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Daughters Launch GoFundMe to Help in Care of Retired Jersey City ...
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Jersey City Councilman Seeks Audit of 'Boat Payments'
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Representative Rob Menendez Secures Key Committee Assignments
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Who is Anita Perala?
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Hudson County Board of Commissioners Opposes Helicopter Flight Plan
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Jersey City Man Among Four Charged in Connection with 'Ghost Gun' Ring
By TAPINTO HOBOKEN STAFF
February 5, 2023JERSEY CITY, NJ -- The Hoboken boys basketball team survived a fourth-quarter comeback by Dickinson to win in overtime, 59-58, on Saturday.
Joel Lopez finished with 20 points and two assists for the RedWings (14-7), who led, 44-36, going into the fourth quarter. Tayshaun Cox had 16 points for Dickinson (5-15).
Jasir Lane totaled 12 points and 15 rebounds, and Dorien Moorman had 12 points ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Bobby "Mac" Mac Arthur made a career of answering the call for others.
Now, just days after the retired Jersey City firefighter suffered serious injures in a fall down basement stairs, others are answering the call for him.
During the fall, he sustained major injuries including 10 broken ribs, a dislodged rib punctured his right lung which caused internal ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City Councilman James Solomon announced earlier this week that his office plans to audit local governments’ rules around “boat payments.” payouts that public officials receive upon retirement for their accumulated unused sick days and vacation days.
Solomon’s office will be submitting OPRA requests for information from five government ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Congressman Rob Menendez was named to serve on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the 118th Congress, a role in which he will support investments in infrastructure improvements across the Eighth Congressional District, a statement said. This appointment marks his first committee assignment as a Member of Congress.
“Securing a seat on ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A woman is believed to have jumped to her death from a tall building on Columbus Drive on Thursday, Jan. 26.
According to city spokesperson Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione members of the Jersey City Police Department were called to the area of Marin Boulevard and the Grove Street PATH station just before 10 p.m. on a report of an injured person.
Upon arrival officers ...
By AL SULLIVAN
February 2, 2023JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City Councilman James Solomon announced earlier this week that his office plans to audit local governments’ rules around “boat payments.” payouts that public officials receive upon retirement for their accumulated unused sick days and vacation days.
Solomon’s office will be submitting OPRA requests for information from five government ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Congressman Rob Menendez was named to serve on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the 118th Congress, a role in which he will support investments in infrastructure improvements across the Eighth Congressional District, a statement said. This appointment marks his first committee assignment as a Member of Congress.
“Securing a seat on ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City Business Administrator John Metro has been recognized as one of the nation’s top professionals in local government, Mayor Steven Fulop announced earlier this week.
For the second consecutive year, Metro earned a spot as one of the Top 100 Local Government Influencers by the Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL), a competitive annual list ...
By AL SULLIVAN
January 27, 2023JERSEY CITY, NJ - In a move that upends some of the Fulop Administration's vision for a redeveloped Hackensack River waterfront, the Jersey City Planning Board rejected a four-tower, 3,100-unit project for a section of Water Street.
The Planning Board’s action was not a judgment on the quality of the project, officials said, but rather on the lack of the developer’s ...
By STEVE LENOX
February 3, 2023JERSEY CITY, NJ - Bobby "Mac" Mac Arthur made a career of answering the call for others.
Now, just days after the retired Jersey City firefighter suffered serious injures in a fall down basement stairs, others are answering the call for him.
During the fall, he sustained major injuries including 10 broken ribs, a dislodged rib punctured his right lung which caused internal ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A woman is believed to have jumped to her death from a tall building on Columbus Drive on Thursday, Jan. 26.
According to city spokesperson Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione members of the Jersey City Police Department were called to the area of Marin Boulevard and the Grove Street PATH station just before 10 p.m. on a report of an injured person.
Upon arrival officers ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A 39-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection to the shooting death of Temara King, 35, early Tuesday.
According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Lucas Cooper has been charged with Murder, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
The announcement of the arrest ...
