JERSEY CITY, NJ – Jersey City resident Jennifer Morrill has been appointed as Press Secretary in the state of New Jersey for U.S. Senator Bob Menendez. 

In a statement Menendez referred to Morrill, who most recently worked in the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office and has prior experience in local government, as a “seasoned professional.”  

“I am ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Mary McLeod Bethune has come to Jersey City in a big way in the form of a 9-foot statute to complete the new Bethune Park on MLK Drive.

Frequently called “The First Lady” of African Americans, Bethune began her life as the 15th child of former slaves in a sharecroppers’ shack in South Carolina in 1875, their first child born in freedom.

An adviser to ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ – Hudson County Community College (HCCC) and Eastern Millwork, Inc., partners in the Holz Technik Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeship Program, co-hosted a “Celebration of Collaboration” on Friday, November 19, and welcomed Thomas Edison State University (TESU) as the four-year college destination for students in the program.

HCCC President Dr. Christopher ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - As a result of complaints raised by the Education Law Center (ELC) and Jersey City Together, the U.S. Department of Education (USED) has found that state aid cuts in the FY22 New Jersey State Budget violate the Maintenance of Equity (MOEq) provision in the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Relief Fund (ARP ESSER).

In a November 24 letter to Acting ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City’s public school teachers will receive a minimum salary increase of $500 under what Board of Education President Mussab Ali and Jersey City Education Association (JCEA) President Ronald Greco referred to as a “ground-breaking new deal.”

The raises come as part of a package that will also increase the starting teacher salaries for candidates with a ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Members of the Journal Square Community Association (JSQCA) have voted to support strict affordable housing requirements within the area covered by the Journal Square 2060 Redevelopment Plan and are preparing to ask the Jersey City Municipal Council to approve proposed changes, a statement said. 

The proposal would require all developers of new residential developments ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - An Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance (IZO) that establishes affordable housing mandates for increased access to low-income housing in Jersey City is scheduled to be introduced at the City Council meeting on November 29th and will be on track to be codified before the end of 2021, Mayor Steven Fulop announced last week.

Jersey City’s new ordinance, written in tandem ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - A 15-year-old Jersey City girl is in critical condition with life-threatening injuries after she was struck by a vehicle while crossing Duncan Avenue on Saturday afternoon.

According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, the vehicle that struck her had left the scene by the time members of the Jersey City Police Department arrived. 

The responding officers ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ – A Jersey City man wanted in connection with the death of 46-year-old Haldy Thermitus has been arrested, officials announced.

Thermitus was fatally stabbed in a vacant lot on West Side Avenue in Jersey City on November 19.

Following an investigation Jersey City resident Raymond Chandler, 45, was arrested and has been charged with Murder, Possession of a ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - A pair of shootings less than 12 hours apart left two victims dead in Jersey City on Friday and Saturday.

In the first incident, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez reported, members of the Jersey City Police Department responded to the area of Oxford and West Side avenues in Jersey City on a report of an injured male at approximately 4:00 p.m. Friday.

The ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ – Richardson Adams is a nine-year-old student at Jersey City’s P.S. 14. He is also a center and defensive lineman for the Hudson County Dolphins.

Adams is getting the golden opportunity this weekend to play for the Big Apple United Youth Football League national championship in Florida.

“It’s always been my dream to play football like ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - The St. Peter’s Prep football season came to a crashing halt last Saturday afternoon, when the Marauders were trounced once again by the state’s premier team Bergen Catholic, in a 35-10 contest that was indeed close until the second half.

The Marauders (8-4) only trailed the mighty undefeated Crusaders (11-0), 14-10, at halftime of the game, but fell hard after ...

JERSEY CITY – Hudson Catholic’s brilliant football season came to a crashing halt Saturday night, as Holy Spirit of Absecon did not play like a three-win team en route to a resounding 27-0 trouncing of the Hawks in the NJSIAA Non-Public B quarterfinals at Caven Point Cochrane Stadium.

The visiting Spartans had their way with the Hawks from almost the get-go, as the Hawks suffered ...

NEWARK, NJ - A 38-year-old Jersey City man was found guilty Thursday of being a felon in possession of a firearm and carrying a firearm to facilitate distribution of heroin on the streets of New Jersey, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.

Raymond Petway was convicted of one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin, one count of being a felon in possession of a ...

KEARNY, NJ - An old pop song by Ricky Nelson may have well described the Wednesday gathering in Kearny where the atrium of a state reentry training and employment center was named in honor of outgoing New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney.

The little garden party included some of the most powerful political figures in the state, as well as political allies – such as former ...

NEW JERSEY – Don't enjoy too much holiday cheer in a glass and get behind the wheel of a car this season.

That's essentially the message of the Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety as the annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” holiday campaign gets underway to target impaired driving during the ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - With his team on the road this year, Sacramento Kings forward Louis King could not attend the 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Meal and Coat Giveaway on Saturday, Nov. 20. at Audubon Park.

But his family was well represented, and the event drew even more people than last year when held along a one block stretch of Martin Luther King Drive.

This year Stop & Shop and Hunger Free ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - A recent screening of “Sister Cities: Discovering Common Threads,” at White Eagle Hall brought focus to the incredible work of the 30 Jersey City youth that participated in the Jersey City Mural Arts Youth Summer Program this past summer.

The documentary, produced by Unshakeable Productions, revealed the entire creative process, the team, and the strategies ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Daniel Craig’s last James Bond movie, No Time to Die,‬ is in theaters now. 

While James Bond never made it to Jersey City as a fictional character, Mayor Steven Fulop and his wife Jacklyn managed to rub shoulders with Craig at a 2018 charity Gala held at the Cipriani Wall Street.

It is unlikely anybody will mistake Mayor Fulop for 007, though the two men have ...

NEWARK, NJ - With messages of gratitude and appreciation, 19 students enrolled in area Catholic Schools including Sacred Heart School, St. Aloysius Elementary Academy, St. Joseph Catholic School, and St. Nicholas Catholic School sent “heartfelt messages” to the Archdiocese of Newark and Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Newark’s Archbishop, expressing gratitude and joy in ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Mayor Steven M. Fulop, along with members of the Jersey City Municipal Council and residents, will officially kick off the holiday season in Jersey City with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at the City Hall Annex, Ege Avenue & MLK Drive, on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m.

On Friday, December 3rd, Fulop will join the Resident Response Center to ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Nicholas Grillo was recently named the Dante Alighieri Society of Jersey City's Man of the Year for 2021.

Celebrating its 112th year, The Dante Alighieri Society is intended to “protect and promote the Italian language and culture in the world, reviving the spiritual ties of compatriots abroad with the mother country and nurturing among foreigners love and worship ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - SUEZ Water North Jersey & The Shauger Group have partnered to donate 150 turkeys and accompanying meals to organizations in Jersey City ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Personnel from Shauger and SUEZ were both on hand Monday afternoon to assist with the delivery at City Hall in Jersey City, where they met with representatives from several local charities. The donated ...

Give the gift of spring this winter to gardeners and non-gardeners alike.  A pot of tulips, daffodils or other spring flowering bulbs is sure to brighten a dreary winter day and elevate the recipient’s mood.

Spring flowering bulbs need 12 to 15 weeks of temperatures between 35 and 45 degrees to initiate flowering. This happens naturally in areas with cold winters. Bulbs are planted ...