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Report: Fireworks Suspected in West Side House Fire

July 04, 2022

Fireworks may be to blame for a fire last night that destroyed the upper floors of a West Side home.

Muralist Raisa Nosova Raises a Distress call for Ukraine

July 01, 2022

Enter the Oculus on Vesey Street, and you’ll pass it: a twelve by sixteen foot work of crocheted wall art done in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. The team of textile artists behind “Peace for Ukraine” have superimposed an image of a dove, complete with an olive branch, atop the bands of sky blue and […]

NJCU Acting President Kroll Issues a Statement on Social Media

July 01, 2022

While the challenges we are facing are daunting, NJCU is resilient and I am confident that with us all working together we will see this emergency through, and write a strong next chapter in our history.

NJCU Facing Fiscal Crisis; Campus Awaits Answers in Wake of President’s Departure

June 29, 2022

The NJCU board of trustees announced that the school was facing a “financial emergency” resulting from carrying a “recently intensified structural deficit” of $20 million.

Transcript of 911 Call from Distraught Woman Fleeing Man Shot by Police

June 20, 2022

In a dramatic four minute call on May 24, a distraught woman can be heard asking a 911 operator for help as a man with a gun pursues her towards a gas station on Communipaw Avenue.

Attorney General Releases Videos and 911 call in May “Police-Involved” Shooting

June 20, 2022

The Attorney General’s Office has released video footage and a 911 call related to a fatal police-involved shooting last month.

Business Profile: Modcup Coffee Makes a Name for Itself in the Industry

June 16, 2022

Jersey City’s Modcup Coffee is garnering raves among java cognoscenti by sourcing, roasting, and brewing beans from the world’s great coffee regions — Ethiopia, Columbia, Yemen, Bali, Costa Rica and beyond.