Authorities have charged two men in the May 21 mass shooting in Bergen Hill. The shooting, which took place on the corner of Crescent Avenue and Brinkerhoff Street, across from Lincoln High School, left two men dead and four other people injured.
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21-year-old Jersey City Man Arrested for Sexual Assault of Minor
Authorities have arrested a 21-year-old Jersey City man and charged him in the sexual assaults of a 15-year-old girl.
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Council-at-Large Candidate June Jones: An Interview
City Council-at-large candidate June Jones is a retired respiratory care practitioner who founded the Morris Canal Community Development Corporation and serves as its president.
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‘Too Unsafe to Live.’ A Mass Shooting on Brinkerhoff Street
A tall man wearing a dark hoodie and white sneakers walked south on Brinkerhoff Street, his right hand planted deep in his pants pocket.
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Liberty State Park Nature Center Re-Opens After Nine-Year Closure
After a nine-year closure triggered by Superstorm Sandy, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection marked the Liberty State Park Nature Center’s return to life Wednesday, June 23, with the completion of a $3.5 million restoration.
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Vernon Richardson Apparently Running for Ward F Council Seat
Apparently, the race for the Ward F City Council seat has another entrant, Vernon Richardson. Richardson has launched a website announcing his run and describing his reasons for throwing his hat in the ring.
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Walk-in Vaccination Site Opens Today on Bergen Avenue
Mayor Fulop and the Jersey City Department of Health and Human Services announced the opening today of a walk-in vaccination site at the Maureen Collier Senior Center at 335 Bergen Avenue.
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Group to Map “Heat Islands” in Greenville and Bergen-Lafayette
Sustainable JC, a network of community groups and individuals advocating for more environmentally friendly practices and policies in Jersey City, this summer will map heat “islands,” areas of unusually high temperature and air pollution triggered by a disproportionate area of heat-absorbing asphalt and a paucity of trees, in Greenville and Bergen-Lafayette.
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Man Arrested in Mother’s Death
A Jersey City man, Terrance Nelson, age 29, has been charged with Murder in the death of his mother, Jacqueline Nelson.
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Juvenile Charged in Death of 40-Year-Old Photographer
A 16-year-old male has been charged in the death of a 40-year-old Jersey City man who was found dead in his apartment last week following a welfare check.