Strong winds wreak havoc in Jersey City, force street closures ...
JERSEY CITY -- Strong winds have been wreaking havoc across the state, with Hudson County taking its fair share of damage. The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning for Hudson County until 2 p.m. Winds are expected to gust up to 60 mph. Downed trees have closed several streets in Downtown Jersey City, including a stretch of Montgomery Street near Barrows Street. Blowing debris at a construction site near the Holland Tunnel has shut Jersey Avenue between 15th and 18th stree..>> view originalJersey City rapper Jay Hype holds clothing drive for the homeless
JERSEY CITY -- Young rapper Jahmila Sandifer, better known as Jay Hype, was recently giving clothes away to homeless people in Hoboken when she started feeling like she could be doing more to help them. "I was giving clothes to random homeless people in the street, and I realized 'I want to give a bundle of clothes away,'" the 19-year-old said. So the Jersey City resident put together a clothing drive for today that she billed "Clothes & Vibes" at the Seraphim Vape Shop in Jersey City, combini..>> view originalJersey City tax abatements cheat the small homeowner | Letter
The average person is being misled about Jersey City's budget when Mayor Steve Fulop is touting a flat tax increase. Since the last budget from former Mayor Jerramiah Healy spending has increased $68 million with 316 more people on the payroll. Fulop has spent the massive surplus that Healy had in his budget plus increased fees more than $10 million. The $10 million increase in fees is equivalent to a $2 tax increase. Let's not forget the 7% increase when he did his first budget or the MUA fun..>> view originalDozens work out at Police Unity Tour's 'Zumbathon' in Jersey City ...
JERSEY CITY -- Dozens of people worked out to blasting music today at the Jersey City Police Cycling Team's annual Zumbathon fundraiser at Hudson Catholic High School to raise money for this year's Police Unity tour. The Police Unity Tour is an annual effort that sees hundreds of law enforcement officers ride from various points around the country to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., according to a press release about the event. An organizer at the event said ..>> view originalJERSEY CITY BRIEFS
BEST OF FRIENDS – Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop is greeted by state Senator and Union City Mayor Brian Stack at a fundraiser for Fulop’s gubernatorial campaign for governor. Stack said Fulop was the best mayor Jersey City ever had; Fulop responded by staying Stack was the best state senator ever in Jersey City. slideshow Wine tasting will benefit foster childrenHudson County CASA’s (Court Appointed Special Advocates) 10th Annual Wine Tasting fundraiser featuring world-class wines, foo..>> view originalNo. 3/4 Ramapo Twice Squeaks Past NJCU Baseball, 6-5 and 3-1
MAHWAH, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | If anything, the New Jersey City University baseball team proved that the New Jersey Athletic Conference coaches ...>> view originalSouth Jersey Assembly people to Speaker Prieto: Failure to Act in ...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – AUGUST 29: An elderly woman plays slot machines in a casino on the Atlantic City Boardwalk on August 29 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. After new casinos opened in neighboring states, four of the city’s top casinos closed in 2014, laying-off some 8,000 workers. The closures brought Atlantic City’s unemployment rate to more than 11 percent, double the national average. The mass unemployment has produced the highest foreclosure rate of any metropolitan U.S. area, with 1 out of 1..>> view originalNew Jersey gun shop owners on front line of debate | Di Ionno
One in an occasional series of Mark Di Ionno columns on gun culture in New Jersey When Frank Caso was growing up on Danforth Avenue in Jersey City, his grandfather owned a fish store. One sister opened a furniture store and another opened a boutique on the same block. Caso liked firearms, from his first tin cap gun as a boy, so when he wanted to open his own business in 1967, the choice was easy. "It was just a regular business, like any other business," said Caso, 77, owner of Caso's Gun-A-Ra..>> view originalEx-Hobokenites Yo La Tengo coming to Landmark Loew's Jersey ...
Once upon a time, in a Hoboken quite different from today's, Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley amused their friends by playing covers in their basement. Three decades later, not much has changed. Ira and Georgia – better known as Yo La Tengo over the span of 14 albums and nearly 30 years – will be entertaining friends (and fans) at the Landmark Loew's Jersey Theater in Jersey City on Saturday, April 9, touring behind Stuff Like That There, an album of cover songs and reinterpretations of th..>> view originalTop wind gusts across N.J. reach 70 mph
Large trees have been knocked down, outdoor patio furniture has been toppled, and garbage cans have been blowing around neighborhoods like small toys Sunday morning as powerful wind gusts have been whipping all across New Jersey. How strong are those winds? As of 11 a.m., the two windiest spots in the Garden State were Bass River Township in Burlington County, which had a gust as high as 74 mph, and East Windsor in Mercer County, which had a gust of 71 mph, according to preliminary wind measur..>> view original
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