With the help of deep pockets and key endorsements, the Hudson County Democratic Organization made a strong showing against a bevy of progressive challengers in yesterday’s primary, winning races for state senate and assembly, as well as the contest for county executive. While two races remained too close to call, the HCDO secured the Democratic […]
Aaron Morrill
Aaron is a writer, musician and lawyer. Aaron attended Berklee College of Music and the State University of New York at Purchase. Aaron served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador. He received a J.D. from Fordham Law School. As a lawyer, Aaron worked as an assistant district attorney in Kings County and a commercial and criminal litigator. He is the founder of Jersey City Times and is currently working on a musical, Food Fighters.
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15-Year-Old Dead in Early Morning Greenville Shooting
A 15-year-old youth was shot and killed this morning in Greenville. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, at approximately 4:20 a.m. today, the police received a 911 call reporting a shooting at 124 Wilkinson Avenue. There responding officers found Tyshawn Smith, 15, of Jersey City with an apparent gunshot wound. Smith was pronounced dead […]
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Heavy Police Presence at Scene of Morning Shooting in Greenville
Note: This story has been updated here. A Wilkinson Avenue home remained cordoned off with yellow police tape this morning following reports of an early morning shooting. A police cruiser parked against the traffic remained posted in front. A detective standing with four patrol officers next to the crime scene, 124 Wilkinson Ave., declined to […]
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Jersey City Jazz Festival Swings Into Action at Exchange Place
The Jersey City Jazz Festival kicked off this afternoon despite threats from iffy weather and the ongoing construction at Exchange Place. According to organizer Bryan Beninghove, it was touch-and-go this week as the city raced to replace water pipes under the soon-to-be renovated plaza at the foot of Montgomery Street. Whatever stress Beninghove was feeling, […]
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Jersey City Sees Drop in Parks Ranking But Maintains Good ‘Access’
Jersey City has dropped in an authoritative ranking of park systems in the 100 most populous U.S. cities. The Trust for Public Land annual ParkScore® index ranked Jersey City 45th, down from 36th last year, owing largely to the fact that spending on parks did not keep pace with population growth reported in the 2020 census. […]
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DEP Commissioner Appears to Put Kibosh on Stadium Plan at LSP
At an open house last night, Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette told a large crowd of activists that commercialization of Liberty State Park is off the table. Also quashed, it would appear, is a plan put forward by groups allied with billionaire Paul Fireman to build two large stadiums, an indoor professional sized hockey rink […]
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Local Writers Picket Jersey City Film Productions
Armed with horns, bells, placards, and the power of their voices, a group from the Writers Guild of America gathered this afternoon in front of Angel Ramos Park on Wayne Street downtown. Their target: the filming of a new Billy Crystal series in St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church across the street. Over the noise of the […]
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Man Critical After Being Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver Downtown
A pedestrian was seriously injured early this morning after being struck Downtown by a car that fled from the scene of the crash. The incident would mark the 10th reported hit-and-run crash this year. In March, a 33-year-old Jersey City man was sent to the hospital after being hit while riding an electric scooter Downtown. […]
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Benedict Cumberbatch Films Scenes for Netflix Series in Downtown Jersey City
On the corner of Wayne Street and Jersey Avenue, a pound of coffee is $1.69 and a dozen eggs are 80 cents this morning. At least that’s what the signs say in the new corner grocery store occupying what was, until a few days ago, the restaurant Kitchen Step. The 1980s pricing goes nicely with […]
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Laborers’ Union Gathers to Protest Conditions and Pay at Local Building Sites
In a raucous, brightly colored show of strength, members of The Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) rallied at Journal Square on Monday to call for higher wages and better working conditions on construction sites in Jersey City. Union spokesman Rob Lewandowski singled out Eatontown-based contractor Concrete Rising for particular opprobrium. According to Lewandowski, […]