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Both Sides Continue Fight Over Future of Liberty State Park
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West Coast Wildfires Bring Smoke to Northeast Skies
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State Health Officials Warns of Possible ‘Twin-Demic’
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Sires Legislation Would Provide Funding, Assistance for Community Parks
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History Making Police Chief Walter Adams Dies at 85
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Despite Challenges Jersey City 9-11 Blood Drive a Life-Saving Success
By AL SULLIVAN
September 15, 2020JERSEY CITY, NJ - Protesters and counter protesters greeted each other at an emotional, but peaceful rally at Liberty State Park on Saturday.
Although dedicated in 1976 as part of the national bicentennial, the idea for the park goes back to the 1960s when the land was described as “a national disgrace” since it was the first thing many people saw when visiting Ellis Island and The ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The prevailing haziness of the past few months is proving to be more than just mental today. That's because smoke from the massive wildfires impacting numerous locations along the West Coast of the United States has worked its way into the jetstream, creating a faint pall over East Coast skylines.
According to New York Metro Weather, "Visible satellite imagery shows ...
TRENTON, NJ -- Speaking at Governor Murphy's Monday COVID-19 press briefing, NJ Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli warned of a possible “twin-demic” this year during flu season and urged New Jerseyans to get their flu shots.
“As we enter the fall season, we are also moving into the flu season. This year we are preparing for the possibility of a ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Albio Sires (D-08-NJ) has announced his reintroduction of the Community Parks Revitalization Act, legislation that would provide federal support for parks across the country through matching grant programs and secured loans.
“In New Jersey’s 8th District, our parks and green spaces are extremely valuable for the residents of our urban ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Walter Adams, who served as the first and only African American Jersey City police chief, died on September 11. Adams was 85.
Adams, who had previously served as Jersey City’s Public Safety Director, was appointed chief in 1988 at age 55, and came amid a tragedy after his predecessor, John Fritz, died at his desk from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - When Pete Peterson got to the 6th annual Jersey City Police and Fire 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive on Sept. 11, he sent a picture to his father of him giving blood. “I always text him on this day,” Peterson said, noting that his father had been in the World Trade Center on the day of the attack 19 years ago.
“He worked at a commodities brother back then,” ...
By AL SULLIVAN
September 15, 2020WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Albio Sires (D-08-NJ) has announced his reintroduction of the Community Parks Revitalization Act, legislation that would provide federal support for parks across the country through matching grant programs and secured loans.
“In New Jersey’s 8th District, our parks and green spaces are extremely valuable for the residents of our urban ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City Prosecutor Jake Hudnut has proposed revamping many of the services provided to the public – especially those regarding quality of life – to provide 24-hour a day response, and increase the number of employees available to take action.
Under the plan Jersey City’s Quality of Life Task Force would become new division under the Public Safety ...
By AL SULLIVAN
September 10, 2020JERSEY CITY, NJ - As many as 3,000 Jersey City Public Schools students are starting the new year with no Chromebooks, a shortage of technology that will make it difficult for them to work remotely from home as classrooms remain shut due to COVID-19.
The Chromebooks were ordered in early August but won’t arrive until October. A similar issue arose last month in Paterson before a delivery ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Conducting a thorough and accurate Census is critically important to our communities on a number of levels. Funding for schools is distributed based largely upon census numbers, and the challenges of the forthcoming school year certainly underscore the need for widespread participation in the Hudson County Counts 2020 Census.
“We have funding issues with our ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - An accusation of racism by a member of the public against Jersey City School Board Trustee Gerald Lyons brought a defiant rebuttal from several board members during the Aug. 27 meeting.
The conflict came after Lyons led a successful move to change the school board's policies to allow board members to directly question the superintendent of schools over issues ...
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By AL SULLIVAN
September 14, 2020JERSEY CITY, NJ - Walter Adams, who served as the first and only African American Jersey City police chief, died on September 11. Adams was 85.
Adams, who had previously served as Jersey City’s Public Safety Director, was appointed chief in 1988 at age 55, and came amid a tragedy after his predecessor, John Fritz, died at his desk from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Volunteers from Islamic Circle of North America Relief (ICNA) joined with Jersey City police officers Saturday to give out 400 backpacks filled with schools supplies as well as 500 slices of pizzas.
Decked out t-shirts that read "Knowledge is Power" the volunteers, part of ICNA's One Nation One Cause Back2School Giveaway Campaign donated supplies and ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A motor vehicle stop by members of the Bayonne Police Department led to the arrest of an armed Jersey City man Tuesday, Bayonne Police Captain Eric Amato reported.
According to Amato, Dante N. Degregoda, 28, was stopped at approximately 8:30 p.m. in the area of 52nd Street and Broadway. During the traffic stop, officers are said to have detected a strong odor of raw marijuana ...
By STEVE LENOX
September 6, 2020HOBOKEN, NJ - Organizers of the HoBOOken 5K have announced that anyone who signs up for this year’s virtual 5K in support of the Hoboken Shelter over Labor Day weekend will receive $5 off their registration.
Click here to sign up and use code:LABORDAY20 at check out until Monday, September 7 for the discount!
“During this challenging time, the Hoboken Shelter needs ...
By STEVE LENOX
September 12, 2020JERSEY CITY, NJ - A 50-year-old Bayonne man has been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal hit and run that killed John Hagans, 50, Jersey City, Thursday.
As previously reported, Hagans was hit when he attempted to cross Avenue C near 25th Street at approximately 10:20 p.m. The driver, identified as James Nichols, fled the scene and the victim was run over by a NJ Transit ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - In the wake of a police involved shooting that left an armed 21-year-old Jersey City man wounded, Councilman James Solomon and a group of local civic leaders are again pushing the city to establish a civilian review board for police.
Made of 11 members, including a member each of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Jersey City Anti Violence Coalition, the ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A preliminary investigation into the Wednesday shooting of a 21-year-old man by a police officer in Jersey City, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said, has revealed that the suspect, when approached by the officers who identified themselves as police, fled across the parking lot of the Salem Lafayette Public Housing Complex.
According to officials who first spoke ...
By STEVEN RODAS
September 8, 2020NEW JERSEY — Less than two months from Election Day, Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday said a new website will allow New Jersey residents to register to vote and track their mail-in ballot all while on the go or from the comfort of their home.
“This online form is safe and secure, and can be accessed anywhere – whether from a library computer or your smartphone,” Gov. Phil ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Councilman Yousef J. Saleh has officially filed nominating petitions for the upcoming Special Election for Jersey City’s Ward D Council seat. Saleh filed over 1,000 signed petitions, more than ten times the required number of signatures to be placed on the ballot, his campaign said.
The massive haul of signatures shows both Saleh’s strong support in the ...
By AL SULLIVAN
September 4, 2020JERSEY CITY, NJ - Liberty Science Center will reopen Labor Day Weekend.
The center will be open to members on Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and to the public Sept. 5-7, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The reopening will feature new planetarium presentations, the world of Angry Birds in Angry Birds Universe, and wild animals in Wild Kratts: Creature Power —exhibitions back by ...
By AL SULLIVAN
September 13, 2020JERSEY CITY, NJ - Heavy Clouds hovered over the New York skyline like smoke on Friday, a foreboding reminder of the event that took place 19 years ago to the day. This serving as the backdrop for a scaled down 9/11 memorial in Jersey City.
In commemoration of the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Jersey City officials joined residents and public safety ...
