Struggling to maintain its aging municipal infrastructure for use by residents and workers, Jersey City now finds itself with a big-ticket fix – this time for a site 40 miles outside the city limits. It’s the Longwood Lake Dam in Jefferson Township in the rustic, northwest corner of Morris County where 45 species of birds, […]
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Hudson County Democratic Organization Dominates in Primary, Two Races Still Contested
With the help of deep pockets and key endorsements, the Hudson County Democratic Organization made a strong showing against a bevy of progressive challengers in yesterday’s primary, winning races for state senate and assembly, as well as the contest for county executive. While two races remained too close to call, the HCDO secured the Democratic […]
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Infamous Mayor Frank Hague to be Portrayed in Play This Weekend
Beginning June 10, the Museum of Jersey City History will host Margo Hammond’s play “Horseshoe Empire,” which portrays the life of Jersey City’s infamous mayors Frank Hague. The play will be performed at MJCH’s Apple Tree House, at 298 Academy St., in tandem with the museum’s upcoming exhibit, Frank Hague’s Jersey City: Yesterday and Today. […]
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15-Year-Old Dead in Early Morning Greenville Shooting
A 15-year-old youth was shot and killed this morning in Greenville. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, at approximately 4:20 a.m. today, the police received a 911 call reporting a shooting at 124 Wilkinson Avenue. There responding officers found Tyshawn Smith, 15, of Jersey City with an apparent gunshot wound. Smith was pronounced dead […]
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Heavy Police Presence at Scene of Morning Shooting in Greenville
Note: This story has been updated here. A Wilkinson Avenue home remained cordoned off with yellow police tape this morning following reports of an early morning shooting. A police cruiser parked against the traffic remained posted in front. A detective standing with four patrol officers next to the crime scene, 124 Wilkinson Ave., declined to […]
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Local Truck Stop Cheated Workers Out of 100k in Overtime
A truck stop on Tonnele Avenue in Jersey City has been hit with a large bill for overtime owed to its employees. According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, Petroline Inc., operator of Putnam Truck Stop, at 565 Tonnele Ave., cheated 15 of its gas station attendants out of $100,000 in overtime […]
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Jersey City Jazz Festival Swings Into Action at Exchange Place
The Jersey City Jazz Festival kicked off this afternoon despite threats from iffy weather and the ongoing construction at Exchange Place. According to organizer Bryan Beninghove, it was touch-and-go this week as the city raced to replace water pipes under the soon-to-be renovated plaza at the foot of Montgomery Street. Whatever stress Beninghove was feeling, […]
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Art House Launches $500,000 Fundraising Campaign for New Space
Art House Productions, one of Jersey City’s preeminent performing and visual arts organizations, is launching a fundraising campaign June 2, 2023, to raise $500,000 for capital and operating expenditures as it prepares to formally open its new space at 345 Marin Blvd. “The reopening of Art House Productions and our new home marks an exciting […]
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Ten Thousand Students Gain Safe Drinking Water, But Work Continues
The Jersey City Board of Education – with a push from the advocacy group Jersey City Together and financial help from the city’s Municipal Utilities Authority – is soon to start the final phase of a multi-year campaign to ensure that students are drinking clean, safe water in their schools’ water fountains. At a press […]
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Weingarten, AFT Call on Trenton To Avert Closure Of NJCU
As the New Jersey Legislature prepares to reconvene and finalize the state’s fiscal year 2024 budget, union leaders with a stake in New Jersey City University are telling the state Senate and Assembly that there is an urgent need to address NJCU’s well-documented financial crisis. “For Trenton, this is a ‘what side are you on’ moment. […]