JERSEY CITY, NJ - Showing a united front as it relates to recent water problems in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ida, the Jersey City Municipal Council is working towards launching an independent investigation into SUEZ’ handling of the situation. 

Saying that Jersey City residents should have access to safe drinking water and timely emergency response from SUEZ, City Council ...

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Twitter that New Jersey just received a FEMA major disaster declaration for Essex, Hudson, Mercer and Union counties for Ida damages.

The storm caused historic flash flooding, tornadoes and record rainfall, and resulted in the tragic deaths of at least 27 New Jerseyans.

“Residents now have access to the federal help they need to ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Many Jersey City residents found themselves waiting for hours to get drinkable water during the aftermath of Hurricane Ida last week, partly because of distribution problems and a shortage of bottled water.

This came out during a discussion at the Jersey City Caucus meeting on Tuesday.

Though the break in a 72-inch steel aqueduct which supplies water to Jersey City and ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - With the new school year only getting underway on September 9, Jersey City school officials have already confirmed COVID-19 cases at Schools 15, 28, 23 and the Anthony Infante Early Childhood Center. 

Four students and one staff member have tested positive, officials said. In most cases, the students were not at school when they started to experience ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City Public Schools Superintendent Franklin Walker has said students will not be required to get vaccines unless the District is ordered to do so by the state. This comes after Hoboken announced a policy requiring either proof of vaccination or weekly testing for students 12 years old or older.

While Walker said he believed the state would eventually require the ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - A one-month-old baby is alive Saturday thanks to the quick and heroic actions of a member of the Jersey City Police Department.

According to a tweet by Hudson County Prosecutor Ester Suarez, the man was threatening the one-month old baby by dangling it over the edge of the second floor balcony of a Rose Avenue residence and eventually throwing ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - An 11-year-old boy from Houston, Texas, who got separated from his parents by accidentally boarding a Tonnelle Avenue bound train at Exchange Place over the weekend was reunited with his family after a NJ Transit K9 Officer and local citizens found him.

K-9 Officer Michael Brown, who took part in a system-wide search for the boy once the parents alerted NJ Transit, ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - With the 20th anniversary of 9/11 so close, the swearing in ceremony for the 24 men and one woman to the ranks of the Jersey Fire Department could not avoid remembrances of the heroic efforts firefighters played in rescuing people from the smoking Twin Towers two decades ago.

In his invocation, the Reverend Monsignor James Pagnotta, fire chaplain, spoke of these ...

NEWARK, NJ – A former inmate was sentenced to 43 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to use drones to smuggle contraband, including cell phones and tobacco, into the federal correctional facility at Fort Dix, and for possessing with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday. 

Jason Arteaga-Loayza, aka ...

TRENTON, NJ – A member of the Jersey City Police Department who was suspended after his arrest pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge that he traveled to Atlantic City in order to sexually assault two underage girls. 

As previously reported, Stephen T Wilson was arrested on February 6 after investigators said that he communicated using a chat app with other adults who indicated they ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Three Jersey City residents have been charged in connection with insurance fraud after a four-month investigation uncovered they were operating with uninsured and unregistered vehicles and drivers, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced recently.

According to Suarez, Aziz Ibrahim, 63, was charged with second-degree Insurance Fraud and Conspiracy to ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Local residents and visitors will be able to enjoy Jersey City’s All About Downtown Street Fair hosted by the Historic Downtown Special Improvement District (HDSID) on Saturday. 

A tradition since 2011, this year’s festival will be located at the Bank of America Financial Center on Newark Avenue from noon until 8:00 p.m. The fair will look much like it ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - With a free virtual JC Fridays this Thursday at 7:00 p.m., in-person JC Fridays returns on Friday, September 10.

The virtual kickoff will feature live performances and previews of JC Fridays events. Admission is free, advance registration is required to receive the Zoom link. Click here to register. The event will feature live ASL interpreters and Closed Captions. For ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Scores of people came out for Jersey City’s annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony Saturday, recalling the tragic events of two decades ago as well as remembering some of the victims who did not survive the terrorist attack.

The Exchange Place section of the Jersey City waterfront had served as a triage area for many of the survivors escaping lower Manhattan by ferry and ...