Meet 40 Jersey City teachers who are making a difference
JERSEY CITY — Holly Smith, a language arts teacher from McNair Academic High School, also went to McNair Academic High School, graduating in 1995, when the graduating class was about half as big. On Friday, Smith was named the district's Teacher of the Year, during an annual award ceremony that is a bit of an Academy Awards luncheon for the district's educators. These 40 teachers are changing lives in Jersey City In addition to Smith's special district-wide honor, one teacher from every sc..>> view originalFreight train derails in Jersey City
A Con Rail freight train derailed this morning at the Newark Avenue Rail Crossing. The derailment happened at 10:35 a.m. directly behind Dickinson High School. Jersey City Police and Fire departments were on the scene, and the Port Authority police department responded as mutual aid. Four cars were involved, and there were no reports of any hazardous materials on the train. There was a report of one injury, which is still being investigated, according to photographer Joe Shine. PATH service wa..>> view originalJersey City holds third annual Earth Day celebration
Music was playing, food trucks were serving, and eco-friendly vendors and local businesses were selling their natural and handmade products today during Jersey City's third annual Earth Day Celebration, held in front of City Hall. Many of the city's departments were on hand, including the Department of Public Works and the Environmental Commission, which was handing out goodie bags to those who participated in the first ever citywide volunteer cleanup. Volunteer John Borja helped clean up an ..>> view originalResidents take to parks and streets for 'Great Jersey City Cleanup'
JERSEY CITY -- Though rain hampered their turnout this morning, residents took to Jersey City's parks and streets today to participate in the first annual "Great Jersey City Cleanup." The event, part of a series of city events celebrating Earth Day, is a citywide initiative where community members join city crews in cleaning their neighborhoods. The cleanup, scheduled to go until 2 p.m., is part of the Great American Cleanup, a nationwide effort that will take place in 20,000 communities and ..>> view originalPenn. man found with gun in car in Jersey City, cops say
JERSEY CITY -- A Reading, Penn. man has been charged with unlawful possession of a weapon after being found with a gun in his backpack in a car in Jersey City, according to police. On Friday at around 5 p.m., police stopped a white, two-door Honda in the area of Kennedy Boulevard and Sherman Place after noticing that the car had an expired inspection sticker, a police report stated. As two officers approached the car, they saw the front seat passenger -- later identified as Ariel Pagan Jr., 32..>> view originalWest Point cadets take tour of Jersey City to learn about diverse ...
JERSEY CITY -- Cadets from the United States Military Academy at West Point learned about different faiths earlier this month by touring Jersey City's diverse cultural groups. The cadets spent time with Coptic, Jewish and Muslim groups, among others, during a three-day tour of the city for their class, "€œWinning the Peace," which has annually brought cadets to Jersey City for over a decade. During their April 15 visit to the Muslim Federation of New Jersey at 530 Montgomery St., cadets ask..>> view originalRevaluation delay costly for Jersey City and its residents | Opinion
By AARON MORRILL The chickens have finally come home to roost on Mayor Steve Fulop's plan to kick the revaluation can down the road to Trenton. Superior Court Judge Francis B. Schultz has issued his long awaited ruling finding that Jersey City breached its contract with Realty Appraisal Co. when it canceled a revaluation of Jersey City properties begun under the previous administration. Only days before, at a raucous meeting of community groups, a local pastor forced the mayor to defend hims..>> view originalJersey City opens new parks in time for Earth Day (PHOTOS)
The newly renovated Angel Ramos Park on Wayne Street and Village Park on First Street were celebrated today with ribbon cutting ceremonies. The parks received more than $800,000 in renovations, according to a statement from Jersey City. Angel Ramos Park has undergone $277,000 in renovations, including the installation of new playground equipment and repairs to the basketball court, new furnishings such as benches and trash receptacles, as well as landscaping and surfacing and curbing work. Vi..>> view original3rd Jersey City man suspected in Garfield robbery, sex assault ...
JERSEY CITY -- One of three Jersey City men suspected of breaking into a Garfield home, sexually assaulting a woman and stealing cash and electronics has been arrested, DV Pilot reported. On Friday evening, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal announced that Jersey City police arrested Steven Burno, 21, of Jersey City on Thursday on Armstrong Avenue in connection to the Oct. 24 incident, the news site reported. Two other suspects in the case -- Xavier Epps, 22, and Tymell J. White,..>> view originalNewark man found guilty in fatal shooting of 12-year-old Jersey City ...
"Thank God," whispered the mother of 12-year-old Gywan Levine Jr. as a Newark man was found guilty yesterday afternoon of fatally shooting her son on a Jersey City street in 2013. Farrarhd H. Gunter, 36, was convicted of felony murder and aggravated manslaughter of the Jersey City boy and he faces 30 years to life in prison when he is sentenced on July 28. The jury took roughly one day to find Gunter guilty of the fatal shooting on Rutgers Avenue in Jersey City that occurred during a robbery o..>> view original
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