TOP LOCAL News
By STEVE LENOX
February 20, 2025
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Though unofficial and non-scientific as it might have been, the informal poll taken among the crowd inside a Jersey City small business on Thursday told Ward A Councilwoman Denise Ridley all she needed to know. Her constituents love Jersey City.The question posed and answered set ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The Jersey City Police Officers Benevolent Association (JCPOBA) are teaming up with the McCourty Twins and a number of community organizations to raise awareness about sickle cell disease. Together they will host a blood drive on Sunday, February 23 at the New Jersey City ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Workers trained through the Team Walker program had one request at a recent meeting of the Jersey City Municipal Council: for local officials to better enforce labor agreements with developers.The group, which included County Commissioner, and Assembly candidate, Jerry Walker, who ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Jersey City Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, will host a panel discussion titled “Women's Heart Health: What You Need to Know” on Friday, February 28, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. at The Museum at Jersey City Medical Center, located at 350 Montgomery Street in ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A group of drug dealers were using a Jersey City storefront to conceal and sell narcotics, according to a statement from the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.In a statement, investigators said that the arrests of the five suspects came after a February 5 search of Kaelyn Deli and ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - Works are ongoing to repair the 36" main near 18th Street and Jersey Avenue, adjacent to the Hoboken border. Hoboken remains under a boil water advisory today, while there is no boil water advisory for Jersey City. Water Service ImpactsVeolia has switched Hoboken's water feed to a ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - Jersey Avenue is closed in both directions at 18th Street in Jersey City due to ongoing excavation and repairs of a water main break in Jersey City, on the border of southwest Hoboken. This road closure will be in place until repairs are complete, likely through tonight's evening ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The Hudson County Pride Center will hold a wine tasting fundraiser at &Co. on March 6The Pouring with Pride event will feature Erica Duecy, an award winning wine and spirits editor and strategist, run from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., and support Hudson Pride’s effort to ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Residents voiced concerns at the Feb. 13 city council meeting over potential changes to a proposed bicycle lane plan for Jersey City Heights. The comprehensive plan, funded by a state grant, aims to improve bike infrastructure, but some fear the council may opt for a scaled-down ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Going by the theory that the devil is in the details, three members of the Jersey City Municipal Council voted against a resolution on Thursday to spend up to $40 million to upgrade the city’s 9-11 system.Councilman Frank Gilmore, citing the inability to get details about what the ...
NEWARK, NJ - Monishkumar Kirankumar Doshi Shah, also known as Monish Doshi Shah, a 39-year-old resident of Jersey City and Mumbai, India, was sentenced 30 months in prison last month in connection with a scheme that illegally evaded more than $13.5 million in customs duties on jewelry imports into ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Bayfront Promenade, one of the most anticipated projects on the west side of Jersey City, got a major boost last month with the NJEDA’s approval of Aspire Tax Credits for the project, the first of a number of future developments along Route 440 that is expected to transform the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - – Applying the idea of self-driving cars to scientific labs, a startup company formed based on technology developed at Rutgers seeks to use artificial intelligence and automation to help researchers make breakthrough discoveries. Plexymer, Inc. was created at the Gormley Lab by ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - A military vet, a small business owner, and a dance instructor walked into a governmental conference room.That’s not the start of a bad joke, it’s part of the scene that unfolded Thursday night as Hudson County Executive Craig Guy delivered his annual State of the County ...
JERSEY CITY- NJ - Seeking to undo fees for use of municipal pools it imposed on the public two years ago, the Jersey City Municipal Council voted to introduce an ordinance that would amend the fee schedule for city-owned and operated swimming pools at Pershing Field Pool, Pavonia Municipal Pool and ...
BETHESDA, MD - More than one million Igloo 90 Qt. Flip and Two Rolling Coolers have been recalled by the manufacturer after 12 reports of fingertip injuries, including amputations, bone fractures, and lacerations associated with the use of the product.This recall involves those products ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Saundra Robinson Green announced her candidacy for Council-at-Large as part of Team O’Dea, a slate of candidates led by Jersey City mayoral candidate Commissioner William “Bill” O’Dea, on Thursday.“I am proud to stand here today in front of my community to accept this role and ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City’s Department of Recreation and Youth Development has announced that applications are now open for its Summer Works Youth Summer Jobs Program, providing employment opportunities for residents ages 15 to 24.The program offers local youth a chance to gain valuable work ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The Jersey City Public Schools will host a job fair on March 1, from 8:30AM - 1:00PM at 222 Laidlaw Avenue, Jersey City. “Our schools are vibrant, diverse, and full of energy. We are committed to providing our students with a world-class education, and we need passionate and ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City’s Division of Animal Care and Control and Healthier JC have named ‘Nanook’ as the Pet of the Week.Nanook is a 3-year-old Alaskan Malamute. According to the City, he is gentle on the leash, inquisitive and intelligent and has been toilet trained. The City is on a ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City Board of Education Trustee DeJon Morris made several important decisions this week, including tendering his resignation as a police officer after 20 years, and declining to run for state Assembly.But, he told TAPinto Jersey City, with a year still to go on his ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Love will surely be in the air at the Charlie Heger Ice Skating Rink at Perhsing Field on Friday.Jersey City residents are invited to a special “ValenSkate” in celebration of Valentine’s Day. Admission is free, skate rentals cost just $4 or $5 for the session.The celebration will ...
HOBOKEN/JERSEY CITY, NJ - Assemblywoman Jessica Ramirez (D-32) has introduced a bill which would allow non-violent, formerly incarcerated individuals reentering society to participate in an EMT training program. A5261 aims to combat the EMT shortages that many squads are facing throughout the ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - 76 spelling bee champions, currently in grades 3-8, represented their respective schools from throughout Hudson County at the Annual Hudson County Spelling Bee on Saturday.Ishaan Gupta, an 11-year-old sixth grade student at Accelerated Enrichment Program (AEP) at Frank Conwell ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County Executive Craig Guy will deliver the State of the County Address on Thursday, February 13. The speech, which is set to begin at 4:30 p.m., an invitation said, will give Guy an opportunity to highlight accomplishments from his first year in office and outline ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The Jersey City Municipal Councils is expected to introduce an ordinance on Thursday to expand the boundaries of the Exchange Place Alliance Special Improvement District.If adopted, the district would include sections of Marin Boulevard, Christopher Columbus Drive, Morgan Street, ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The Jersey City Municipal Council is expected to consider a plan which would eventually lead to the construction of a pedestrian mall for the Power House District at its February 13 meeting. The mall, modeled after the award winning one on Newark Avenue, would be on Provost Street ...
NEW JERSEY - Creating an indoor oasis of greenery can help lift your spirits, reduce stress and improve your overall wellbeing. Challenges arise when growing indoor plants with kids and pets in the house. Keep them safe by selecting pet- and kid-safe plants and pest management strategies.Increase ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Meredith Burns, the Executive Artistic Director of Art House Productions and a fourth-generation Jersey City resident, has launched her campaign for an At-Large seat on the Jersey City Municipal Council.Burns, a statement said, will run on a slate headed by mayoral candidate Jim ...
TRENTON, NJ — A bill that would vastly reduce plastic waste in New Jersey won narrow support from lawmakers amid criticism from business groups and praise from environmentalists.The legislation, S-3398, was approved Monday by a 3-2 vote in the Senate Environment and Energy Committee, with Democrats ...