Openings Team Wilderness, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering youth through outdoor education and adventure, inaugurated “Base Camp,” its new headquarters on Communipaw Avenue. Base Camp features a 20-foot rock wall inside the space, providing an exciting and dynamic environment for participants to engage in rock climbing activities and develop physical and mental strength. In […]
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ShopRite Employee Makes the Cheerios Box Jersey City ShopRite Associate Barbara Avilez represented the store on this year’s Cheerio Box after the store raised $13,500 for local food pantries and fighting hunger. As a winner of this annual contest, the store awarded a $2,500 check to local food pantry the Sharing Place. The celebration was […]
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Kismet of Kings Continues 10-Year Mission to Mentor Urban Young Men
Raised in the rough-and-tumble world of Booker T. Washington public housing in Jersey City’s Lafayette section, Lewis Spears became an up-close observer of urban hardship. That lesson was driven home, especially after his 9-year-old cousin was killed in the aftermath of a local street fight. But these formative experiences – rather than wear him down […]
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Easter Celebrations Jersey City’s Mercy House, along with the Elizabeth and Newark locations, gave out about 1,000 Easter gift bags, a new record. Jersey City’s location distributed 250 bags, which were filled with things like crayons and candy. Mercy House is run by the Archdiocese of Newark. The Mercy House provides nonperishable food, clothing, baby supplies, furniture, […]
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Chamber of Commerce Elects its Second Female Board President
The Hudson County Chamber of Commerce has chosen its second female board president. Catherine Tantillo, head of social impact at Lord, Abbett & Co., was elected Chair of its Board of Directors at its annual meeting on March 14, 2024. She was elected alongside 15 new members of its Board of Directors. Tantillo became the […]
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NJ Motor Vehicle Commission This upcoming Tuesday, March 26, and Wednesday, March 27, the MVC Mobile Unit will be at the Jersey City Hall Annex at Jackson Square from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Those interested can visit https://telegov.njportal.com/njmvcmobileunit/ to schedule appointments for REALID, registration renewal, duplicate titles, non-driver ID and permits. NJ Office of the State […]
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‘Don’t Close Loew’s Alley,’ Jersey City Residents Urge City Leaders
Close to 100 Jersey City community members turned out in person, joined by an additional 50 virtually, Thursday night to learn more about a planned 2-year shutdown of an alleyway next to the Loew’s Theater in Journal Square. Closing the 10-foot-wide pathway would allow some of the theater restoration work to proceed uninterrupted by foot […]
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Housing and Property Taxes NJ.com reported that, according to data from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, the average 2023 residential property value in Jersey City was $469,978, and the average total property taxes were $10,556. The average property tax bill for the state was $9,803. Weehawken had the highest average property tax bill […]
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After Closing, Restaurateurs Share Lessons Learned
For several Jersey City restaurateurs, 2023 marked the end of an era. After many years in business, restaurants, including Iron Monkey, Downtowner, Corgi Spirits Distillery, and Pasta Dal Cuore, to name just a few, turned off the lights and hung up their closing signs. The city’s food and drink establishments have been struggling since the […]
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Local Breweries to Expand Offerings Following Passage of New Law
Jersey City’s two local breweries breathed a sigh of relief yesterday afternoon after Governor Murphy signed a highly-anticipated bill that made changes to New Jersey’s prohibition-era liquor laws. The bill ends restrictive licensing conditions on the craft brewing sector, allowing them to hold an unlimited number of events, allowing customers easier access to food, and […]