award-winning opera and pop singer who performs under the name "Giselle" sang at the Feb 5. party at 136 Magnolia Ave, and also debuted the new single's music video, which she directed. Bellas' sound is influenced by classical, latin, and jazz music, and it has been featured in the end credits of the Emmy Award-winning FX show, "Louie." The c..>> view originalJersey City man faces 30 years after pleading guilty to killing wife ...
A 30-year-old Jersey City man pleaded guilty to murdering his wife by strangulation and stabbing following an argument on Aug. 9, 2013, and he will face 30 years in prison with no chance of parole. "I want to see him rot in prison," said Beverly Reid, the mother of Crystal Reid, 28, who was murdered by Jermaine McFadden around 11:30 p.m. in an apartment belonging to a relative of the victim on Bergen Avenue near Bidwell Avenue in Jersey City, officials said. As several of Reid's relatives list..>> view originalJersey City group collecting water for Flint, Michigan
Local group JC Anti-Violence is hoping to collect 5,000 cases of water to bring to Flint, Michigan, which is struggling with a water contamination crisis. Pamela Johnson, the group's director, said she has arranged for a tractor trailer to deliver the water to Michigan for distribution the first weekend of March. Donation suggestions are one to five cases from individuals; five to 15 from small businesses or organizations; and 25 to 50 from large companies or groups. The group is also seeking ..>> view originalJersey City Lincoln Association wreath ceremony, dinner tomorrow
The Lincoln Association of Jersey City will celebrate its 151st anniversary with a wreath-laying tribute to 16th President Abraham Lincoln on the anniversary of his birth tomorrow. At noon, association Vice President John J. Hallanan will lay the wreath at the statue of Lincoln that sits at the entrance of the county park named for him at Kennedy Boulevard and Belmont Avenue. Tomorrow is the 207th anniversary of Lincoln's birth in 1809. The event is open to the public. It will be the 87th time..>> view originalJersey City Council urges lawmakers to put $10M into lead ...
The Jersey City Council unanimously passed a resolution urging statewide lawmakers who represent Jersey City, as well as Gov. Chris Christie (R), to appropriate $10 million to the State’s Lead Control Assistance Fund. “Jersey City is one of the 11 communities of the state that have a higher proportion of young children with elevated lead levels than Flint, Michigan and that sort of challenge deserves the state’s attention and resources,” said Jersey City Council President Rolando Lavarro. Flint..>> view originalMan charged in Jersey City shooting that left victim paralyzed
WilliamConyers.jpg William Conyers appears in court in Jersey City today, Feb. 10, 2016, on charges he left a man paralyzed from the chest down by shooting him in the upper body several times in Jersey City on Nov. 4. Bail was set at $100,000 cash only yesterday for a Jersey City man charged with a Nov. 4 shooting that left a man paralyzed. William Conyers, 20, of the 100 block of Claremont Avenue, is charged with firing a .40 ca..>> view originalJersey City Council approves 30-year tax exemption for 5-story ...
Jersey City Council approves 30-year tax exemption for 5-story Ward F building The Jersey City Council approved a 30-year tax abatement for Bergen Avenue Urban Renewal LLC, a 5-story project to be constructed at 280 Fairmount Ave. in Ward F. Voting against the abatement, Ward D Councilman Michael Yun explained, “We understand that the general consensus of the members [of the] council is that 30 years is too long and it’s about time we drew a line.” However, according to Ward F Councilwoman Di..>> view original
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