Kindle Education Public Charter School, a new school opening in Journal Square this fall, will receive $1.25 million from the U.S. Department of Education thanks to the Charter Schools Program of the New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association. Two charter schools in Trenton will receive funding from the same NJPCSA program as well. “The association is proud […]
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Four People Critical After Two Shootings on Southside
In a rapidly developing story, four people are in critical condition tonight following two shootings on the Southside. According to radio reports, shootings took place at Virginia Avenue and Bernius Court in Bergen-Lafayette and at Van Nostrand Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive in Greenville. It is believed the shootings took place at or around […]
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Prosecutor Investigating Christmas Homicide in Bergen-Lafayette
A Jersey City man was fatally shot yesterday in Bergen-Lafayette. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, the Christmas shooting took place in the area of Communipaw Avenue and Crescent Avenue. Police were called to the scene at approximately 6:04 p.m. and found Khaliq Lockett, 46, with an apparent gunshot wound(s) to the torso. Locket […]
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Nimbus Reimagines “The Nutcracker” for a Jersey Audience
There are three restaurants at the intersection of Grove and Mercer Streets — one Mediterranean, one Pakistani, and one American. Also, there’s City Hall. I mention this because it’s here that “Jersey City Nutcracker,” our version of the seasonal dance favorite, locates a magic manhole that allows its inhabitants a glimpse of the city as […]
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15-Year-Old Critical After Being Shot by NJ Transit Bus Driver
A 15-year-old is in critical condition after being shot by an NJ Transit bus driver on Saturday night. According to authorities, the incident took place after three teenagers allegedly assaulted the driver outside of a bus. A police investigation found that following the assault, the driver, Charles Fieros, 48, of Staten Island, New York, retrieved […]
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City to Convert City Hall Parking Lot into Green Space
Mayor Fulop and the Department of Infrastructure have announced the creation of a one-acre perimeter park surrounding all four sides of City Hall. Under the plan, the employee parking lot behind City Hall will be removed and converted into park space, nearly doubling the amount of green space around the building. “Any time of day, you will find […]
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Authorities ask for Public’s Help Identifying Hit and Run Vehicle
The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in the Heights yesterday. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, at approximately 4:35 p.m., the Jersey City Police Department was informed that a pedestrian had been struck […]
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Pedestrian Critical After Heights Hit and Run
A pedestrian is in critical condition following a hit-and-run crash in the Heights yesterday. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, at approximately 4:35 p.m., the Jersey City Police Department was informed that a pedestrian had been struck at the Griffith Street and Sherman Avenue intersection. Responding officers found a 36-year-old Jersey City man with […]
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Newark Archdiocese Opens Mercy House for Those in Need
Standing on the steps of 20 Greenville Avenue before press, clergy and onlookers yesterday morning, Auxiliary Bishop Gregory J. Studerus went straight to the point. “If anything is important right now it is caring for people who are out in the community but just don’t have the resources they need to be able to survive.” […]
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Letter: Pompidou is a “monumental failure of imagination”
Bravo Tris! Great piece on the concocted mega egomaniac project, unmitigated economic disaster, and monumental failure of imagination known as The Pompidou Center. To this list I would add stunning cowardice. If Jersey City is such a desirable and coveted location for billionaires and developers, could not the mayor and his rubber stamp municipal council […]