At the Feb. 24 City Council meeting, council intern Aleyna Kilic testified about a recent call to the city’s 911 operators that went unacknowledged for seven minutes.
February 2022
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Police Make Arrest in January Bergen-Lafayette Killing
Authorities announced an arrest this morning in the fatal January shooting of Raheem Bostick in Bergen-Lafayette.
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Impact of Remote Classes on Jersey City Students Laid Bare by Test Results
Jersey City Board of Education trustees at Thursday’s board meeting heard the results of a state-mandated test that had been administered to measure students’ learning needs after 18 months of virtual classes.
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Police Respond to Report of Shots Fired and Discover Friendly Pitbull
A report of shots fired in Bergen-Lafayette had a happy ending this afternoon when instead of shooters police encountered a friendly pitbull.
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P.E. Pinkman’s Pandemic Chronicle at Saint Peter’s Fine Arts Gallery
“100 Days of a Pandemic,” a chronicle of loneliness and disintegration, peppered with occasional violent outbursts, is the centerpiece of “Seeing Someone Else Is Seeing Yourself,” his solo show at the Fine Arts Gallery at Saint Peter’s University (Mac Mahon Student Center, 47 Glenwood Ave.)
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Update: Victim in Yesterday’s Pedestrian Crash Identified as 67 Year-Old Woman
Authorities announced this morning that the pedestrian injured in yesterday’s incident at John F. Kennedy Boulevard and Montgomery Street was a 67-year-old woman.
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Parking, Via and Trash Bills Dominate Tuesday’s Council Caucus
At Tuesday’s Jersey City Municipal Council caucus meeting, council members vented frustration about public parking in the Heights, poor service offered by the Via transit shuttle, and incorrect billings of residents by the Municipal Utilities Authority.
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Pedestrian Struck on JFK Boulevard
The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit is asking residents to avoid the area of JFK Boulevard and Montgomery Street due to an accident that left a pedestrian seriously injured.
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Despite Affordability Crisis, New Report is Bullish on Jersey City Development
Despite the affordability crisis, a new report from paints a bullish picture of real estate development in Jersey City.
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Stoned Comedians Take the Stage in Gameshow This Weekend
A gaggle of comics take the stage. Most of them are stoned; one is sober. Can you find the straight one?