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Assault Involving Shea Aide Under Investigation

January 14, 2021 in header, Latest News, News, Trending Now, Uncategorized /by Jersey City Times Staff

An incident involving Michael Manzo, a former firefighter and a current aid to Public Safety Director James Shea, is under investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office according to HCPO spokesperson Jennifer Morrill.

Contract to Administer Covid Vaccine Draws Questions

January 13, 2021 in header, Latest News, News, Trending Now /by Jersey City Times Staff

A $1 million contract to administer the COVID-19 vaccine before the City Council tonight is prompting questions from Councilman-at-Large Rolando Lavarro and local activist Rob Menendez, son of New Jersey U.S. Senator Bob Menendez. 

Hector Vargas — From Unsung Hero to Insurrectionist

January 11, 2021 in header, Latest News, News, Trending Now, Uncategorized /by Jersey City Times Staff

A local man named Hector Vargas has been identified by a video he posted to his Facebook page — captured by the blog Real Garden State — as one of President Donald Trump’s supporters who forced their way into the Capitol last week.

Girl Scouts Say Cookies Need an Oil Change

January 9, 2021 in Food And Drink, header, Latest News, News, Uncategorized /by Jersey City Times Staff

Upon learning that Girl Scout Cookies are made with “unsustainable” palm oil, local troop 12026 is joining a nationwide boycott and refusing to vend the round morsels of deliciousness.

Q&A: The Next Round in NJ’s Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccine

January 8, 2021 in header, Latest News, News /by Jersey City Times Staff

New Jersey is moving to a second round of COVID-19 vaccinations, announcing Wednesday that the next group of eligible people will be inoculated soon. It will be some time before the vaccine is widely available. And the state is still moving to get vaccines to health care workers, residents at long-term care facilities and others in its first priority group.

Murphy signs 14.5 Billion Economic Recovery Act

January 7, 2021 in header, Latest News, News, Trending Now, Uncategorized /by Jersey City Times Staff

Governor Phil Murphy today signed into law the New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020, intended to provide economic support for small businesses.

A Health Care System that Buckled but Held: NJ 2020, the Year of COVID-19

January 5, 2021 in header, Latest News, News /by Jersey City Times Staff

The pandemic altered how we do everything from celebrate holidays to vote for president, and highlighted strengths — and weaknesses — in our health care system

Council Limits Delivery Charges to Restaurants

January 4, 2021 in Food And Drink, header, Latest News, News, Trending Now, Uncategorized /by Jersey City Times Staff

Today, in an unusually short meeting to kick off the New Year, the City Council voted to limit fees charged to local restaurants by third party delivery platforms such as DoorDash, GrubHub and UberEats.

Grewal and ABC Charge Popular LGBTQ Bar

January 1, 2021 in Downtown, Food And Drink, header, Latest News, Neighborhoods, News, Trending Now /by Jersey City Times Staff

Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control are seeking an 85 day suspension of Downtown LGBTQ nightclub Six26’s liquor license.

Transformational Bike Path to Montclair Advances

December 28, 2020 in header, Latest News, News, Trending Now, Uncategorized /by Jersey City Times Staff

At the December 14th City Council caucus, Debra Kagan, Executive Director of Essex Hudson Greenway, presented a slide show detailing plans for a bike and pedestrian walkway that would run from Jersey City to Montclair.

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News Briefs

Hudson County Community College has been named the recipient of a one-year, $850,000 investment from the JPMorgan Chase. The investment will be utilized for a program the College developed to address the challenges of the economic crisis in Hudson County that were brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is designed to provide lasting improvement in the County’s workforce ecosystem.

Mayor Steven Fulop and the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation (JCEDC) have launched the latest round of emergency funding to provide over $2.5 million in direct aid and support to Jersey City’s neediest residents, regardless of immigration status. The city will partner with  York Street, Women Rising, United Way, and Puertorriqueños Asociados for Community Organization (PACO). 

Darius Evans, age 45, of Jersey City was arrested  on Monday by The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in connection with the stabbing death of 39-year-old Tyrone Haskins early New Year’s morning. The charges include Murder and two counts of Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purposes.

Mayor Steven Fulop is joining forces with Uber to announce a new agreement that will expand residents’ access to COVID-19 vaccinations with free Uber rides to and from Jersey City vaccination sites. Phase 1B includes essential frontline workers and seniors 75 years old and over.

According to a report in the Jersey Journal, Jersey City received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines Monday and plans to begin vaccinating eligible residents later this week at the Mary McLeod Bethune Center.

The federal Paycheck Protection Program, which offers businesses loans that can be forgivable, reopened on January 11th. The revised program focuses first on underserved borrowers – minority- and women-owned businesses.

Jersey Art Exchange (JAX) has merged with Art House Productions effective January 2021 to help improve and expand arts education and opportunities for the Jersey City community. JAX Founder Jacqueline Arias will remain Director of the program at Art House.

Christmas trees will be collected citywide every Wednesday night throughout the month of January. Pickup resumes this Wednesday January 13th.

Keep abreast of Jersey City Covid-19 statistics here.

Governor Murphy has launched a “Covid Transparency Website” where New Jerseyans can track state expenditures related to Covid.  Go here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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