This is an ode to private mediation, particularly its positive impact on children. Over my ten years of being happily divorced and of counseling families based on my own experience, I have referred at least a dozen couples to private mediation instead of traditional divorce lawyers.
December 2020
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Transformational Bike Path to Montclair Advances
At the December 14th City Council caucus, Debra Kagan, Executive Director of Essex Hudson Greenway, presented a slide show detailing plans for a bike and pedestrian walkway that would run from Jersey City to Montclair.
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The Holland Tunnel Ditches Cash
Starting today, cash won’t get you through the Holland Tunnel. But your license plate will thanks to a new state-of-the-art system.
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What we know about NJ’s COVID-19 vaccination program
Long-term care delayed, pharmacy distribution network planned
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Boggiano to Join Team Fulop
Long time independent, Ward C Councilman Rich Boggiano, will run on Mayor Steven Fulop’s ticket in next year’s citywide election.
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Board of Education Mum on Reopening
There was no discussion during Thursday’s Jersey City Board of Education meeting about when public schools might reopen for in-person learning. Superintendent Franklin Walker has previously said that schools won’t reopen for live classes before February 2nd.
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When it Comes to Marijuana JC is a VIP
Under legislation passed this week in Trenton legalizing recreational use of marijuana, Jersey City will qualify as an “impact zone,” entitling it to additional tax revenue generated from marijuana sales and priority for cannabis licenses.
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Tempers Flare as Council Approves High Rise
Last night Councilman-at-Large Rolando Lavarro railed against his colleagues on the city council as they voted 6-2 to allow a massive luxury high rise to move ahead in Bergen-Lafayette.
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Council to Vote on Setting up City-Administered Vaccination Sites
Mayor Fulop and the Jersey City Health and Human Services Department announced an emergency resolution establishing six vaccination sites to proactively prepare for the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Editorial: The Council Should Vote No on Steel Tech
The City Council should vote no on ordinance 20-103, amending the Morris Canal Redevelopment Plan to create the “Berry Lane North Zone.”