Jersey City Deputy Fire Chief dies after 37 years of service
JERSEY CITY -- Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Stewart, a 37-year-veteran with the city's fire department, has died. Stewart, 61, who first joined the department as a firefighter in 1979, received multiple awards during his tenure with the department. The cause of death was not immediately available today. Ten years after becoming a firefighter, Stewart was promoted to captain of Rescue One. In 1998, he was named Battalion Chief and promoted to Deputy Chief in 2011. He additionally worked with Engin..>> view originalWATCH: Jersey City cops take 'Running Man' challenge video to ...
JERSEY CITY -- The city's police department is the latest group to take on the popular "Running Man" challenge. Originated by two Hillside High School students and popularized by Maryland hoops players during the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, the Jersey City Police Department has put its own twist to the viral dance fad. In the nearly 5-minute video -- posted on Jersey City TV's Youtube channel yesterday -- the officers are given the assignment of "searching for running man." "It's the ..>> view originalPublic Safety meeting slated for Jersey City's Ward F
JERSEY CITY -- City, county, and state leaders will be on hand Monday night to address safety concerns of Ward F residents. Spearheaded by the Jersey City Anti-Violence Coalition Movement and other community activists, a public safety meeting is being held at the Mary McLeod Bethune Center on Martin Luther King Drive at 6:30 p.m. Pamela Johnson, director of the organization, said the purpose of the meeting is to give residents a chance to ask questions about the street violence they see in t..>> view originalBlack Lives Matter protest marches to City Hall in Jersey City ...
Dozens took to the streets of Jersey City tonight to protest the killings of two black men by police officers in the U.S. in recent days. Jersey Journal freelance photographer Joe Shine said the protesters first went to Mayor Steve Fulop's fundraiser at Zeppelin Hall. According to Shine, the protesters were told they could not protest on private property, so the group marched to City Hall on Grove Street. There were also protests in Newark, New York and Philadelphia tonight in response to re..>> view originalJersey City residents dream of hitting $508M Mega Millions jackpot
The Mega Millions lottery jackpot keeps on rising and rising. Having gone 34 consecutive drawings without a big winner, the Mega Millions lottery has now reached an estimated $508 million with a cash prize of $357.7 million, the seventh largest jackpot in U.S history. Tuesday's winning numbers -- 29,46, 53, 64, and 73 with 10 as the Mega Ball, and 5 as the Megaplier -- didn't produce any big winners so the next drawing will be held on Friday at 11 p.m. Even though winning the big jackpot might..>> view originalJersey City high-rise office building sells for $101 million
A Jersey City high-rise office building that sold for $57 million three years ago has nearly doubled in price after it was recently purchased for $101 million. American Realty Advisors announced this afternoon it has acquired 30 Montgomery St., a 15-story office tower in Downtown Jersey City that houses a number of Jersey City governmental departments. Rubenstein Partners and Onyx Equities purchased the 320,000-square-foot building in 2013 and a year later began a $20 million renovation projec..>> view originalCleanup, street fair on tap for Jersey City 'Build a Better Block' event
JERSEY CITY -- McGinley Square is getting a fresh look this weekend. On Saturday, Jersey City and the Department of Innovation will be sponsoring a main street revitalization event where volunteers will be cleaning up litter, planting flowers, and painting murals along Bergen Avenue between Montgomery Street and Duncan Avenue. As part of nationwide initiative "Build a Better Block," the event's goal is to get "residents excited about their community." Volunteers will meet at 10 a.m. along Be..>> view originalSee 'This Land is Our Land' performances for free in Jersey City ...
Jersey City Parks Coalition will present two free public performances of "This Land is Our Land -- American Stories and Tall Tales" on Sunday, July 10. The Jersey City Children's Theater will perform at 11 a.m. at Pershing Field, and at 1:30 p.m. at Lincoln Park in Jersey City. The show features five American folktales: Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, The Nuts of Jonisgyont, and The Discontented Rock. A post-performance interactive story theater workshop will be offe..>> view originalPolice Blotter: Jersey City man charged with aggravated assault in ...
12:01 p.m. EDT July 7, 2016Police blotter items from Middlesex County.(Photo: ~File)PISCATAWAY AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ARREST, 11:49 p.m. June 25. Police responded to a report of a confrontation between two men and a woman that turned physical at QuickChek, 190 Stelton Road. Police said a 23-year-old Piscataway man was stabbed. As police responded to a report of a fight, two officers were flagged down by a woman driving erratically who had the stabbing victim in her car. The man was bleeding from sta..>> view originalPeace Train 2016 Tour to stop in Jersey City
The Jersey City International Television & Film Festival (JCITFF) will present The "Peace Train 2016 Tour Across America: Putting the 'United' back in the USA," on Sunday at 5 p.m., at Liberty State Park. The Peace Train's original, multicultural, 100-voice youth choir — one of the highly successful projects which supported Nelson Mandela's vision of unity — was formed during the civil war in South Africa in 1992. It toured America for the first time in 1995, and performed worldwide for decade..>> view original
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