Jersey City mural flap illustrates complications when government ...
JERSEY CITY — When Jersey City altered a Monopoly board mural it had commissioned on Newark Avenue to please a group of residents who found the offending portion racist, it ran afoul of the artist's First Amendment rights, critics say. The commotion behind the mural illustrates the challenges governments face when they decide to fund public artwork. Artists and artist advocates who spoke to The Jersey Journal said if the city wants to commission murals, it shouldn't meddle with the finished pi..>> view originalJersey City holds 3rd annual 'Freedom & Fireworks Festival'
JERSEY CITY - Thousands of New Jerseyans flocked to Hudson County this Independence Day to participate in the third annual “Freedom & Fireworks Festival" at Liberty State Park in Jersey City. The large celebration featured rides, barbecue food and a concert by the Village People. The night was capped off by the largest fireworks show in New Jersey. "It is family oriented and they’ve got everything that you could want here,” says Jersey City resident Hakimah Tradwell. “My family is here with me ..>> view originalJersey City man, 22, arraigned on attempted murder/carjacking ...
Frank McCord, 22, was arraigned in Jersey City this morning, June 27, 2016, on attempted murder and carjacking charges. On the right is defense attorney Scott Finckenauer. Michaelangelo Conte | The Jersey Journal A 22-year-old Jersey City man facing attempted murder, carjacking and serious drug charges was arraigned in Hudson County Superior Court last month. Frank McCord, of Linden Avenue, allegedly fired a handgun at the victim with the intent to kill him, the criminal complaint says, addin..>> view originalWATCH: The Village People headline Jersey City festival with the ...
The Village People perform in Jersey City on Monday, July 4, 2016. Reena Rose Sibayan JERSEY CITY -- Some heavy rain did not scare away thousands of people from attending The Village People's mini concert in New Jersey tonight. As part of the city's Freedom and Fireworks Festival, the popular band formed in the 1970s performed some of their hit songs including "Macho Man," "In the Navy," and their most famous song the "YMCA." While Mayor Steve Fulop told The Jersey Journal he would be "at ..>> view originalFormer Jersey City council aide to seek local NAACP presidency
Elections are on the horizon to decide who will lead the Jersey City branch of the NAACP, and former council aide Joan Terrell is hoping to take over. Terrell, 76, told The Jersey Journal she's unhappy with the current direction of the roughly 700-member chapter, saying its leadership, including President Bill Braker, does not focus on how crime and the public school system affect the city's African-American community. "Bill has served his community for a long time," Terrell said during a rece..>> view originalJERSEY CITY -- City Hall.
JERSEY CITY -- When the management of Two Boots Pizza in Jersey City found out that one of their paintings had "disappeared," they began sleuthing, Jersey style. They posted a video on Facebook, and soon everyone got into the act. The result is worth looking at on Facebook, including some biting commentary on competition, gentrification, and a bystander who didn't report the act. Find out how it all got resolved, and how the police may become involved, by reading the comments. PICTURED: Jers..>> view originalImmigrants from 17 Countries Sworn in as Citizens in Jersey City
Twenty-one immigrants from 17 countries were sworn in as new American citizens, on a steamy Independence Day morning, at an emotional naturalization ceremony in Jersey City. Among the 21 was Maria Eskandar, who escaped the upheaval in Egypt four years ago. “I love it here because my children will get a good education, have good health,” said the mother of two young girls. “A lot of things are good here for my family. I feel lucky.” Christina Correa and her family celebrated with flags and red,..>> view originalHealth Notes, July 5, 2016
TODAYJERSEY CITY Healthy Hydration (Evolution Juice), 3-5 p.m., ShopRite, 400 Marin Blvd. 201-418-0300.FRIDAYBAYONNEHealth Fair, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fitzpatrick Park, Avenue C (between 26th & 27th St.) Rain Date: July 14. For information about applying to participate in the health fair, health-related entities should call the Bayonne Health Division Clinic nurses at 201-858-6140.JULY 13KEARNY Opioid Overdose Prevention, training session, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., also July 20, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Kearny Depar..>> view originalN.J. man killed by off-duty cop was with his family during the ...
The brother of a New Jersey man who was fatally shot early yesterday morning by an off-duty police officer after an apparent road rage incident said the 37-year-old was visiting his family at the time of the altercation, reports say. Delron Dempsey, a Jersey City resident, grew up in East New York and was visiting his girlfriend, their newborn baby and teenage children, NBC New York reported. The New York Daily News, however, identified the victim as Delrawn Small, 37.The Daily News reported t..>> view originalFugitive molester accused of sexually abusing teen while on the run
An evangelical preacher wanted by authorities in New Jersey for molesting a teenage boy and for allegedly abusing three other young men has been accused by a parishioner of groping a teen in Nicaragua, where the fugitive had been in hiding, according to church officials there. Gregorio Martinez, whose flight from justice was profiled in a special report by NJ Advance Media in May, allegedly groped a 15-year-old boy in Estelí, Nicaragua, earlier this year, said Pedro Matamoros, the pastor of th..>> view original
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