The Fulop administration is claiming victory following the plaintiffs’ voluntary dismissal of a lawsuit involving a controversial Bergen-Lafayette residential development called Morris Canal Manor. “While this baseless lawsuit has done a tremendous disservice to our community, it is my hope that residents now hear the full truth with the court’s dismissal so that we can […]
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Two Wounded in Bergen-Lafayette Drive-by Shooting, Police Pursuit ends in Crash
Two men were wounded in a drive-by shooting tonight in Bergen-Lafayette. According to radio reports, shots were fired from a stolen car in the vicinity of Virginia Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive at approximately 9:00 p.m. After the shooting, the car drove west on Virginia Avenue, pursued by the police and collided with several […]
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Bayonne Man gets 20 Years in Fatal Bergen-Lafayette Shooting
A Bayonne man was sentenced yesterday for his involvement in a fatal Bergen-Lafayette shooting. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Judge Vincent J. Militello sentenced Bernard Wilson, 29, to 20 years in New Jersey State Prison for the 2020 shooting death of 38-year-old Abimael Fuentes. Wilson had pleaded guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter on July […]
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After Hurricane Sandy
Photos taken during and after Sandy show a city knocked back on its heels.
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Liberty Humane Assailed for Banning Volunteers From Accessing Services
Liberty Humane Society is under scrutiny once again. A group of volunteers who care for Jersey City’s stray and feral cats say that the Bergen-Lafayette animal shelter has banned individuals from using services for purported violations of unwritten “guidelines” and that the organization often fails to adequately respond when asked to assist with colonies of […]
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Third Man Arrested in Fatal Bergen-Lafayette Shooting
A Newark man was arrested yesterday in connection with a deadly shooting in Bergen-Lafayette. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Dahmar Robinson, 22, has been charged with Murder, Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and Receiving Stolen Property in connection with the fatal […]
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Park Advocates Call for Passage of Caven Point Protection Act
Today, scores of park lovers gathered in Liberty State Park to call for the New Jersey State Senate to pass the Caven Point Protection Act, a bill that would protect the peninsula’s 21-acre wildlife preserve from development by private interests such as the adjacent Liberty National Golf Club.
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JCAST22: A Preview and Guide
Hurricanes and walking tours don’t tend to work too well together. The thirty-second annual JCAST may well be a wet one. If the remnants of Ian tickle the Garden State, it might be plenty windy, too. Since the Jersey City Art and Studio Tour encompasses all six wards of Jersey City, that matters — there’ll be […]
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Jersey City Woman Charged with Murder after Man Dies of Injuries from Stabbing
A Jersey City woman has been charged with murder following a man’s death from injuries from a stabbing.
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Two Youths Charged in Murder of Snyder H.S. Student Will be Tried as Adults
The prosecution of two juveniles charged in the death of a 16-year-old Snyder High School student have been moved to Superior Court where they will be tried as adults.