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Jovina Johnson Elected President of Journal Square Community ...
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Hudson County Duo Arrested in $93K Fraud of Elderly Westfield Woman, Police Say
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Black History Month: TAPinto Jersey City Recognizes Jill Jones
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Murphy Commits $29.5 Million to Support College and University Students ...
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Jersey City to Open Vertical Farming in Two Public Housing Locations
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Hudson County Legislator Annette Chaparro Seeks to Take Confusion out of Light ...
By BILL ARMBRUSTER
February 25, 2021JERSEY CITY, NJ - The board of the Journal Square Community Association has elected Jovina Johnson as the group’s new president. She replaces Kevin Bing, who stepped down after leading the association for the past two years. Johnson, a human resources professional, was first elected to the group’s board of trustees in February 2020.
JSQCA, founded in 2016, has approximately 80 ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Two Hudson County men accused of defrauding an elderly Westfield woman of $93,000 were arrested Tuesday as they attempted to scam her out of an additional $40,000 in cash, police said.
Police arrested Brandon Reyes, 27, of Union City, and Walter Rosario, 28, of Jersey City, in Westfield at 11:16 a.m., Chief Christopher Battiloro said in a statement Wednesday. Authorities ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A lifelong Jersey City resident and Rutgers University graduate, Jill Jones is an activist and Founder of White Can't Exist without Black Project.
The initiative was established to challenge society to view people in a different way, and to bring about unity among all races.
She has been inspired by the peaceful protests generated through the Black Lives Matter ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway acknowledged that his decision to forgo in-person commencement ceremonies this spring was an unpopular one among the many who sent him letters over the past week.
And, he is doubling down on his decision to hold them virtually and not run the risk of turning Rutgers commencement into a super-spreader event.
“I want ...
TRENTON, NJ – Gov. Phil Murphy and Secretary of Higher Education Dr. Brian Bridges announced that $29.5 million in federal funding will be available to New Jersey’s institutions of higher education amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to support the goals of the State Plan for Higher Education through a competitive challenge grant and address student food insecurities ...
By STEVE LENOX
February 24, 2021TRENTON, NJ – Legislation seeking to take confusion out of the ticket validation process when riding NJ light rail was approved by the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee on Monday.
“There’s no reason for someone who rightfully bought a light rail ticket but failed to validate it to be penalized equally to a person who did not buy a ticket,” ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Head of the Team Walker program, a non-profit organization that provides kids with various opportunities out of the “Team Walker Learning Center,” Jerry Walker, who also serves as a County Commissioner, is one of the most influential people in the southern portion of Jersey City.
Located at the corner of Communipaw Avenue and Halladay Street in the Bergen ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Council Members Denise Ridley and James Solomon will jointly introduce an ordinance forming a Civilian Complaint Review Board that will provide community oversight of the Jersey City Police Department.
The Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) would be one of the nation’s strongest, with substantial investigatory power paired with political independence. If passed by ...
By JOHN MOONEY
February 25, 2021TRENTON, NJ – Gov. Phil Murphy and Secretary of Higher Education Dr. Brian Bridges announced that $29.5 million in federal funding will be available to New Jersey’s institutions of higher education amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to support the goals of the State Plan for Higher Education through a competitive challenge grant and address student food insecurities ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Carlos Lejnieks, the President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Essex, Hudson & Union Counties, has been announced as the newest member of the New Jersey City University Board of Trustees. Lejnieks, a statement from the university announced, will serve on the Finance & Audit Committee and Mission Committee.
Saying they are happy he joined the board, ...
HAMILTON, NJ - While New Jersey's public charter schools "have found remarkable ways to meet the needs of our students and families during this public health crisis," New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association President and CEO Harry Lee said Friday, they continue to need State guidance and resources to navigate the educational roadblocks caused by the pandemic.
Lee ...
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By STEVE LENOX
February 14, 2021JERSEY CITY, NJ - A 39-year-old Jersey City man is said to be in critical but stable condition after being struck and seriously injured while walking on the Lincoln Highway Bridge northbound lane in Jersey City late Saturday night.
