Tuesday, June 28, 2016

2 injured in shooting in park on Bayonne-Jersey City border, police ... and other top stories.

  • 2 injured in shooting in park on Bayonne-Jersey City border, police ...

    2 injured in shooting in park on Bayonne-Jersey City border, police ...
    BAYONNE -- Two people were injured early Saturday morning in a shooting in Mercer Park in Bayonne near the Jersey City border, police said today. At 2:27 a.m., police were dispatched to the park on the report of a victim with a gunshot wound. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 21-year-old Jersey City man with a gunshot wound to the thigh, police said. The 21-year-old told police he was playing basketball in the park when he heard shots being fired. A bullet struck the man as he r..
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  • 30-year tax breaks on tap for $100M Jersey City college campus ...

    30-year tax breaks on tap for $100M Jersey City college campus ...
    JERSEY CITY â€” A nearly $100 million project to build two five-story residential buildings on the New Jersey City University campus is slated to receive two 30-year tax breaks plus $16 million in city-issued bonds. University Place, which is slated for a stretch of the university's western campus just south of Carbon Place, is designed to house 330 total residential units, 21,520 square feet of commercial/retail space and 344 parking spaces. The $97.7 million development is part of a $350 mil..
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  • Indicted Jersey City police officers plead not guilty at arraignment

    Indicted Jersey City police officers plead not guilty at arraignment
    JERSEY CITY -- Three Jersey City police officers and one retired police captain were arraigned this morning in connection to a 107-count indictment accusing them of falsifying records and getting paid for off-duty work they never performed.  Attorneys representing officers Michael Maietti and Michael O'Neill, Lt. Kelly Chesler, as well as retired Capt. Joseph Ascolese, entered not guilty pleas on behalf of their clients at the arraignment before Hudson County Superior Court Judge Mitzy Galis-M..
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  • 2 shot on Myrtle Avenue in Jersey City Sunday night, official says

    2 shot on Myrtle Avenue in Jersey City Sunday night, official says
    JERSEY CITY -- A man and woman were shot on Myrtle Avenue near Martin Luther King Drive late last night, authorities said.  A 20-year-old woman was shot in the hip and buttocks just before midnight while a 28-year-old man was shot in the hand, city spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said. Both of their injuries are considered non life-threatening, Morrill said.  The victims were treated at Jersey City Medical Center and were "uncooperative with police," she said.  When asked how many shots were fir..
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  • Jersey City tots celebrate prom in style (PHOTOS)

    Jersey City tots celebrate prom in style (PHOTOS)
    These preschoolers just proved that no matter what age you are, busting a move in style is never out of the question. The preschoolers at Cradles to Crayons in Jersey City celebrated the end of the school year at their prom on Friday by walking the "blue carpet" outside of the Communipaw Avenue daycare center and then enjoying music and dancing inside.  For a look back on the annual event, click through these incredibly cute photos above. 
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  • Jersey City NAACP to host Sheriff's detective at general meeting

    Jersey City NAACP to host Sheriff's detective at general meeting
    Detective Tori Carter Detective Tori Carter receives her Hudson County Women's History Month Honoree citation award during an award ceremony at William Brennan Courthouse, 583 Newark in Jersey City, Wednesday, March 25, 2015. There were 23 women who received the citation award. Neil Barris | The Jersey Journal (Neil Barris) The Jersey City branch of the NAACP will host Detective Tori Carter of the Hudso..
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  • Jersey City man pleads not guilty to killing his mother-in-law ...

    A Jersey City man being held on a $1 million cash-only bail on charges he fatally stabbed his 82-year-old mother-in-law and critically wounded his wife in November pleaded not guilty to the accusations yesterday.Oliver Pangilinan, 53, of Winfield Avenue, is charged with fatally stabbing Consolacion Escolana and stabbing his 48-year-old wife — the dead woman's daughter — with a large hunting knife during a violent outburst at the family's home in the afternoon of Nov. 27.His attorney, Josep..
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  • Joe Cullen will be the 13th head coach in the program's 56-year ...

    JERSEY CITY, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Former Division III All-American men's soccer star Joseph Cullen (Clementon, N.J.) has been appointed the 13th ...
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  • Fans give Chile soccer team heroes' welcome in N.J. after winning ...

    Fans give Chile soccer team heroes' welcome in N.J. after winning ...
    JERSEY CITY -- It was 2 a.m. and people had to go to work in a few hours, but that didn't stop dozens of Chile soccer fans from greeting their Copa America championship team at a Jersey City hotel this morning. Chile was an underdog in the final, but it defeated Argentina in a penalty kick shootout at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford.  Winning the title for the second consecutive year, Chile's national team returned to the Westin Hotel in Downtown Jersey City, where dozens of fans -- dressed..
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  • Accused ringleaders of gun-trafficking network offered plea deals

    Accused ringleaders of gun-trafficking network offered plea deals
    JERSEY CITY -- Two Jersey City men accused as the ringleaders of a gun-trafficking and drugs network were offered plea deals that would land them in prison for up to 30 years when they were arraigned this morning in Hudson County Superior Court. In exchange for pleading guilty to leading a gun trafficking network and two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, Jason Siek, 41, and Kasib Decker, 34, both of Jersey City, were offered three-decade prison terms by Hudson County Prosecutor Kar..
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