17 injured after ferry hits dock in Jersey City, official says
Luke Nozicka | For NJ.com JERSEY CITY — A New York Waterway ferry struck a Hudson Street dock in Jersey City Saturday night, leaving more than a dozen passengers with minor injuries, officials said. Jersey City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said the ferry made a hard landing and 17 people were injured. "Most of the injuries appeared minor, however, three individuals were removed on stretchers," Morrill said. Five of the 17 injured passengers were transported to Christ Hospital and the othe..>> view originalGoat gardening at Jersey City cemetery
The Historic Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery may look like a bucolic graveyard to you, but to the herd of goats roaming the old burial ground this summer, it's more like a five-star restaurant. The Japanese knotweed and poison ivy that grow wild amid the cemetery's 6 acres of meadows and rolling hills provide a veritable smorgasbord for the tiny herd of Nubian goats that eat the invasive vegetation. This is the third summer Harsimus has rented the animals from Green Goats in Rhinebeck, N.Y.,..>> view originalJERSEY CITY BRIEFS
A REAL HONOR – Jersey City Fire Department Deputy Chief John Alston was part of a City Council tribute to late Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Stewart, a 31-year veteran of the department who passed away earlier this month at age 61. During his career, he earned numerous honors including being named Officer of the Year in 2001. He led the first self-contained fire unit to the scene of the World Trade Center after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. slideshow Man shot in head near West Side Avenue i..>> view originalThe heat won't stop the 20th annual St. Anne's Fest in Jersey City ...
The crowds were out last night despite the heat for the 20th annual St. Anne's Feast in Jersey City. St. Anne's Church on Kennedy Boulevard in the Jersey City Heights is commemorating the feast week of St. Anne this weekend with homemade food, games, dancing, live music and other entertainment. The event continues today from 4 to 10 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 10 p.m. The feast raises money for the church and the community. The St. Anne's Festival will feature a performances tonight by 10-ye..>> view originalYoungsters learn football from a Jersey City legend Glover holds ...
ALL ACCESS TO LIFE – College Football Hall of Famer and former Outland Trophy winner Rich Glover (back row, fourth from right) held his annual free clinic at Caven Point Cochrane Stadium recently. slideshow The youngsters who attended the free football camp at Caven Point Cochrane Stadium recently were far too young to remember Rich Glover as a football player.But here he was, the recipient of the Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Trophy in 1972 as the best interior lineman in the countr..>> view originalHouse music plays all day long for peace and unity in Jersey City
The sun and the beats were hot today during the second annual House Music Summit at Audubon Park. The event was organized by two northern New Jersey house music brands – SMB House Music Experience and Team Us. The purpose of the event is to bring some music to the community, according to Sultan of SMB. "The whole objective is to try to get the community together and come under one accord," he said. "We can come together in our urban community without any problems." He said he and the other..>> view originalALL DRESSED UP – Jersey City Fashion Week is gearing up for the ...
ALL DRESSED UP – Jersey City Fashion Week is gearing up for the fall. slideshow Although it’s not scheduled to kick off until Sept. 21, organizers of Fashion Week will begin casting calls for a wide array of participants beginning July 29. This year will be something special. The fashion show seeks to return to places and themes that were part of its foundation.“We’re going back to the Terminal Building where we started,” said Desha Jackson, founder of DLJ Give to Live Foundation, whic..>> view originalUnion City man charged with using screw-studded board in West ...
DavidMartinez.jpg David A. Martinez, 18, of Union City, appears in court in Jersey City today, July 22, 2016, on charges he attempted to hit a man in the head using a board with screws protruding from it. An 18-year-old Union City man has been charged with attempting to hit a man in the head using a board with screws protruding from it in West New York on Thursday. David A. Martinez, of the 1300 block of Bergenline Avenue, is cha..>> view originalNJ Democrats ready to rally in Philadelphia
Anne Creter is accustomed to standing on the outside of major political events.The Riverton resident has a long history of attending protests and demonstrations in Washington and other locations, including the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia and the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.This year's DNC convention at the Wells Fargo Center will be much different for the local peace advocate, as she'll be one of New Jersey's 142 delegates who will vote for the party's ..>> view originalMan brings himself to hospital for gunshot wound: official
A man who was shot in Jersey City last night brought himself to the hospital for treatment, according to a hospital spokesman. CarePoint spokesman Jarrod Bernstein confirmed that a walk-in patient at Hoboken University Medical Center was treated for a gunshot wound and discharged. No further information on the victim was available. The victim said it happened on Tonnelle Avenue in Jersey City just after 4 a.m., according to a police news alert. A spokeswoman for the city was not able to provi..>> view original
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