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Oishii Opens Huge Indoor Strawberry Farm in Jersey City

May 19, 2022

Japanese agricultural technology company Oishii announced today the opening of a 74,000-square-foot indoor vertical farm in Jersey City to grow its “Omakase” variety of strawberry.

City Council Mulls Greenville Shooting Range and Lawyering up to Defend “Gerrymandered” Ward Map

May 10, 2022

At yesterday’s caucus, the City Council mulled over the building of a new shooting range and the hiring of outside counsel to defend against a lawsuit brought by community groups opposed to a controversial ward map believed by some to have been a textbook case of “gerrymandering.”

American Legion Honors Local Policemen Who Saved Infant

May 05, 2022

Two of Jersey City’s finest were feted recently by the American Legion’s Beacon Post 419 for their role in saving the life of an infant in the city’s Greenville section last fall.

Causes and Prevention of Youth Violence is Focus of Virtual Conference

April 25, 2022

The event earlier this month gave community members a wide-ranging look at the systems that can keep Jersey City’s young people in cycles of violence.

Greenville Twins Diagnosed with Autism Build a Singing Act Together

April 18, 2022

The brothers’ success is all the more compelling since at an early age both siblings were diagnosed with autism and because the Rosado family lives in a section of Greenville where street violence is not uncommon.

Middle School Teacher Under Investigation for Race-Based Diatribe

April 11, 2022

In a twenty minute verbal torrent, Stone berates the children, frequently employing racial stereotypes, yet begs them to get along with one another and study.