Jersey City man shot in foot early Friday, police say and other top stories.

• Jersey City man shot in foot early Friday, police say

  

  stegmanstreet.jpg Jersey City police are investigating a shooting at Ocean Avenue and Stegman Street -- half a block from one school and three blocks from another -- that occurred at 12:30 a.m. Friday, June 17, 2016, a city spokeswoman said. (Google Maps) A Jersey City man was shot in the foot early this morning near the intersection of Stegman Street and Ocean Avenue, police said. The gunshot wound was not considered life-threate..

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• NYC medication delivery company expands into Jersey City, Hoboken

  

  The first ZipDrug kiosk in Hudson County is located at CityMD on Washington Street in Hoboken. Courtesy of ZipDrugCourtesy of ZipDrug  Residents of Jersey City and Hoboken can now get their prescription medications in minutes with the simple touch of a button or a phone call. ZipDrug, a New York City-based company founded in February 2015, delivers prescribed medications from any licensed pharmacy to residents of Jersey City, Hoboken and New York City. ZipDrug president Stu Libby, a Hoboken re..

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• Union Workers protest lack of support for stalled Jersey City bills that ...

  

  Dozens of union workers who would benefit from a pair of measures intended to support janitors, maids and security guards rallied in front of City Hall Wednesday to urge passage of the bills, which face an uncertain future in the face of wobbly council support.The rally, organized by labor union 32BJ, was billed as a commemoration of Justice for Janitors Day, which recognizes a Los Angeles janitors' strike that ended in a riot in 1990. Wednesday's event largely focused on the two stalled measu..

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• Jersey City's Lincoln Park Fountain is lit in rededication ceremony

  

  The newly restored Lincoln Park Fountain was officially rededicated with a ceremonial first lighting and live music provided by the Spirit of Life Ensemble.The rededication ceremony took place at 8 p.m. on Thursday, in Lincoln Park in Jersey City.Family members of former County Parks Commissioner James Keady were present for the remounting of the original plaque on the fountain base honoring his service to the County Parks Department. Keady died in 1973."It will be my pleasure to see this beau..

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• 2-year-old left alone 12 hours before being found dead; drugs were ...

  

  JERSEY CITY -- The toddler found dead inside a Union Street home this week was left unattended for nearly 12 hours before she was found dead, authorities said.  Miley Mitchell, who just celebrated her second birthday last week, was pronounced dead at about 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Her mother, 24-year-old Tracey Mitchell, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child.  In a copy of Mitchell's criminal complaint, authorities said Miley was left in a crib for 11-and-a-half hours without ..

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