JERSEY CITY, NJ - A $295,263 grant by the Kresge Foundation, one of just 25 awarded across the county, will allow the Jersey City Health Department to continue efforts to address the impact of COVID-19 while addressing racial injustice and inequity.

“It’s been a very tough year and of course we all would likely change some aspects of our response in hindsight, but we are lucky in ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Brian Platt, business administrator in Jersey City since 2018, will be moving on to take up a similar position in Kansas City.

While the move comes as something of a surprise to many, Mayor Steven Fulop confirmed the move saying that “I’m very happy for Brian Platt being as he has been a key part of my team but am sad to see him go also- he was a key part of my ...

BLACKWOOD, NJ — Governor Phil Murphy abruptly left a press briefing Wednesday after learning that an individual with whom he was in close proximity on Saturday has tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus). Murphy, 63, was hosting an outdoor press briefing at the student center of Camden County College (CCC) to announce $14 million in funding for ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - It's often said that chasing news is a young person's game. That's good news for 12-year-old Mujtaba Raja, a 7th Grader from Jersey City, who is one of nearly four-dozen newly named reporters working with Scholastic Kids Press.

The award-winning Scholastic Kids Press program has Kid Reporters aged 10–14, covering “news for kids, by kids.” ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - A man driving around Hoboken just before 1:00 a.m. without headlights was taken off the streets by police without incident.

At 12:50 a.m. on October 27, Officer Brandon Fitzgibbons and Officer Harold Milne responded to the area of 4th and Willow Avenue after being called about an intoxicated male sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked white van. Upon arrival, they met up ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - The quick actions of Jersey City police officers E. Rivera and C. Zapaleta are drawing the praise of their superior officers and union leadership after the two saved the life of a man who was near death following a suspected drug overdose.

According to reports, the two were called to the area of Central and Griffith on Tuesday where they observed a man on the sidewalk.

JERSEY CITY, NJ - The Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force and the Jersey City Fire Department are investigating a three-alarm fire that killed an 80-year-old man in Jersey City Friday evening. 

According to reports members, on the day of the incident members of the Jersey City Fire Department responded to an alarm activation at 92 Danforth Avenue, a senior apartment building, just ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Pointing to the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic Jersey City officials have said that they are expanding their calls for donations for what will be Jersey City’s 24th annual toy drive.

“We’re hopeful that those who can give will help us bring holiday cheer to the children of Jersey City,” City Spokesperson Kimberly Wallace Scalcione said ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Always in search of a middle ground Mayor Steven Fulop has said his continued intention is to restructure the Jersey City Police Department for greater performance, not defund it. 

“In Jersey City it’s been about concrete steps,” Fulop said in a tweet. “We looked for ways that we can structurally improve our police dept with meaningful changes.

Confusion, suspicion, voter hostility and computer glitches: it’s all in a day’s work for the folks staffing New Jersey’s election boards.

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JERSEY CITY, NJ - Two of the three members of the Education Matters slate of candidates for Jersey City Board of Education now have the endorsement of Jersey City Ward B Councilwoman Mira Prinz-Arey.

In a statement issued by the campaign, the westside section representative to the City’s legislative body pointed to the need for “strong and compassionate leadership” and said ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Former New Jersey State Senator Ray Lesniak will square off with New Jersey State Senator Mike Testa in a Presidential debate hosted by the New Jersey Jewish Business Alliance Tuesday.

Both men, standing in for their Party's Presidential candidate, will be asked questions by both Steve Lenox, Publisher of several TAPinto hyperlocal new sites, and Ezra ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - The Ghost of Uncle Joe’s Show—an annual fundraiser for the Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery—continues this weekend, after a successful launch last week.

For the past 12 years, the show has raised over $100,000 for the cemetery, which is a historical site in the heart of Jersey City that is now maintained by a volunteer Board of Trustees, a ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - This Friday, October 23 kicks off the Ghost of Uncle Joe’s Show—an annual fundraiser for the Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery.

For the past 12 years, the show has raised over $100,000 for the cemetery, which is a historical site in the heart of Jersey City that is now maintained by a volunteer Board of Trustees, a hard-working group of volunteers, and ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Six playwrights will take part in the Art-House Production 2020-2021 INKubator Program, the Jersey City-based arts organization announced recently. 

Under the tutelage of program director Alex Tobey, playwrights Andrea Coleman, Izzi D’Esposito, Madeline Dennis-Yates, Nathaniel Foster, Aja Nisenson, and SMJ will take part in the year-long program which will include ...