Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Campaign spending spikes in Jersey City mayoral, council races and other top stories.

  • Campaign spending spikes in Jersey City mayoral, council races

    Campaign spending spikes in Jersey City mayoral, council races
    It's no secret that city workers are assisting Fulop's re-election effort — some of the aides who work in his office were handing out Fulop fliers outside a recent debate at School 4 — and a few of them are rewarded financially: Fulop's campaign paid at least $21,000 to city employees in the last quarter. The campaign paid Mark Albiez, who is the city's chief of staff, $11,000 for consulting fees and another $2,299 to reimburse expenses paid. Hannah Peterson, a mayoral aide who moonlights as F..
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  • Smash and grab, but no hangover: Man charged with swiping $800 ...

    Smash and grab, but no hangover: Man charged with swiping $800 ...
    JERSEY CITY -- A Jersey City man may have been spared an enormous hangover following his arrest on charges he stole nearly $800 worth of tequila from a Hoboken liquor store last week. Justin B. Rubio, 26, of the 100 block of Nelson Avenue, was arrested after the break-in on Tuesday and charged with burglary, theft and criminal mischief, the criminal complaint says. A witness walking his dog near the First Street liquor store said he heard glass shattering and saw a man running away before reali..
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  • Jersey City NAACP membership meeting tonight

    The Jersey City branch of the NAACP will hold its monthly general membership meeting tonight. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. at the Bethune Center, located at 140 MLK Drive. For more information, call at 201-333-3697 or visit the organization's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/naacp2086
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  • State wants 20-year-old charged in double-fatal crash to stay in jail

    JERSEY CITY -- If the state gets its way, a reputed gang member charged with fatally striking two Jersey City teens with a car last week won't be seeing the outside of a cell for years. Rashaun Bell, 20, of Princeton Avenue in Jersey City, waived appearing at Saturday's hearing in Criminal Justice Reform Court in Jersey City where the state moved to detain him through the course of his prosecution. A detention hearing is scheduled for Wednesday before Hudson County Superior Court Judge Paul De..
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  • Accused of killing wife, NJ man makes decision on plea deal

    Accused of killing wife, NJ man makes decision on plea deal
    JERSEY CITY -- A 35-year-old Jersey City man charged with strangling his wife in 2014 will face up to life in prison plus 15 years if convicted at trial after turning down the prosecution's final plea offer today. The state made its final offer to Kevin Montone -- who has been in Hudson County jail since September 2015 -- a 30-year prison sentence in exchange for a guilty plea to a murder charge at a hearing in Hudson County Superior Court. Judge Patrick Arre set Feb. 26 as Montone's trial date..
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  • Halloween maze, pumpkin patch bring fall fun to Jersey City ...

    Halloween maze, pumpkin patch bring fall fun to Jersey City ...
    The weather may still be warm, but fall fun is in full swing along the waterfront. For the last two weekends in October, a Halloween maze and pumpkin patch will be set up at Harborside 3 along the Exchange Place waterfront. The pop-up was open this past weekend and will be there again Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Harborside 3 is located near Greene and Morgan streets.
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  • Surprising wildlife found in this urban NJ county

    Surprising wildlife found in this urban NJ county
    Posted October 23, 2017 at 12:02 PM | Updated October 23, 2017 at 01:08 PM By Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal collage.jpg Hudson County is a bustling hub of urban activity, but it's also home to various species of wi..
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  • Cop's nose broken, 2 security guards injured in NJ mall melee

    Cop's nose broken, 2 security guards injured in NJ mall melee
      JERSEY CITY - A cop was headbutted in the face and two security guards were injured in a melee at Newport Mall on Saturday night, authorities said. Two teens were arrested in the 8:30 p.m. incident at the shopping center infamously known for a 2016 melee between the mall's Easter bunny and a parent, according to a police report. A group of six to 10 teens was sitting in the center of the mall near Panera when a police officer and security guard told the group to leave the building. One teen b..
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  • NJ nurses return home after volunteer trip in Puerto Rico

    NJ nurses return home after volunteer trip in Puerto Rico
    Seven New Jersey nurses left behind their families and their comfortable homes  and headed to Puerto Rico to help those still suffering from the impact of  Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Once they arrived, they saw that historic buildings had crumbled and uprooted trees, branches and debris landed on homes and in roads. Residents were spending their day in moldy homes lacking necessities like food and water and sleeping on wet mattresses at night. To help, the nurses were split among teams two week..
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  • Jersey Journal front and back page news: Tuesday, October 24, 2017

    Jersey Journal front and back page news: Tuesday, October 24, 2017
    A Jersey City man charged with strangling his wife in 2014 rejected a plea deal offer and will go to trial next year. Mega Millions is about to get mega-harder to win thanks to several changes that will take effect next week. Plus, the state wants a 20-year-old charged with a hit-and-run that killed two teens to be held in jail while awaiting his prosecution. In Sports, the St. Peter's Prep and St. Dominic cross-country teams easily defended their South Hudson titles and the New York Mets intro..
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Woman's death investigation sparks hazmat response in Jersey City .Jersey City program seeks to keep kids healthy and fed this summer .
Jersey City man gets 18 years for robberies, attempted sexual assault .Jersey City Summer Internship Program sends off its 2017 ... .

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