Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Woman run over by car in Jersey City still 'critical' nearly 48 hours ... and other top stories.

  • Woman run over by car in Jersey City still 'critical' nearly 48 hours ...

    The woman who was run over by a car in Jersey City Monday night remains in critical condition at a local hospital, while the driver of the vehicle that allegedly struck her has been upgraded to stable condition, an official said.  The 25-year-old victim, a security guard at Hudson County Plaza in Jersey City, remains at Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health and was listed in critical condition as of this afternoon, hospital spokesman Mark Rabson said.  It is believed that she suffered mul..
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  • Arizona man sentenced in Jersey City-area methamphetamine ...

    Arizona man sentenced in Jersey City-area methamphetamine ...
    NEWARK — An Arizona man Wednesday was sentenced to nine years in prison for supplying Jersey City-area drug users with methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty handed down the sentence on Ryan Bontempi, according to a court clerk.  Bontempi in September admitted to conspiring with others to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine in 2013 and 2014. The offense carried a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison up to a life sentence, according to his plea agreement.   But he signed..
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  • Closing arguments today in Jersey City murder retrial

    Closing arguments today in Jersey City murder retrial
    JERSEY CITY -- The retrial of a city man charged with killing his 69-year-old neighbor in 2011 will resume today with the defense presenting its two final witnesses before closing statements from the defense and prosecution. Patrick Powell, 44, is accused of murdering Robert Flagler with one gunshot to the chest on May 15, 2011 inside the victim's Jersey City apartment on Gardner Avenue. Powell lived in the adjacent apartment unit.  The defense's first witness -- the building's maintenance man..
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  • Water restored after Jersey City main break, officials say

    Water restored after Jersey City main break, officials say
    225 st.jpg Residents at the St. John's condominiums and apartments at 201 and 225 St. Pauls Ave., and the Grandview Terrace Apartments seniors building at 3060 Kennedy Blvd. were without water yesterday following a water main break. (Google Maps image) JERSEY CITY -- Water has been restored to roughly 800 customers after yesterday's main break on St. Pauls Avenue, officials said.  A 6-inch valve from a..
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  • Vietnam veterans honored at Pershing Field ceremony in Jersey City

    Vietnam veterans honored at Pershing Field ceremony in Jersey City
    The sacrifices and actions of veterans of the Vietnam War were honored yesterday at a Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony at Pershing Field in Jersey City and other locations across the county. The ceremony, held outside the Heights Vietnam Veterans Memorial Community Center, was organized by Hudson County's Office of Veterans Affairs, and various county and city officials attended to personally thank the dozens of veterans being honored. "Nowadays when we see veterans coming back from the Middle Ea..
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  • Jersey City fire victim says he's not getting 'true story' of when he can ...

    Jersey City fire victim says he's not getting 'true story' of when he can ...
    JERSEY CITY -- Three months after a two-alarm fire temporarily forced six families from their homes on New Year's Eve, one resident is still out of his apartment and says he doesn't know when he'll be able to return. Harran Holmes, 25, said the electrical fire started in the front rooms of his apartment at 30 Bergen Ave. Firefighters were called to the three-story building at around 11:30 p.m. on reports of a fire in a second floor apartment. After the fire -- which officials said was caused b..
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  • Death of Jersey City woman, 73, being probed

    Death of Jersey City woman, 73, being probed
    Hudson County homicide detectives are investigating the death of a 73-year-old Jersey City woman found dead behind a warehouse on Saturday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said yesterday. At about 2:30 p.m. employees of Jetro Cash and Carry found the body of Virginia "Polly" Wilson in the area of 1 Amity St., Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Leo Hernandez said. Her body was found behind the warehouse, he added. The Jersey City Police Department was notified and responded. Wilson was i..
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  • In Jersey City, small league baseball, big league politics

    In Jersey City, small league baseball, big league politics
    You'd think Jersey City could keep the politics out of youth baseball.You'd be wrong. Tensions are flaring between two groups vying to oversee youth baseball at Pershing Field, with one group accusing the other of attempting to hijack baseball leagues for political gain, and the second group saying the first is fighting to keep men with criminal histories coaching baseball. The battle has moved from the baseball diamond all the way to City Hall, with Mayor Steve Fulop asking Councilman-at-larg..
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  • Bayonne woman charged with running down woman after fleeing ...

    Bayonne woman charged with running down woman after fleeing ...
    A woman who ran down another woman Monday night in Jersey City was trying to flee an attack by as many as 20 people, including one who pepper-sprayed her, police said yesterday morning. Seynabou Fall, 23, of Bayonne, has been charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon and criminal attempted homicide after she struck a 25-year-old Jersey City woman with her car just after 6 p.m. Monday night on Union Street near Martin Luther King Drive, Jersey City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill sai..
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  • Jersey City to appoint acting city planner

    Jersey City to appoint acting city planner
    A longtime city worker will be appointed acting city planner as the Fulop administration seeks a successor to Bob Cotter, who is retiring after 26 years overseeing the planning department. Maryann Bucci-Carter, first hired in 1990, will run the department until a replacement is hired, the city announced yesterday. Cotter is retiring this week. Bucci-Carter has a master's degree in city and regional planning from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University..
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