The estranged spouse of slain kindergarten teacher Luz Hernandez is back in New Jersey. He has been charged with Murder. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Cesar Santana of Jersey City is facing a new set of charges in Hernandez’s death, including Murder, Hindering, Failing to Dispose of Human Remains in a Manner Prescribed […]
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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Friends Grieve Downtown Artist Lost in House Fire
Friends of Downtown artist Scot Rienecker have been sharing their memories today following the announcement that Rienecker succumbed to injuries sustained in a house fire on Sunday. Rienecker’s dog died as well, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez. Rienecker, 50, had been moved from Jersey City Medical Center to the burn unit at Cooperman […]
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DeGise Explains Hit-and-Run In Interview
Embattled Councilwoman Amy DeGise sat for an interview last night and answered questions surrounding her July 19, 2022 hit-and-run collision with a cyclist. DeGise told NJ Spotlight’s David Cruz that she was unaware until much later in the day that she had hit bike rider Andrew Black. The crash took place at approximately 8 am. […]
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A Grieving BelovED Staff Looks on as Hearse Carrying Luz Hernandez Stops for Flowers
Many of BelovEd Community Charter School’s staff members could be seen wiping away tears as a hearse bearing the body of Luz Hernandez pulled into the school’s parking lot this morning. A lengthy cortege of cars following behind then stopped on Grand Street as the hearse’s driver parked, opened up the back, and allowed several […]
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Video Shows SUV Ramming Taco Spot as 911 Doesn’t Answer
An apparently drunk and angry customer rammed a popular taqueria on Saturday night with his SUV. According to reports on social media and the lifestyle website Hoboken Girl, an inebriated party entered Taqueria Downtown just before the restaurant’s 11 pm closing and demanded to be served. When refused service, the group began pushing and spitting […]
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Workers Cheated and Taxes Unpaid on Controversial Developer’s Building
A building owned by controversial developer Peter Mocco is once again mired in legal issues. A multi-agency team of investigators has assessed more than $1.3 million in back wages and penalties to 20 contractors performing construction work at 88 Regent Street, Mocco’s latest project in Liberty Harbor North. In a four part series, The Jersey […]
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Year’s Seventh Hit-and-Run of Pedestrian Reported
A pedestrian is in critical condition today following a hit-and-run crash last night on the West Side. According to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, a 39-year-old Jersey City woman was hit last night at approximately 7:45 p.m. near Communipaw Avenue and Kennedy Boulevard. The driver left the scene. Investigators have located “a vehicle of interest.” […]
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Report: Rabid Raccoon On the Loose Around Van Vorst Park
Updated on 2.10.23 at 10:20 am Between the concrete, automobile traffic and dogs, Downtown Jersey City would seem an inhospitable environment for wildlife. Yet in a testament to nature’s resilience, sightings of skunks and possums are relatively common. Yesterday, however, reports that an apparently rabid raccoon was on the loose in the area of Van […]
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A Week Filled with Hope Turns Tragic for School as Teacher is Found Dead
Updated: 2.9.23 at 6:47 pm A week filled with hope for BelovED Community Charter School turned tragic yesterday with the news that a teacher at the school was found dead. On Tuesday afternoon, the body of kindergarten teacher, Luz Hernandez, 33, of Jersey City, was found in a shallow grave in the area of Central […]
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Study says Jersey City is Really Dirty and Residents Agree
Jersey City has many charms: a killer view of Manhattan, historic neighborhoods, Liberty State Park, and unparalleled ethnic diversity, to name just a few. Cleanliness, however, isn’t on the list, at least according to a new study ranking Chilltown as the fifth dirtiest in America. And residents would appear to agree. Using publicly available data, […]