Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Man shot in the leg in Jersey City Saturday morning, official says and other top stories.

  • Man shot in the leg in Jersey City Saturday morning, official says

    Man shot in the leg in Jersey City Saturday morning, official says
    JERSEY CITY -- A 22-year-old man was shot once in the leg early Saturday morning on the south side of the city, officials said.  The victim, an Arlington Avenue resident, was shot near Arlington and Bayview avenues at about 12:30 a.m., city spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said.  He was brought to Jersey City Medical Center and his injury was considered non life-threatening, she said.  The incident remains under investigation.  Yesterday's shooting comes a week after two people were shot on Myrtl..
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  • 10 relocated after Jersey City fire, official says

    10 relocated after Jersey City fire, official says
    Jersey City unveils new fire trucks 6-24-15 Ten residents were relocated late last night after a fire broke out in the Bergen-Lafayette section of the city, officials say. JERSEY CITY -- Ten residents were relocated late last night after a fire broke out in the Bergen-Lafayette section of the city, officials said.  At about 11:30 p.m., firefighters were called to 130 Grant Avenue -- between Bergen Avenue and Martin Luther King Dr..
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  • Jersey City market brings farm fresh food, entertainment to the Heights

    Jersey City market brings farm fresh food, entertainment to the Heights
    JERSEY CITY -- Fresh food is only steps away in the Heights this summer. Now in it's sixth season, the Riverview Farmers Market brings farm fresh food, community engagement, and live entertainment to Riverview Park each Sunday from fall until spring. The market runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. "It's providing local food for the community, we are very much focused on providing a place for local artisans and farmers to connect to the community," said Mark Bunbury, president of the organization.  Vend..
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  • Building fire in Jersey City displaces 10 residents

    Posted: Jul. 3, 2016 8:00 am Updated: Jul. 3, 2016 2:42 pm JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving fire has damaged a residential building in Jersey City, displacing 10 people. No injuries were reported in the fire, which broke out around 11:30 p.m. Saturday on the roof of the three-story building on Grant Avenue. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze in about 15 minutes and it was extinguished a short time later. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Authorities say the displ..
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  • White Eagle Hall completes first phase with opening of French ...

    White Eagle Hall completes first phase with opening of French ...
    French restaurant Madame Claude Bis is bringing the ambience and tastes of a bistro located on the cobblestone backstreets of Paris to Jersey City's White Eagle Hall. Owned by the husband and wife team of Alice TroĂŻetto and Mattias Gustafsson, who grew up in France and immigrated to Jersey City in the early '90s, the French restaurant features dishes that originate from multiple regions of France. The restaurant is located historic White Eagle Hall building, located at 335-337 Newark Ave in J..
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  • Fulop snaps selfie with Hillary and Bill Clinton at 'Hamilton'

    Fulop snaps selfie with Hillary and Bill Clinton at 'Hamilton'
    JERSEY CITY -- How is Mayor Steve Fulop spending his holiday weekend? On Facebook and Twitter last night, the Jersey City Mayor -- who's eyeing a run for governor in 2017 -- posted a selfie alongside Hillary and Bill Clinton and his fiance Jaclyn Thompson at the award winning Broadway show "Hamilton."  "Saw Hamilton tonight w/a President, a future President and Jaclyn ‪#‎selfie‬," Fulop posted on Facebook.  A couple of hours before posting the picture, Fulop took to Facebook to say he was seei..
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  • N.J. man shot, killed by off-duty cop after alleged road rage attack ...

    N.J. man shot, killed by off-duty cop after alleged road rage attack ...
    A New Jersey man was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer in a road rage incident in New York City early Monday, reports say.  According to the Daily News, while Delron Dempsey and the off-duty officer were stopped in their cars at a red light in Brooklyn, the 37-year-old from Jersey City allegedly got out his 2016 Kia EX and began punching the officer through the car's open window.  The officer, who was still sitting in his 2002 Nissan Altima, then fired his gun an unknown number of..
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  • N.J. gets $4M to beef up security at houses of worship, nonprofits

    N.J. gets $4M to beef up security at houses of worship, nonprofits
    TRENTON — New Jersey religious institutions and nonprofits located in areas considered at high risk for terror attacks and other threats will receive $4.26 million in federal funding to beef up security, the state homeland security office announced on Friday. The money, awarded to the state Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, will go to 58 different institutions under a program known as the Jersey City/Newark Urban Area Security Initiative. "In today's current threat environment, it ..
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  • How a dose of nature can keep us healthy in mind and body

    How a dose of nature can keep us healthy in mind and body
    If there were a free, readily available medication to keep your mind sharp, improve memory and perhaps even protect against dementia, wouldn't you want a dose of it? This remedy exists, but it's not a pill. It's a place. And you'll find it as close as the nearest park. Medical science is rediscovering what landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted suggested two centuries ago: that nature has the power to heal us in body, mind and spirit. Olmsted put his theories to work, designing Central Park..
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  • School breakfast subsidy among Christie's vetoes

    School breakfast subsidy among Christie's vetoes
    Gov. Chris Christie has vetoed an effort to provide a state subsidy to schools that provide breakfast during the school day. Your current subscription does not provide access to this content. Please click the button below to manage your account. Subscribe Thank you for reading and relying on pressofAtlanticCity.com for your news and information. You have now viewed your allowance of free articles. Login Sub..
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