The data suggests that the mayor has misrepresented and, in some cases, made false claims about the budget and the state of the Jersey City Schools.
April 2022
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Board of Ed Grapples with Proposal for Young Women’s Academy
Plans to use the third floor of P.S. 39 for a young women’s leadership academy this fall drew concerned parents and students to Thursday’s Jersey City Board of Education meeting.
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Council Separates Forestry and Park Maintenance; Gandulla Appointed Finance Director
As simple as snapping a tree branch in two, Jersey City’s lawmakers have separated its Parks and Forestry Division into separate administrative spheres. Carmen Gandulla was appointed city Director of Finance.
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Jersey City Arts: A May Preview
This May, many of the artists who give Jersey City its peculiar character will have work on view in our local galleries.
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Shade Tree Committee Caught off Guard by Tonight’s Forestry Vote
In a surprise move, the City Council is poised to vote tonight on an ordinance reorganizing the city’s Forestry Department, possibly undermining recommendations made by The Jersey City Shade Tree Committee.
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Totaled Tesla Used in Scheme to Defraud Uber and Lyft
Three Jersey City men have been arrested in connection with a scheme to defraud Uber and Lyft.
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Council to Vote Tomorrow on Creation of Dedicated Division of Forestry
Acknowledging problems the city has had for years properly managing its trees, the City Council announced last night plans to vote Wednesday to create a dedicated Division of Forestry.
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Man Pleads Guilty to 2020 Bergen-Lafayette Homicide
A Jersey City man pleaded guilty yesterday to charges arising from a 2020 shooting death in Bergen-Lafayette.
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Causes and Prevention of Youth Violence is Focus of Virtual Conference
The event earlier this month gave community members a wide-ranging look at the systems that can keep Jersey City’s young people in cycles of violence.
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Heights Woman Revamps Cannabis Dispensaries on Discovery Plus
Kim Myles is the creator, producer and star of “High Design” on Discovery Plus.