A Jersey City man has pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme to defraud banks that provided home equity loans. According to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, Anthony Garvin, 52, pleaded guilty on Dec. 2 before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden in Newark federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud […]
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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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City Council to Consider New Journal Square Skyscraper
At its meeting on Nov. 28, the Jersey City Municipal Council introduced an ordinance that would allow for the construction of a new skyscraper in Journal Square: a 35-story building at 701 Newark Ave. where there is currently a parking lot. Requested by city business administrator John Metro, the ordinance would amend the Journal Square 2060 […]
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Coding Bootcamp “Campus” Opening in Jersey City
Tech Elevator, a company that offers in-person and online computer technology courses, will be opening a downtown Jersey City “campus” in January 2023 where students taking its coding bootcamps can work on group assignments and meet with the company’s career counselors. No instructors will be at the location, which offers open and enclosed meeting rooms, whiteboards, even […]
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A Theater is Missing at Art House and “Are You There?” at SMUSH
During the 2022 Studio Tour, the Gallery at Art House Productions was, ever so briefly, open to the public. Curator Andrea McKenna put together a crisp show that highlighted many of the Art House Productions’s favorite creators, including several who’d exhibited strong work at the organization’s old gallery on 17th Street. Here was a reminder, in […]
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Jersey City Now Has State’s Highest-Ranking Female Firefighter
Jersey City made history Tuesday when it elevated a veteran female firefighter to the post of deputy fire chief becoming what Mayor Steve Fulop called the highest-ranking woman in the fire services in New Jersey. And “possibly (highest) in the tri-state area,” added city Fire Chief Steven J. McGill. She’s Constance Zappella, who was promoted […]
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This Weekend
This weekend, Jersey City is packed with events, especially as a part of JC Fridays. The city is also gearing up for the season, with special holiday events. Plus, there’s live music, poetry, and more. Art House JC Fridays Art House JC Fridays, “Jersey City’s Free Quarterly Arts Festival” is back for the final festival […]
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Report: Senator Cunningham Expected to Resign
State Senator Sandra Cunningham is expected to resign for health reasons said a report published yesterday in the New Jersey Globe. According to the Globe, Cunningham has been hospitalized at Jersey City Medical Center since October 4 and is suffering from “a severe” decline in her cognitive health. Attorney and former Jersey City Corporation Council, […]
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JCMUA Provides Update on Replacing Lead Water Lines
The Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority updated the City Council on Nov. 22 on its plan to replace 16,000 water lines in Jersey City that are lined with or made of lead. In February the utility had announced plans to replace approximately 1,000 of the lines per year. That work has begun, according to JCMUA executive director Joseph […]
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Turnpike Authority Adds $6 Billion to Estimate to Expand Exits 14–14C
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has revised its cost estimate from $4.7 billion to $10.7 billion for widening I-78 from exits 14 to 14C. The estimate, which includes the cost of replacing the Newark Bay Bridge at exit 14, further infuriated mass transit advocates who opposed the project when it was first announced by the […]