JERSEY CITY, NJ - Some property owners, who were overcharged their portion of the new arts and culture tax by a whopping 800 percent will see a refund on their next tax bill, Mayor Steven Fulop said.

Adopted in March, the ordinance set a charge of one quarter of a penny per $100 of assessed value. When bills arrived, some found they were charged $2 per $100 instead. 

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Have you ever thought about how important it is to synchronize activities and, for that matter, technologies? For example, without a conductor and a high level of coordination and teamwork, a symphony orchestra wouldn’t be completely coordinated to play the right notes at the right time. This same principle of coordination applies to a school’s emergency response system. 

A ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ – Student’s at Jersey City’s Learning Community Charter School (LCCS) will be using Columbus Day to celebrate and learn about the culture and history of indigenous people in the United States. 

All 636 students in all grades (Pre K - 8th grade) at LCCS will be taking part in educational activities on Monday including in gym classes where lower school ...

HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ - A Jersey City man, a senior correctional officer, was arrested Wednesday on charges of sexual assault at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women.

Tyrell Harris-McLaughlin, 28, was charged with second degree sexual assault and second degree official misconduct for allegedly sexually assaulting an inmate at the correctional facility, according to a release ...

BAYONNE, NJ - A member of the Bayonne Police Department reportedly suffered a back injury after a Jersey City woman, identified as Kimberly Sanders, 38, fled on foot during an investigation into her alleged theft of two containers of laundry detergent from Rite Aid on Broadway.

According to Captain Eric Amato, the officer stopped Sanders in the area of 55th Street heading toward Jersey City ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ – When kids are online, they are routinely vulnerable to threats from criminal elements. Such is the case today, as Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced the indictment of a Jersey City man who allegedly attempted to extort a 12-year-old girl he encountered on the gaming app Discord to send him sexually explicit photos of herself.

The Division of Criminal ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - The death of a 27-year-old Jersey City woman found deceased in her Woodlawn Avenue apartment is under investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department.  

According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, members of the Jersey City Police Department responded to a report of a deceased female at ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ  – The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office has a new Chief of Detectives.

On Tuesday James A. Parker, a more than three decade veteran of law enforcement work, including in both Philadelphia and with the New Jersey State Police where he rose to the rank of Major, was sworn in by the Honorable Jeffrey R. Jablonski, A.J.S.C. during a small ...

BAYONNE, NJ - An “intense and thorough” investigation into an October 5 road rage incident that sent an 81-year-old Jersey City man to the hospital with wounds to his left eye and face has led to the arrest of Luis A. Villa, 33, Bayonne.

As previously reported, on the day of the incident the victim was seated in his vehicle and stopped at a traffic light in the area of Hook Road ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - The two contenders seeking to lead Jersey City for the next four years faced off at a mayoral forum hosted by the Journal Square Community Association on Oct. 16.

Taking questions that covered a range of topics including tax increases to water bills, assisting the school district to future political aspirations, and funding the police to affordable housing, the ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - PRIME Gallery and Main Street Pops have collaborated to present The Divine, an exhibition celebrating artist expression through the female lens with a showcase of powerful works by women artists. This exhibit features three talented local women; Nathalie De Zan, Barbara Shelly and Brittany Vogel, each with a unique perspective and compelling stories to ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Crowds poured into the Newark Avenue pedestrian walkway for the 2021 edition of All About Downtown Street Fair on September 18.

The annual event began in 2011 featuring over a hundred vendors selling all sorts of products ranging from handmade jewelry to one-of-a-kind artworks, more than 10 of the top food trucks in the tri-state area, and all sorts of fun for the ...