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Bike Path to Montclair Faces Daunting Cost and Engineering Challenges

DANA DIFILIPPO by Dana DiFilippo February 13, 2023February 18, 2023

Republished courtesy of New Jersey Monitor Almost since the start, when train service stopped on the old Boonton rail line in 2002 and the weeds and wildlife began taking over, plans formed for what the narrow 9-mile tract snaking through Essex and Hudson counties could be. Everyone from environmentalists to politicians envisioned a park that would […]

Posted inEducation

Jersey City no Exception as State Teacher-Student Diversity Gap Widens

DANA DIFILIPPO by Dana DiFilippo September 10, 2022October 17, 2022

Even in diverse Jersey City, more than half the teachers there are white, compared to just 15% of students.

Posted inBergen Lafayette, Greenville, Latest News, News

In Fight Against Commercialization, Park Preservationists Champion a Beach for the Birds

DANA DIFILIPPO by Dana DiFilippo July 26, 2022September 8, 2022

In one of the most densely populated parts of the state, Caven Point offers urbanites a close-to-home opportunity to see horseshoe crabs, endangered birds, and sometimes even harbor seals, comb the shore for shells, and learn firsthand about pollution, climate change, and habitat preservation.

Liberty State Park
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Lawmakers Pass Liberty State Park Redevelopment Bill

DANA DIFILIPPO by Dana DiFilippo June 30, 2022September 8, 2022

New Jersey lawmakers on Wednesday passed a controversial bill that would open Liberty State Park up to commercialization, to the chagrin of critics who unsuccessfully called for a ban on large-scale development and special protections for an environmentally fragile peninsula there.

A master plan presented by urban designer Alan Mountjoy shows how Liberty State Park might look with sports arenas, athletic fields, ice rinks, and more. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey Monitor)
Posted inBergen Lafayette, Latest News, Narrate, News

Bill to Open Liberty State Park to Developers Speeds Toward Final Vote

DANA DIFILIPPO by Dana DiFilippo June 23, 2022September 8, 2022

A bill that would permit large scale commercial development in Liberty State Park sailed through an Assembly committee yesterday.

A master plan presented by urban designer Alan Mountjoy shows how Liberty State Park might look with sports arenas, athletic fields, ice rinks, and more. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey Monitor)
Posted inBergen Lafayette, Latest News, Narrate, News

Bill Advances That Would Allow Commercial Development at Liberty State Park

DANA DIFILIPPO by Dana DiFilippo June 16, 2022September 8, 2022

A state Senate panel unanimously advanced a $250 million plan Thursday to open Liberty State Park to commercial development, despite opposition from preservationists who have spent years fighting efforts to privatize New Jersey’s most popular state park.

Liberty State Park Demonstration Jersey City
Posted inBergen Lafayette, Latest News, Narrate, News

Critics Say New Bill Would Leave Liberty State Park Open to Privatization

DANA DIFILIPPO by Dana DiFilippo June 8, 2022September 8, 2022

Sen. Brian Stack introduced a bill Monday that would allocate $250 million to a 17-member task force in the state Department of Environmental Protection.

Leslie Taylor of Bordentown
Posted inLatest News, Narrate, News

New Law Would Promote “Healthy Soil” in Urban Gardens

DANA DIFILIPPO by Dana DiFilippo June 6, 2022September 8, 2022

A bi-partisan bill would establish a grant program in the state Department of Agriculture to ensure people are using healthy soil when they plant gardens or community farming plots in vacant lots and parks.

Jersey City Patrol Car
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Jersey City Cop Left Loaded Gun in McDonald’s Bathroom

DANA DIFILIPPO by Dana DiFilippo February 18, 2022September 8, 2022

Jersey City Police Officer Marvin Leggitts was one of nearly 400 New Jersey police officers who faced major discipline last year. Leggitts’ infraction? He left his loaded gun in an unattended McDonald’s bathroom in Hillside.  

Dickinson High School Jersey City
Posted inEducation, Latest News, Narrate, News

Jersey City to Benefit as Feds Order Restoration of School Funding Cuts

DANA DIFILIPPO by Dana DiFilippo December 1, 2021September 8, 2022

In a move that will directly aid Jersey City schools, the federal Department of Education has ordered New Jersey to restore millions of dollars in funding cuts the state made to 80 of its poorest school districts after lawmakers in 2018 changed how the state provides aid to local schools.

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