The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit is investigating the hit and run incident in which the driver fled the scene shortly after striking the ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - With windows broken, building debris scattered in the bushes, the inside first floor incinerated, and the banister leading upstairs splintered, local fire officials, along with representatives from the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office and the Office of Emergency Management, made their way into the dark interior of the Martin Luther King Drive home carrying flashlights, ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A Jersey City woman is dead, and two men are critically injured, after being shot late Wednesday, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez.
In a statement Suarez reported that members of the Jersey City Police Department responded to the area of Old Bergen Road and Neptune Avenue just before 10:00 p.m. on a report of shots fired. Upon arrival officers found the ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A lifelong Jersey City resident and Rutgers University graduate, Jill Jones is an activist and Founder of White Can't Exist without Black Project.
The initiative was established to challenge society to view people in a different way, and to bring about unity among all races.
She has been inspired by the peaceful protests generated through the Black Lives Matter ...
By MATT KADOSH
February 25, 2021WESTFIELD, NJ — Two Hudson County men accused of defrauding an elderly Westfield woman of $93,000 were arrested Tuesday as they attempted to scam her out of an additional $40,000 in cash, police said.
Police arrested Brandon Reyes, 27, of Union City, and Walter Rosario, 28, of Jersey City, in Westfield at 11:16 a.m., Chief Christopher Battiloro said in a statement Wednesday. Authorities ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A 26-year-old Jersey City man pleaded guilty to charges related to his involvement in the 2019 shooting inside the Newport Centre Mall that left two people injured.
Ahmad Broadway was originally arrested on January 19, 2019, eight days after he opened fire on the third floor of the mall sending hundreds of shoppers into hiding and law enforcement officers from several ...
TRENTON, NJ – A contractor that participated in the restoration of a rood structure at the Jersey City Main Public Library has been assessed approximately $2.75 million in back wages, penalties, and fees following a New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) investigation into the contractor’s failure to pay its employees the state prevailing wage at six job ...
By AL SULLIVAN
February 18, 2021JERSEY CITY, NJ - In a race where the boxing gloves are likely to come off, the Ward E election will feature, at least in part, a rematch of the 2017 contest as Jake Hudnut has announced that he is weighing in as the Fulop Team’s candidate.
This time on the other side of the ring, Hudnut, who has served in the Fulop Administration as the chief municipal prosecutor, ran in 2017 on a ...
By AL SULLIVAN
February 22, 2021JERSEY CITY, NJ - In what appears to be the next big step in restoring the Loew’s Theater and turning it into a performing arts center, Mayor Steven Fulop announced a new partnership with Devils Arena Entertainment (DAE), the largest purveyor of entertainment in New Jersey and operator of Prudential Center, one of North America’s top 10 most booked arenas to move forward on a ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Steve Lenox, Publisher of TAPinto Bayonne, TAPinto Hoboken, and TAPinto Jersey City, recently welcomed Carrie Nawrocki, Director of the Hudson Regional Health Commission, and David Drumeler, Deputy Business Administrator for Hudson County.
Nawrocki and Drumeler, under the direction of Hudson County Executive Tom Degise have been heading up the county's vaccination ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - While not quite as cold as Valley Forge was the winter when Gen. George Washington camped out there during the American Revolution, a chilly Presidents' Day paired with COVID-19 pandemic to keep the number of participants at Jersey City’s annual commemoration Monday.
Local legend has long claimed that George Washington, while general of the Colonial Army, met with ...
By AL SULLIVAN
February 23, 2021JERSEY CITY, NJ -Shyrone and Rebecca Richardson are the founders of and pastors at the World Outreach Christian Church (WOCC) in Jersey City.
Rev. Shyrone has more than 25 years in ministry, serving a number of key communities including at the RCCW; Raleigh Correctional Center for Women, Persons County Jail System, P.S. 15 Parent Council, and the Hamilton Park Nursing Home.
He helped ...