By TAPINTO STAFF
January 24, 2023JERSEY CITY, NJ - Journal Square’s Le Léo has quickly found its mark in Jersey City’s crowded rental market with an impressive 75% of its 99 apartments leased since a late-fall debut.
Park Stone Management and Fields Grade developed the new six-story rental building at 244 St. Paul’s Avenue, just minutes from the Journal Square PATH Station with direct service to ...
By AL SULLIVAN
January 31, 2023NEWARK, NJ - Four members of a gun manufacturing and trafficking network in Passaic and Hudson counties have been charged with weapons offenses related to the fabrication and sale of personally made firearms (PMFs), commonly known as “ghost guns,” said U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.
Savion Clyburn, 20, and Corey Jenkins Jr., 30, both of Paterson; Richard Mullane, 26, of ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Gun violence claimed the life of a 25-year-old man in the most northerly portion of Jersey City Saturday, prompting an investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department.
The man, identified as Rafael Gomez, was shot dead on Summit Avenue a block off of Kennedy Boulevard near where Paterson Plank Road crosses into ...
By TAPINTO HOBOKEN STAFF
February 5, 2023JERSEY CITY, NJ -- The Hoboken boys basketball team survived a fourth-quarter comeback by Dickinson to win in overtime, 59-58, on Saturday.
Joel Lopez finished with 20 points and two assists for the RedWings (14-7), who led, 44-36, going into the fourth quarter. Tayshaun Cox had 16 points for Dickinson (5-15).
Jasir Lane totaled 12 points and 15 rebounds, and Dorien Moorman had 12 points ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ -- Hoboken pulled away in the second half for a 46-32 boys basketball victory over Ferris on Tuesday.
Lamir Boxley scored 15 points and passed for a pair of assists for Hoboken (10-6), which outscored Ferris, 27-14, in the second half.
Ray Casey led the RedWings with eight rebounds, Simon Celiberti-Byam passed for a team-high five assists and Jasir Lane had seven points and ...
By STEVE LENOX
January 28, 2023JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City’s Emma Origenes, 10, is set to play the role of Dot in the TADA! Youth Theater’s production of Princess Phooey. Set to run from February 10th through February 26th the performances will take place at TADA!’s theater which is located 15 West 28th Street, 2nd Floor Theater in Manhattan.
“I was born and raised in Jersey City, NJ. On our side ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Are you ready to bring the funny to Jersey City?
Launched in 2017 as the 6th Borough Comedy Festival, the 4-day Jersey City Comedy Festival, presented by Art House Productions, was designed to showcase comedians from Jersey City and elsewhere, and will run again this year from June 7-10.
The acts will include stand up, sketch, improv, roast battles, podcasts and ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Local artists and arts organizations are being encouraged Local Artists and Arts Organizations to apply for 2nd Round of Arts & Culture Trust Fund.
Applications for the program, aimed at expanding arts education and programming citywide will open on Monday.
In 2022 $900,000 was awarded to 89 artists and arts organizations across Jersey City.
“As ...
By MATT KADOSH
January 30, 2023BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Authorities are investigating after a man threw a Molotov cocktail at the front door of a synagogue in Bloomfield early Sunday morning, police said.
Security footage shows a man approach the front door of the synagogue at 3:19 a.m., light the incendiary device then throw it at the front door, Public Safety Director Samuel A. DeMaio said in a statement.
The glass ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County religious leaders, security coordinators, and congregations of all faiths and denominations are being invited to attend a special security program for houses or worship hosted by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, in coordination with the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The ...
By AL SULLIVAN
January 30, 2023JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City Council members James Solomon, Yousef Saleh, Frank Gilmore, and Daniel Rivera are set to host two more bilingual Anchor Program benefit information sessions in the coming days.
The Anchor Program is a benefit of up to $1,500 for qualified property owners and $450 for tenants. The sessions will explain who qualifies for the program and what to do if you ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Residents of a neighborhood in lower Jersey City Heights were evacuated after a gas leak was detected from a property located near Beacon and Central Avenues Thursday morning.
“It appears a construction crew ruptured a 2-inch high-pressure line. Beacon Avenue is currently closed between Oakland and Summit. Central Avenue is currently closed from Hopkins to ...
