From charging stations to electric garbage trucks to electric bikes, the administration has big plans for electric vehicles in Jersey City.
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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JC Police Struggle to Control Fireworks
The Jersey City Police Department has struggled to control illegal firework use in the wake of a loosening of state restrictions.
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Candidate Hector Oseguera: An Interview
Under normal circumstances, a campaign like mine would be under a lot of pressure to overcome a financial disparity between an incumbent and somebody like myself. But at a time like this, those power disparities have really flattened because we’re all confined to the same digital spaces which is the only real way to make an sort of real outreach.
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Editorial: It’s Time for Community Policing
People of color in Jersey City have little trust in the Jersey City police department. The implementation of community policing might be the solution.
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Fatherhood and Mentoring Young Men of Color
Lewis Spears, founder of Kismet of Kings, reflects on fatherhood and his work mentoring young men of color.
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Editorial: Time to Unite Against GrubHub?
The problem of strangulating online delivery fees is a long-term problem. It needs a long-term solution.
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Editorial: Post-Bostwick Avenue: Is it Time for Civilian Oversight of the Police?
A transparent investigation that includes witness interviews and disclosure of all body camera videos is required. Moreover, even if the belt-grabbing allegation is proven to be true, the police department will still have to explain how the baton-wielding officer’s actions were appropriate and, if they weren’t, what discipline the officer will face. The burden will be on the police department to demonstrate that it can credibly investigate itself. If this incident shows that it can’t, it will be time to create a civilian complaint review board.
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Editorial: Governor’s Edict to Close Parks Well Intentioned But Misguided
We commend Governor Murphy for his strong leadership during this crisis. However, this step — one that not even New York has taken — is going too far. Please governor Murphy, reconsider, and open the parks.
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Mayor Fulop Takes Action on Coronavirus
He urged those who think they may have been exposed to use the city’s dial in number to get information so as not to  “overwhelm our medical facilities and make sure that people who are concerned don’t use public transportation to our medical facilities. We will direct you on where to go and our dispatchers will take the information as appropriate.”  The number to call is 201 547-5208.   In addition, anyone with questions about the novel coronavirus, symptoms, or their risk of exposure, can call the free, New Jersey 24-hour public hotline at 1-800-222-1222.