Thursday, March 24, 2016

Slain Jersey City man thought he was being followed, mom says and other top stories.

  • Slain Jersey City man thought he was being followed, mom says

    JERSEY CITY -- The mother of a 24-year-old man who was fatally shot last month on Oak Street fears her son's killer had been following him for several days before his murder. Christopher Jackson Terry was shot multiple times in the upper body on Feb. 7 while sitting in a car with a woman and a young child near Martin Luther King Drive. He was pronounced dead a short time later at Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health. "He didn't deserve to die where he died," said his mother, Ebony Tyre, ..
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  • Juror's migraine cuts Jersey City murder retrial testimony short

    Juror's migraine cuts Jersey City murder retrial testimony short
    JERSEY CITY -- Today's proceedings in the murder retrial of Patrick Powell came to an abrupt halt when a juror suffering from a migraine headache said she could not go on at about 11:30 a.m. Powell, 44, is charged with fatally shooting Robert Flagler, 69, in the chest on May 15, 2011 inside a Gardner Avenue building in Jersey City where they lived in adjacent apartments. The jury was dismissed at around noon, while the day's first witness -- Prosecutor's Office Homicide Unit Detective Sgt. Mic..
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  • Loaded gun found in Jersey City street, cops say

    Loaded gun found in Jersey City street, cops say
    jersey city police car.JPG Jersey City police recovered a loaded handgun just off Kennedy Boulevard early Tuesday morning, officials said. (Jersey Journal File Photo) Jersey City police recovered a loaded handgun just off Kennedy Boulevard early Tuesday morning, officials said. At about 1:30 a.m., police received information that there was a gun located on Morton Place, a short street between Orient Av..
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  • Jersey City assemblywoman to open new office Saturday

    Jersey City assemblywoman to open new office Saturday
    New state Assemblywoman Angela McKnight, D-Jersey City, will host a ribbon-cutting for her Jersey City legislative office on Saturday, March 26. The event to mark the opening of the office, at 2324 Kennedy Blvd., between Lexington and Clendenny avenues, starts at noon. The ribbon-cutting is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. The office hours will be Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. McKnight, who represents the 31st District along with Nicholas Chiaravalloti, replaced Charles Mainor, who chose ..
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  • Water main break in Jersey City (PHOTOS)

    Water is surfacing on St. Pauls Avenue near the Tonnele Circle in Jersey City following a reported water main break. Jersey Journal photographer Reena Rose Sibayan snapped some shots this afternoon at the scene, which is located near Van Wagenen Avenue, just below Route 139.  Suez, Jersey City's water company, did not return a call for comment on the water main break this afternoon.  No additional information was immediately available. 
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  • Fire quickly doused in Jersey City (PHOTOS)

    Fire quickly doused in Jersey City (PHOTOS)
    Firefighters made quick work of a blaze in a home on Clarke Avenue in Jersey City's West Side neighborhood this evening, freelance news photographer Richard J. McCormack said. According to radio transmissions, the fire was in a window frame of the two-story building between West Side and Mallory avenues.
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  • Malcolm X, King have a debate in 'The Meeting' in Jersey City

    Malcolm X, King have a debate in 'The Meeting' in Jersey City
    Hudson County Community College (HCCC) will host a professional production of the play, "The Meeting," by Jeff Stetson at 6 p.m., Thursday, March 31, in the College's Culinary Conference Center, 161 Newkirk St., Jersey City. "The Meeting" centers on a fictional 1965 meeting between the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X in a hotel room located in Harlem. The play was initially televised in 1989 on the PBS Series, American Playhouse. "The Meeting" presents a spirited debate between..
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  • Cleanup begins to remove lead paint chips from 2 Jersey City parks

    Cleanup begins to remove lead paint chips from 2 Jersey City parks
    Jersey City officials have begun to clean two city parks after lead paint chips were discovered.The Mary Benson Park and 9th Street Park were closed after the discovery was made. The parks are both located under the New Jersey Turnpike bridge. The bridge is the source of the lead paint, according to the Turnpike Authority.Crews at the Mary Benson Park wiped down all of the playground... Content Preview This content is exclusive for Optimum, Time Warner®, Comcast®, customers with access to New..
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  • #NJCUMVB Swept by No. 11 Kean

    11 ranked and four-time defending Skyline Conference champion Kean University stuffed 10.0 blocks to thwart the New Jersey City University men's volleyball ...
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  • Niech's Bat, Kafer's Arm Lifts NJCU to Eighth Win, 8-4 Over St ...

    JERSEY CITY, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Senior first baseman Andrew Niech (Avenel, NJ/Colonia) had four hits and homered for the second straight day ...
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