Scholarship fundraiser set to honor Jersey City man killed after ...
JERSEY CITY -- The Urban League of Hudson County and SAYFUN will host a fundraising concert to fund a scholarship in honor of the Jersey City man who was fatally shot after trying to defend a woman in a Downtown deli last year. The Darren "Reese" Talington Scholarship will be issued to one student from each Jersey City high school to attend New Jersey City University. Talington, 25, was fatally shot on April 26, 2014, after he confronted a man who had struck a woman with a beer bottle outside..>> view originalPublic's help sought in solving 1994 Jersey City triple murder
JERSEY CITY -- The Jersey City triple-murder of a woman, her daughter and another young girl has remained unsolved for more than two decades -- and for the family, the wound remains unhealed. "I hope the Prosecutor's Office is still investigating the case and reviewing the evidence because it is still unsolved," Jersey City Councilwoman-at-Large Joyce Watterman said today of the Feb. 7, 1994 murders of her sister-in-law Barbara Waterman, 28; Waterman's daughter Bianca Wilson, 4, and Felicia C..>> view originalSmall fire extinguished at Jersey City post office
JERSEY CITY -- Firefighters quickly extinguished an electrical fire at a West Side post office yesterday, a city spokeswoman said. At about 4 p.m., firefighters responded to a fire in a rear room of the building between Union Street and Williams Avenue, spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said. When they arrived, they found the fire in the electrical ballast of the room. It took less than 20 minutes for the fire to be put out, Morrill said. Electricity was disconnected from the one fixture and eve..>> view originalAccused Jersey City arsonist went on fire spree in 1998
The Jersey City man who is accused of torching six vehicle last year spent five years in prison for setting 20 cars on fire in 1998 -- one of numerous run-ins he's had with the law. Angel Fontaina is being held at Hudson County jail on $50,000 bail with a 10 percent cash option for what police are calling his latest arson spree. The 46-year-old was convicted of arson in 1992 for setting his girlfriend's car on fire, and he made front page headlines in 1998. The headline "FIREBUG SQUASHED" was ..>> view originalTrain dedicated to first responders gets warm welcome in Jersey ...
A train that Norfolk Southern Railway dedicated to first responders made its inaugural trip through Hudson County, and local law enforcement agencies were there to greet it last week. Police from Norfolk Southern, New Jersey State Police, New Jersey Transit, Port Authority and the Hudson County Sheriff's Office, along with firefighters from Secaucus and Jersey City attended the impromptu event in Croxton Rail yard on Feb. 25. The Norfolk Southern Police K-9 units were training in the area and..>> view originalGov. Christie joins 3rd annual Prisoner Reentry Conference in ...
Gov. Christie joins 3rd annual Prisoner Reentry Conference in Jersey City Gov. Chris Christie (R) has been added to the 3rd annual Prisoner Reentry Conference in Jersey City later this month, joining names such as Rev. Al Sharpton, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. Gov. Chris Christie (R) speaks with former Gov. Jim McGreevey (D) at the grand opening of Martin’s Place in Jersey City on September 15, 2014. By John Heinis/Hudson County View The event, which takes place at ..>> view originalCushman & Wakefield orchestrates $299 million sale of Jersey City ...
Commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has completed the sale of 70 & 90 Hudson Street, twin class A office buildings on the Jersey City waterfront. This marks the largest New Jersey office deal this year. The firm's East Rutherford, N.J.-based Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group team of Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer, Kyle Schmidt and Andrew MacDonald represented seller Gramercy Property Trust, and procured the buyer, Spear Street Capital. The ..>> view originalDr. Amy Rady Appointed Faculty Athletics Representative
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Dr. Amy Meltzer Rady, the chairperson and an associate professor in New Jersey City University's Fitness, ...>> view original31 NJ St. Patrick's Day parades celebrate the holiday in 2016
Now that it's March, get ready for a slew of St. Patrick's Day parades in New Jersey. Starting this week, processions of bagpipes, stepdancers and tons of green will span the entire month and even carry over into April. Here are 32 ways to celebrate the holiday in New Jersey, and, for those who are journeying across the Hudson, details on the big party in New York. SATURDAY, MARCH 5 The Burlington County St. Patrick's Day Parade steps off at 1 p.m. on High Street in Mount Holly; visit mount..>> view originalTop NJ lawmaker: Atlantic City plan must protect union contracts
TRENTON — State Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto signaled Wednesday he is open to supporting a plan for the state to take over large swaths of Atlantic City's local government to help rescue the gambling resort town from financial ruin — with a condition. Prieto stressed any plan must steer away from "trampling" on collective bargaining rights of police, firefighters and other city workers. "Collective bargaining rights should be sacrosanct, notably for police and firefighters who put the..>> view original
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