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Aaron Morrill

About 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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Candidate Frank Gilmore: An Interview

March 4, 2021 in Bergen Lafayette, header, Latest News, Neighborhoods, News, Trending Now, Uncategorized /by Aaron Morrill

Last Thursday as he stood behind a lectern, looking every bit the politician, and announced his run for the Ward F council seat currently held by Jermaine Robinson, Frank “Educational” Gilmore took another step in an improbable journey of redemption.

A Notorious Developer Has the Last Laugh — Part II

March 2, 2021 in Downtown, header, Latest News, News, Trending Now, Uncategorized /by Aaron Morrill

That summer Mocco was also putting up a five-story building at 245 Newark Ave. in the Village neighborhood. Neighbors reported debris and pieces of foam raining down from the building.

A Notorious Developer Has the Last Laugh — Part I

February 26, 2021 in Downtown, header, Latest News, Neighborhoods, News, Trending Now, Uncategorized /by Aaron Morrill

The case of two Downtown buildings completed last year by the notorious developer Peter Mocco has raised serious questions about the city’s commitment to enforcing its own zoning laws.

Hudnut Gets Gift from State Senate

February 23, 2021 in header, Latest News, News, Trending Now /by Aaron Morrill

A day after Municipal Prosecutor Jake Hudnut announced his candidacy for the Ward E Council seat, a bill before the legislature that would have potentially barred him from running was amended. The bill was sponsored by Senator Nicholas Sacco, an ally of Mayor Steven Fulop.

Loew’s to Get Renovation and National Acts

February 22, 2021 in header, Journal Square, Latest News, Neighborhoods, News, Trending Now, Uncategorized /by Aaron Morrill

Mayor Steven Fulop has announced a $72 million renovation of the Loew’s Jersey Theater in partnership with Devils Arena Entertainment, the operator of Prudential Center.

Governor Signs Marijuana Bills

February 22, 2021 in header, Latest News, News, Trending Now /by Aaron Morrill

Today Governor Phil Murphy signed three bills into law regulating the use of marijuana. This follows the approval in November of a referendum making recreational use of cannabis legal in the Garden State.

Ridley and Solomon to Introduce CCRB Ordinance

February 18, 2021 in header, Latest News, News, Trending Now /by Aaron Morrill

Council members Denise Ridley and James Solomon will jointly introduce an ordinance to form a Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) at the City Council meeting on February 24th. 

Hudnut to Take on Solomon in Ward E

February 18, 2021 in Downtown, header, Latest News, Neighborhoods, News, Trending Now /by Aaron Morrill

Attorney and Jersey City Chief Municipal Prosecutor Jake Hudnut announced today that he will run for Ward E City Councilman on the “Team Fulop” slate.

Editorial: Is Anyone Home at 911?

February 15, 2021 in Downtown, header, Latest News, Neighborhoods, News, Opinion, Trending Now, Uncategorized /by Aaron Morrill

It was 3:30 in the afternoon on December 5th when Bill heard screaming outside his Newark Avenue apartment. He looked out the window and saw an elderly man on the ground “with blood running down his face.”

Council Passes Pay Ordinance in the Dark

January 30, 2021 in header, Latest News, News, Trending Now, Uncategorized /by Aaron Morrill

When the city council voted on Wednesday to authorize large salary hikes for directors and other top city officials, it did so without evidence that the increases were necessary. According to Ward E Councilman James Solomon, who along with councilmen Rolando Lavarro and Jermaine Robinson, voted against the ordinance, the ordinance’s sponsor, Mayor Fulop, failed to present any evidence that the pay raises were needed.

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News Briefs

Mayor Fulop and Via,  announced the expansion to weekend service of Via’s on-demand publicly subsidized transit system.

A GoFundMe page has been created here for Christian Parra, age 34, of Jersey City, who was shot on Sunday night in BJ’s parking lot on Marin Boulevard and Second Street. He left a wife and three children. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip here. 

Jesus Gonzalez, 30, died in a car crash on Saturday night when the car in which he was a passenger hit the attenuator-protected guard rail on Christopher Columbus Drive near Merseles Street. The driver, also 30, was listed in critical condition at Jersey City Medical Center.

The Jersey City Education Association has started a GoFundMe campaign to support the family of 11-year-old Desire Reid and eight-month old Kenyon Robinson who died in a house fire on Martin Luther King Drive on Wednesday night. Here is the link.

Vaccine-eligible individuals can make an appointment online by visiting hudsoncovidvax.org.

The 2021 tree planting applications are available. If you have an empty tree pit on your block or a street you can fill out the form and the city’s arborists will handle it.  bit.ly/adoptatreespri…

Keep abreast of Jersey City Covid-19 statistics here.

Governor Murphy has launched a “Covid Transparency Website” where New Jerseyans can track state expenditures related to Covid.  Go here.

For info on vaccinations, call Vaccination Call Center and our operators will assist you with scheduling one: 855-568-0545

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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