A talented trio from McNair Academic High School in Jersey City have achieved recognition as the green giants of “sustainable community garden irrigation.”
Ron Leir
Ron Leir has been a journalist since 1972. That includes a 37-year stint as a reporter, copy reader and assistant editor with The Jersey Journal, followed by a decade as a reporter with The Observer in Kearny. He has also pursued his avocation of acting, appearing mostly on small stages in NYC and New Jersey and several independent films.
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A Faith-Based After-School Program for Underprivileged Kids Gets Impressive Results
Twenty-seven years ago, Trevor and Linda Rubingh, founders of a cross-cultural church in Ward F, got 300 kids together for a weekend of youth programming. That’s when they discovered their true mission: providing trained teen mentors to help underprivileged kids with academics and music.
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A Billionaire Enlists Sports Figures in His Battle Against Park Protection
Liberty State Park, the 600-acre “jewel” of New Jersey’s state parks system with an estimated 5 million visitors annually, may succumb to privatization despite a master plan calling for a balance of nature trails and playing fields.
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NJCU Faculty Look to Topple President
Simmering below is a cauldron of dissatisfaction that could come to a boil as legions of faculty are collecting signatures to have the university’s senate support a resolution of no confidence in the school’s president.
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Outlaw Dirt Bikers Fueling Frustration, Anger in Jersey City and Beyond
A plague of dirt bikers has struck Jersey City’s neighborhoods, driving residents crazy and fearful that their antics will leave someone crippled or dead.
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Changes to Historic Loew’s Theater Tentatively Approved Despite Harsh Criticism
The long and winding march to restore Loew’s Jersey theater in Journal Square took a step forward this week as the city’s Historic Preservation Commission conditionally approved the $72 million restoration job slated to be performed DAE Entertainment 1 Entity LLC.
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Essex-Hudson Rail Trail Imperiled by Governor Murphy’s Tepid Support
Governor Phil Murphy has expressed tepid support for purchase of 135 acres of unused railroad property to develop an 8.6-mile nature trail.
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Liberty State Park Nature Center Re-Opens After Nine-Year Closure
After a nine-year closure triggered by Superstorm Sandy, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection marked the Liberty State Park Nature Center’s return to life Wednesday, June 23, with the completion of a $3.5 million restoration.
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Solomon Kicks Off Re-Election Campaign
Over 200 people turned out Saturday in Hamilton Park for the kickoff of Ward E Councilman James Solomon’s re-election campaign, where campaign staff engaged them with balloons, signs, and speeches along with kids’ crafts and stories.
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Medical Center and Groups Team up to Heal Crime Victims and Families
A trauma unit at Jersey City Medical Center just received $2 million in funds from the federal Victims of Crime Act, part of a $20 million package New Jersey recently secured from the Act to implement hospital-based violence intervention programs statewide in an effort to counter violent crime.