October 2021

Letter: Councilman At-Large Rolando Lavarro is Fighting for All of Jersey City

by Letter to the Editor October 30, 2021September 8, 2022

I am voting for Rolando Lavarro for Council at Large on November 2nd and I urge you to join me.

Greenville, Latest News, News

Man Charged with Manslaughter in Greenville Death

by Jersey City Times Staff October 29, 2021September 8, 2022

A Jersey City man has been arrested in connection with the death of a 49 year-old woman earlier this month in Greenville.

Education

Board of Education Candidates Brainstorm Teacher Shortage Solutions

by Andrea Crowley-Hughes October 29, 2021September 8, 2022

Candidates for the Jersey City Board of Education shared their ideas for addressing a teacher shortage affecting the city’s public schools at a virtual forum held by Infinity Institute parents Tuesday night.

News

Jersey City Man Pleads Guilty in Drunk Driving Death of Woman

by Jersey City Times Staff October 29, 2021September 8, 2022

A 26 year-old Jersey City man has pleaded guilty in the death of a woman struck down by a vehicle last year while walking in Greenville.

Frustration Flares up Over a Controversial Affordable Housing Program

by Dana DiFilippo October 29, 2021September 8, 2022

Homeowners who purchased their properties through an affordable housing program won’t pocket most of that appreciation when they sell, because of a deed restriction they say they didn’t know was on their mortgages.

Lavarro Questions CFO’s Residency and Council Approves $35,000 for Homeless Shelter

by Jersey City Times Staff October 29, 2021September 8, 2022

At Wednesday’s meeting, the City Council voted to reappoint John Scura as the acting CF, and awarded a $35,000 grant to PERC to administer the city’s overflow homeless shelter program.

Analysis Shows Team Fulop Having Voted in Lock Step

by Elizabeth Morrill October 28, 2021September 8, 2022

An analysis of the nearly 800 votes the City Council took in the first 40 weeks of this year shows a striking pattern: Members of “Team” Fulop — Councilmembers Richard Boggiano, Mira Prinz-Arey, Denise Ridley, Daniel Rivera, Jermaine Robinson, Yousef Saleh, and Joyce Watterman — voted in lock step 99 percent of the time, in every instance voting in favor of whatever resolution or ordinance had been introduced.