TOP LOCAL News
By DANIEL ISRAEL
November 12, 2024
JERSEY CITY, NJ- Learn how to do business in Jersey City through an upcoming event hosted by the Office of Inclusion and Diversity and Division of Purchasing on Thursday, November 14 at 10 a.m.According to the City, the event is best for businesses with experience in: automotive services, education ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- Casa Colombo will host its Italian Christmas Market on Sunday, November 17 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Italian Educational and Cultural Center/ Casa Colombo at 580 Monmouth Street.The market is billed as offering attendees the chance to “step into the warmth of an Italian holiday ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- The Jersey City Theater Center will soon host the “Imagine Festival” from from November 15 to 22 at the theater at 339 Newark Avenue.According to the Jersey City Theater Center, the Imagine Festival is a series of art, music, and dance events dedicated to Grigory Gurevich, a ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- Jersey City officials will soon host a Power of Attorney and Estate Planning Workshop for Seniors.Hosted by Council President Joyce Watterman, the event will take place on Friday, November 15 from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation Office ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- The Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center is hosting its Holiday Market this Friday, November 15, from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at 140 MLK Drive.The market aims to give residents the opportunities to “shop local, celebrate community, and spread local joy.”Sponsored by the Jersey City ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- Repair Cafe Garden State is returning to Jersey City for the final time in 2024 later this month.The organization is offering residents the chance to fix their “beloved but broken” items for free with the help of their repair coaches.Items that can be fixed include: bicycles, ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - The Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority (JCMUA) project to upgrade drinking water infrastructure to improve water flow redundancy will close Observer Highway and/or Newark Street during the overnight hours starting on Tuesday. On Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 8 p.m. through Wednesday, ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Kale and carrots, flax seeds and Omega 3, proteins and fats… preparing and enjoying heart-healthy foods can be complicated. But it doesn’t have to be.That was the overarching message delivered by Michelle Berckes, Founder of Busy Bee Organics, a Jersey City small business that ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Ward D Councilman Yousef J. Saleh will launch his annual Thanksgiving food drive to support local families in need on Tuesday. Beginning on November 12, those interested in giving can drop off non-perishable items at the first floor security desk of 394 Central Avenue from 8:00 ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - 26 Jersey City residents were displaced, and two firefighters injured, by a four-alarm fire that occurred on Friday. According to a statement, shortly before 11:00 p.m. the Jersey City Fire Department was notified of a fire at 3507 Kennedy Boulevard. Upon arrival, emergency ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ-Jersey City officials have announced that plans are moving forward to establish permanent community-focused recreation centers in all six wards, according to Mayor Steven Fulop and Ward A Councilwoman Denise Ridley- who has long been a proponent the initiative. During the ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - A $2.8 million grant from the New Jersey Department of Labor’s Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult and Dislocated Worker Program will help to provide supportive assistance to individuals to continue or enhance their employability through basic education skills ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- Jersey City has renewed a lease for the storage of fire equipment.The Jersey City Municipal Council adopted an ordinance at its recent October meeting authorizing the extension of the current lease with 18 Ash Street Realty for 46 State Street for another two years.The lease was ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- Jersey City is not making an exception to making an illegal driveway that encroaches on the sidewalk, legal on Chapel Avenue.At its most recent Council Meeting, the Jersey City Municipal Council defeated (1-8) a franchise ordinance that would have permitted the property owner to ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- Jersey City is in the process of granting the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) access to municipal land for its Rebuild By Design (RDB) Hudson River project. Incepted in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, the idea is to mitigate flood water damage from future ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County officials have voted to accept a $138K grant from the United States Department of Justice for a Stop School Violence Prevention and Mental Health Training Program.The program has been designed to prevent and reduce school violence through training of school ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Hunkered down at O’Leary’s Tavern on Tuesday, supporters of the Education Matters ticket faced the grim reality that only one of their candidates would be elected, while two of their opponents garnered seats on the Jersey City School Board.Matthew Schneider and Tia Rezabala, ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Reverend Bolivar Flores will be inducted into the Key to Life Fellowship of Senior Pastors and Churches, the New Jersey Coalition of Latino Pastors and Ministers has announced.“Reverend Flores has demonstrated an undying commitment to public service and social justice in his role ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A 20-year-old Queens, New York, man has been sentenced to 15 years in New Jersey State Prison in connection to the February 2022 death of Devin Bryant, 15, Jersey City. Goris, 20, who was 17-years-old at the time of the killing, and originally charged as a juvenile, pleaded guilty ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- At its October 30 meeting, the Jersey City Municipal Council unanimously approved a resolution imposing a moratorium on applications for Class 5 Cannabis Retailer Licenses and issuing local support recommendations.New Jersey states that a Class 5 Cannabis Retailer is a business ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The Hudson County Board of Commissioners recently approved the award of more than $1.4 million in grant funds for various youth related job programs.The funding will support the Hudson County Youth Services Commission (YSC), established to ensure the availability of accessible, ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- The Hudson Pride Center recently brought ’Sexy Back’ with a Y2K Fashion Show featuring everything 2000s returning to the runway.The event was emceed by Lillian Bustle with music by DJ Skittlez and held at the Jersey City Theater Center at 165 Newark Avenue.Prior to walking the ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- Jersey City is set to accept additional grant funding from Hudson County to support programs for seniors.At its October 30 meeting, the Jersey City Municipal Council unanimously approved a resolution accepting additional grant funding from the Hudson County Department of Health and ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- Dia De Los Muertos celebrations in Jersey City culminated in Riverview-Fisk Park in the Heights on Sunday. The Mexican holiday celebrates a brief reunion between families and the souls of their deceased relatives including food, drinks, and festivities to welcome them back for the ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- Nimbus Dance invites the public for an “intimate evening of dance” highlighting the “breadth and beauty of human connection” in “Songs of Us,” coming up on November 8 and 9.The shows begin at 8 p.m. at the Nimbus Arts Center at 329 Warren Street, including performances to the music ...
NEW JERSEY — People really like to share ‘selfies’ on social media.Avoid this temptation on Election Day when voting at your local polling place. It’s illegal in the Garden State to take ‘selfies’ with your ballot. So are a few other things that New Jersey law considers to be ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- Jersey City has a received a federal grant totaling $1,659,000 for emergency preparedness.At its October 30 meeting, the City Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the Jersey City Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security to accept a grant from the U.S.
JERSEY CITY, NJ - As autumn brings leaves to the ground, there is a natural inclination to pick them up and dispose of them.Not so fast, a number of nature groups are telling Jersey City Hudson County residents.On Saturday, these groups, including the Hudson County Chapter of the NJ Native Plant ...
HUDSON COUNTY - The Hudson County Improvement Authority is offering residents an opportunity for residents to dispose of their Halloween pumpkins in a safe and eco-friendly way.On Saturday, November 9, pumpkins can be dropped off at one of four locations from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm.During these ...
NEW JERSEY- It’s time to fall back as Daylight Savings Time comes to an end this weekend. TAPinto reminds readers to turn their clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday morning.This adjustment typically takes place automatically on smartphones, computers, and tablets. Those with non-automated devices ...