With the help of two creative, science-minded juniors, Jersey City’s McNair Academic has become one of 300 public middle and high school finalists in the 14th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow national STEM competition. The students — Eza Iqbal and Fay Wang Davis — developed a proposal to use rice husks to create durable bricks to build stable […]
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Cease Fire Resolution Goes Down to Defeat Despite Saleh’s Best Efforts
If there was one point of agreement between members of Jersey City’s Municipal Council during today’s special session, it was that Ward D Councilman Yusef Saleh had worked hard. In the end, however, it wasn’t enough to win passage of Saleh’s controversial resolution calling for a cease fire in Gaza, which failed to garner the […]
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Jury Convicts Newark Man in Jersey City Shooting Death
A jury has convicted a Newark man of a 2021 shooting death in Jersey City. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, the Hudson County jury convicted 22-year-old Jalen Culver yesterday in the March 21, 2021 shooting death of Zaimeir Bell, 17, in Jersey City. Following a four day trial, Culver was found guilty of Manslaughter; […]
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Victim of Alleged Bias Attack Provoked Bar Patrons Says Witness
The thought of it was chilling. A 38-year-old Palestinian-American father said he had been assaulted outside a Grove Street bar by three epithet-spewing men who appeared to be Israeli. The timing was inauspicious, coming as it did a day before the city council was to debate a resolution calling for a cease fire in Gaza […]
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Ceasefire JC Asks City Council to Approve Gaza Resolution
The JC Ceasefire Movement shared this letter today with the Jersey City Times. It was prepared prior to the current resolution to be voted on at today’s 4 p.m. special meeting of the Municipal Council. Letter to Jersey City Council Members We grieve for the 1,200 dead in Israel and 20,000 dead in Gaza over […]
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Jersey City and Hoboken Rabbis Call on Council to Set Aside Gaza Resolution
A resolution calling for a ceasefire in the war in Gaza will be voted on at today’s 4 p.m. special meeting of the Municipal Council. A coalition of rabbis from Jersey City and Hoboken have called upon the council to set the resolution aside. Below is their letter to the Municipal Council. We are reaching […]
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‘Failed’ Mayor v. Nepo Baby: Steve Fulop and Rob Menendez Duke it Out
For days Steve Fulop had remained silent as mayors throughout Hudson County lined up behind Rob Menendez’s reelection as U.S. Representative for the Eighth Congressional District. Yesterday, he broke his silence in a tweet on X. “I’m not on board with supporting Rob Menendez for another term in Congress. It’s time to move on. When […]
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Work to Begin on Essex-Hudson Greenway Next Year
The Murphy Administration has shared the initial development and construction plans for the Essex-Hudson Greenway, a nine mile transit corridor that, when completed, will allow for walking and biking between Montclair and Jersey City. The first section of the multimillion-dollar project will be focused on a nearly two-mile span through Newark, Essex County, and Kearny, […]
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PATH to Begin Rolling Out Contactless Turnstiles
There’s good news for PATH riders tired of carrying around that grey SmartLink card. Tomorrow at 10 a.m., the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will begin deploying a new tap-and-go fare payment system like the one in use in the New York City Subway system. The first turnstiles using the system will […]
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Letter: Does The Jersey City Police Dept. Need 18 Deputy Chiefs?
Dear Editor: I read your recent article, “Boggiano Rips 911 and Lack of Traffic Enforcement During Public Safety Budget Hearing.” Like the council members, I am perplexed about the 18 deputy chiefs the Jersey City Police Department has on its roster. According to their operational website, the New York Police Department has approximately 20 chiefs directing […]