In her thirty years working with animal rescues, Darcy Del Castillo had never been hurt by a dog. She prided herself on her ability to read a dog’s mood, to judge a dog’s body language, to pick up the cues that would keep herself and those she worked with safe, particularly around big animals. It […]
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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Virginian Wins Jersey City Marathon, Credits Downtown Bar for Performance
With near-perfect conditions, Will Norris of Charlottesville, Virginia won Jersey City’s Second Annual Marathon with a time of 2 hours and 17 minutes. As Norris blew through the tape, race organizer Steve Lipski, who had waited patiently for the big moment, was there with a high-five. Lipski called Norris’s performance “an Olympic trial qualifying time.” […]
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O’Dea Calls For Tax Crackdown on Developers and Contractors
The problem of collecting a payroll tax meant to help fund Jersey City schools has attracted the attention of Hudson County Commissioner and mayoral candidate Bill O’Dea, who is calling on the city and state to institute reforms to insure that developers and contractors are paying up. Apparently responding to a recent call by Ward […]
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Former Board of Ed President Mussab Ali Announces Run for Mayor
Former Jersey City Board of Education President Mussab Ali announced today that he will run for mayor of Jersey City. Ali joins City Council President Joyce Watterman, former governor Jim McGreevey and County Commissioner Bill O’Dea in the race to replace outgoing mayor Steve Fulop, who is running for governor. Ali was elected to the […]
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Jackie Robinson’s Granddaughter Echoes Fireman-Funded Group’s Talking Points
At a virtual meeting of the Greater Neighborhood Alliance of Jersey City last night, Ayo Robinson, granddaughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, appeared to echo the talking points of the Paul Fireman-funded People’s Park Foundation. Robinson, an actress who recently moved from Los Angeles to Harlem, had appeared at the March 2 meeting of the Liberty State Park Design […]
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How Much Active Recreation Does Liberty State Park Need? No One Knows
During the public comment portion of a recent meeting of the Liberty State Park Design Task Force, Jersey City native Steven Finn stood and made a request. “There should be some formal needs assessment of what are the recreational needs of youth in Jersey City…that would include an inventory of all the public and private […]
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Critics Slam Robotext Alleging a Plan to ‘Flood’ Liberty State Park
Opening a new front in its war to shape the future of Liberty State Park, a group backed by the billionaire owner of Liberty National Golf Club, Paul Fireman, has sent out a robotext to some Jersey City residents questioning a wetland restoration and flood resilience project for the park proposed by the state Department […]
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Did a Notorious Landlord Find a Way Around Rent Control?
Emily Hurley had been living in her Monmouth Street apartment for a year when her landlord delivered the bad news. If she wanted to renew the lease, it would cost an additional $1,100 a month. The 31% jump from $3,500 to $4,600 seemed like a lot to Hurley, even for Jersey City’s ever-more-expensive Downtown rental […]
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Video Shows Arrest of Man Apparently Armed with Long Gun Outside Newport Centre Mall Entrance
Employees of the Newport Centre Mall have been on edge since a man apparently armed with a long gun was taken into custody outside a mall entrance. The incident reportedly took place on the afternoon of March 3. A grainy video obtained by the Jersey City Times shows police taking the man into custody on […]
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Court Hands Partial Victory to Challengers of Jersey City Ward Map
An appellate court handed a partial victory today to a coalition of community groups and individuals who challenged a ward map for Jersey City enacted in 2022, sending the case back to a trial judge for a hearing. “The trial court in these matters simply concluded that the wards were compact. The court needed to […]