Easter Bunny brings out hundreds of kids to Jersey City egg hunt
Hundreds of local children stormed the field looking for their chance to pick colorful eggs filled with candy this afternoon at the 31st annual Easter Egg Hunt. The event, sponsored by the South Hudson Civic Association, was held at Lincoln Park. Children got to collect eggs, have treats, get their faces painted, and even meet the Easter Bunny. "We get bigger and better every year," said Hudson County Freeholder Bill O'Dea. He said he's been organizing the event every year since he was elected..>> view originalAnnual Phagwah parade colorizes Jersey City (PHOTOS)
If you noticed people walking around Jersey City covered in colors from head to toe, there was a good reason. The 24th Annual Phagwah Parade in Jersey City was held today in Jersey City. The procession moved from Kennedy Boulevard to Lincoln Park, where people in the crowd tossed colored powder at each other and celebrated while music played. The event is an Indo-Caribbean tradition that marks the Hindu spring festival of Holi. Part of the festivities entails throwing colorful powdered dyes to..>> view originalLawyers present closing arguments in Jersey City reval case
The breach-of-contract case between Jersey City and West New York firm Realty Appraisal Co. is headed for a conclusion, with lawyers on both sides arguing their case to the judge who will make the final ruling. Jersey City attorneys are asking Hudson County Superior Court Judge Francis B. Schultz, who is presiding over the case, to invalidate the $3.2 million contract it signed with Realty Appraisal in 2011 to perform a citywide revaluation, saying the firm was not qualified to do the job and ..>> view originalJersey City Stations of the Cross walk honors victims of violence
Vanessa Foster worries about her son. The 59-year-old Duncan Avenue woman has four grown children, including a 28-year-old son she prays will never become a victim of violence."I'm keeping him away," Foster said yesterday, her eyes welling with tears. "I'm keeping him safe." Foster was one of 100 people who met at Stegman Street and Martin Luther King Drive yesterday morning for a grim Good Friday ritual: a Stations of the Cross walk visiting 14 locales that were the scenes of violence. "We're..>> view originalOn his birthday, mom of missing Jersey City man holds out hope
There is no birthday cake. No card. Natasha Barrera instead said she would spend yesterday preparing fliers to hand out with the hope that someone can lead her to son Vontain, who has been missing since Jan. 29. Vontain Barrera turned 34 yesterday and naturally, Natasha's birthday wish is that Vontain, who is diagnosed as bipolar, return home safe and sound. But at this point, eight weeks after he went missing, she will settle for her son being alive."I don't want to mourn my son when we don't..>> view originalJersey City woman bashed boy in head with shower rod, cops say
A 31-year-old Jersey City woman has been charged with striking a teenage boy on the side of his head with a metal curtain rod and injuring his eye. Eilyona Rush, of Wegman Parkway, made her first court appearance Thursday on the charges of aggravated assault and weapons offenses related to the shower rod, a criminal complaint states. On Jan. 16, Rush hit the boy "in the side of his face with a metal shower rod causing him to have swelling in his right eye which will require surgery," according..>> view originalNJCU honors corporate partners, friends during 'Blueprint for ...
New Jersey City University honored business leaders and longtime friends of the university Thursday during its "Blueprint for Tomorrow" gala. The event, held at the Hyatt Regency in Jersey City, honored the school's corporate partners, Mack-Cali, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Wyndham Worldwide. Mack-Cali, the New Jersey-based real estate company, received the NJCU Corporate Partnership in Business Award. Mack-Cali helped in the relocation of the NJCU School of Business to Harborsid..>> view originalVictim says thief ran off with his sneaker money: police
JERSEY CITY -- A man claims that the money he was going to spend on sneakers was snatched right out of his hands yesterday, according to the Jersey City Police Department. The victim, a 16-year-old student from Newark, said he was in the Kids Foot Locker in Newport Centre Mall yesterday evening, when a man approached him and asked if the victim was looking for a particular pair of sneakers, according to a police report. The victim told the man that he was looking for Nike Kobe XIII sneakers, w..>> view originalFormer SPU students says he was wrongfully accused over rape ...
A former Saint Peter's University student has filed a federal lawsuit against a group of Hudson County Prosecutor's Office investigators, alleging that he was wrongfully charged with raping a fellow student in November 2014. Samy Jecrois, of Atlantic City, names Detectives Mark Sojak and Honey Spirito and Sgts. Chonda Rosario and Kenneth Kolich, as well as Hudson County in the lawsuit that was filed March 14. The charges against Jecrois, who no longer attends the Jersey City school, were dismi..>> view originalWhen traveling with Fulop, buckle your seat belt tighter | Political ...
I spent another day following Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, who is also known as an unofficial Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate hopeful. The last road trip was on Three Kings Day and, in keeping with the religious holiday theme, I started the latest trek on Spy Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. in the back of a black Ford Explorer. Besides Fulop and myself, the SUV carried Chief of Staff Mark Albiez and driver Tony Brown. Let me thank Mr. Brown now for his expert ability at keeping me alive. I j..>> view original
Saturday, March 26, 2016
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