Jersey City councilman signals shift on long-term tax breaks
JERSEY CITY — City Council President Rolando Lavarro, a staunch ally of Mayor Steve Fulop, took a step toward breaking with Fulop's tax-abatement policy at last night's council meeting. Lavarro, who is mulling a run for mayor next year, said the administration should revisit its policy on long-term tax breaks in light of the residential building boom that has begun reaching away from the Downtown and into Journal Square and neighborhoods to the south and west. The administration should "take..>> view originalJersey City teachers union endorses three in November school ...
ron-greco.JPG Ronald Greco, president of the Jersey City Education Association, said today that Sudhan Thomas, Angel Valentin and Gina Verdibello are the union's picks for three school board seats up in November . Steve Gold | For The Jersey Journal (Jersey Journal file photo) JERSEY CITY — The local teachers union is endorsing Sudhan Thomas, Angel Valentin and Gina Verdibello in November's 11-way schoo..>> view originalMan shot in Jersey City, then left on corner near hospital: official
JERSEY CITY -- A 37-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot multiple times early Thursday morning, officials said. The Old Bergen Road man was believed to have been shot near Myrtle Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive around 2 a.m. The victim was then driven to Jersey City Medical Center and left on the corner of Monmouth and Grand Streets, spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said. Morrill said the victim's brother then called police to tell authorities where the injured man had been..>> view originalJersey City man charged in Union City gunpoint robbery
IsaacMartillo.jpg Isaac Martillo, 19, appears in court in Jersey City today, Aug. 18, 2016, on charges he and another man robbed a backpack at gun-point in Union City in April. A 19-year-old Jersey City man has been charged in a Union City gunpoint robbery which began as a meeting to purchase a cell phone. Isaac Martillo, of Rock Street near Baldwin Avenue, is charged with robbery, aggravated assault and weapons offenses related t..>> view originalYour comments: Jersey City anti-circus bill clears hurdle
The groundwork for a law aimed at banning the use of circus animals was laid last night when the Jersey City Council voted to introduce the measure. The initiative, which requires one more vote by the council before it is adopted, would put an end to performances of wild and exotic animals on public and private property. The measure was introduced 6-2-1, as Councilman Rich Boggiano and Councilwoman-at-large Joyce Watterman voted no. Councilman Frank Gajewski abstained from voting. Here are so..>> view originalJersey City man arrested after standing in the way of tow truck, cops ...
BAYONNE -- A Jersey City man was arrested this week after he stood in the way of a tow truck that was trying to tow away his vehicle, according to police. Around 5:03 a.m. on Monday, officers were investigating a report regarding individuals in a parked vehicle on Prospect Avenue when they determined that the vehicle had a suspended registration, police said. As a tow truck was getting ready to impound the vehicle, a 27-year-old Marcy Avenue man who had been driving it stood in front of the v..>> view originalJersey City's Puerto Rican Day festival, parade to showcase 'Boricua ...
The Jersey City Puerto Rican Day Festival and Parade will take center stage this weekend with cultural music, food, dancing and performances. Various floats, performers and members of the community will have the opportunity to showcase their Boricua pride during the festival, which is set for Saturday at 1 p.m. at Exchange Place in Jersey City. The parade will follow Sunday at 11 a.m. The annual procession will begin at the entrance to Lincoln Park on Kennedy Boulevard, head north and continu..>> view originalJersey City OKs plan for 308-unit building outside Liberty State Park
JERSEY CITY — A five-story residential building housing 308 rental units on a lot outside Liberty State Park was given unanimous approval by the Planning Board Tuesday night. 100 Monitor St., which will also house 2,980 square feet of commercial space on its ground floor as well as 8,000 square feet of offices, will be a "pinnacle project" for the Lafayette neighborhood, Charles J. Harrington, the developer's attorney, told planning officials. "It will really be a transformation of the site,..>> view originalTeen pistol-whips man during Jersey City robbery: police
JERSEY CITY -- A 47-year-old man was pistol-whipped by a teenage boy during a robbery Wednesday evening less than a block away from the South District police station, police said. The Bayview Avenue resident was walking home near Bidwell and Bergen avenues at about 6 p.m. when the suspect, who the victim described as being between 15 and 17 years old, hit him in the face with a gun, according to a police report. The teen reached into the 47-year-old's pocket, stole $150 in cash and fled down..>> view originalJersey City BOE hopeful Rowan says Lyles contract renewal ...
Jersey City Board of Education candidate Mark Rowan, a 44-year educator in the public school district before retiring last year, said that the superintendent's ...>> view original
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
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