JERSEY CITY, NJ - The Jersey City City Council passed a resolution Wednesday supporting efforts to impeach President Donald Trump and to condemn those protestors that broke into the Capitol Building on Jan. 6.

The final vote was 8-0 with Councilman Richard Boggiano who, while saying he doesn’t like violence, suggested that the council doesn’t “have a right to ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City is not competitive when it comes to paying its high-ranking officials, according to Mayor Steven Fulop who presented an ordinance to the city council this week that would increase the amount some department directors get in order to keep other cities from luring away top talent.

Fulop specifically pointed to the loss of former Business Administrator Brian ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - How should the city allocate tax revenues from marijuana sales?

As state lawmakers continue to discuss the fine points of cannabis legalization, and Jersey City officials have said they will follow state guidelines when it comes to the implementation of regulations to allow for the recreational use of marijuana, members of the City Council spent time at their recent caucus ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City school officials are stepping up their efforts to prepare local public school students for standardized testing currently scheduled to take place before the end of the current academic year. 

With remote learning already set to continue through this marking period, and probably until classes break for the summer, District officials, Superintendent Franklin ...

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ - Jersey City’s Azalea Banks has big dreams of seeing her fashions traverse red carpets. With her anticipated graduation from Centenary University less than 18 months away, Banks envisions a career designing the latest fashions.

“I’d like to work for a designer for big brands,” she said “Someday, maybe I’ll go solo and design for big ...

BAYONNE/JERSEY CITY, NJ - Legislation supported by Assembly Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D-Bayonne/Jersey City) to permanently establish the Community College Opportunity Program (CCOG) in the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority was passed by both chambers of the New Jersey Legislature Monday.

“CCOG is an important investment in our students and in our state's economic ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Law enforcement officials are investigating a bomb threat that began just after 3:00 p.m. Monday.

According to City spokesperson Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione, the Jersey City Police Department responded to 88 Morgan Street. The building has not been evacuated, as per building management, and no device has been detected.

The building at 88 Morgan Street is listed as Trump ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - With last week’s announcement that Police Chief Michael Kelly is retiring after 33 years of service to the Jersey City Police Department, several community groups are beginning to weigh in on possible replacements. 

Topping several lists – including presumably Councilman Daniel Rivera’s who backed him when the position was last open – is Deputy ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Two years after he was appointed police chief, Mike Kelly announced his retirement.

“After 33 plus years serving the JCPD, our Chief of Police, Mike Kelly, informed me yesterday that he will be retiring next month,” said Mayor Steven Fulop. “I’m really thankful for his partnership over the years as he has led the JCPD amidst some of the ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - In an effort to alleviate concerns over exposure, costs, and safety to those that might otherwise rely on public transportation, local officials are offering round trip rides to Jersey City senior citizens and frontline workers in order to make certain they can get vaccinated.

Mayor Steven M. Fulop said the city is joining forces with Uber in a new agreement that will ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump’s departure from office Wednesday won’t be the end of Representative Albio Sires’ efforts to “protect our democracy and address abuses of the pardon power,” the veteran legislator said Monday in a statement directed at the nation’s outgoing leader.

Responding to numerous media reports, including from Fox News, ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - An 18-year-old Jersey City man will spend at least 15 years and three months in New Jersey state prison following his sentencing in connection with his role in the December 26, 2018 death of Judane Holmes, 16

On the day of the incident the Jersey City teen was gunned down at approximately 3:25 p.m. in the area of 209 Bidwell Avenue. Members of the Jersey City Police ...

NEWARK, NJ - Linda Rogers, 71, a Jersey City resident and former secretary treasurer of Local 2254 of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union (AFSCME), admitted embezzling $40,455 from the union’s checking and savings accounts, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig.

Rogers pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Stanley R.

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Joshua Sotomayor Einstein, a GOP Committee person from Hoboken, will not be allowed to run for reelection on the party line in June, after he admitted that he “emotionally abused” women.

State GOP party officials including Republican State Chairman Michael Lavery have condemned Einstein’s conduct and behavior, and many have asked him to step down from the ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City’s 26th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratory Contest is going virtual for 2021. 

Hosted by the City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Municipal Council, and the Office of Cultural Affairs, the three-day contest which offers students the opportunity to compete by giving their best oration of one of King’s memorable writings or ...

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Steve Lenox, Publisher of TAPinto Bayonne, TAPinto Hoboken, and TAPinto Jersey City recently welcomed Jersey City Board of Education President Mussab Ali to TAP'ed Into Hudson.

Ali was first elected to the BOE at 20 years old and earlier this month became the youngest member to head the body that helps oversee the education of more than 30,000 public school ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - Middle and high school students are being encouraged to submit short films for consideration in the Montclair Film Emerging Filmmaker Competition (EFC). 

Submissions are now open for the competition open to students from around the world interested in submitting short films in the Narrative, Comedy, Documentary, and Experimental film categories.

This year’s ...

NEW JERSEY — Governor Philip D. Murphy has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Monday, January 11, in honor of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick of South River. 

Sicknick died following injuries sustained while defending the U.S. Capitol from violent insurrectionists.

According to the statement from the Governor's Office, Sicknick was a ...