Leaders of the group New Jersey Together gathered yesterday to thank Hudson County officials for reforms which will help the incarcerated address outstanding warrants and fines during their detention. Speakers called for statewide adoption of the measures. “We are talking about getting people before a judge so that they can resolve all of their debts […]
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While Schools Plead for Help, Many Businesses Escape Payroll Tax
Last week, following Governor Murphy’s proposal to cut $51 million in aid to Jersey City Schools, Board of Education President Natalia Ioffe complained that a payroll tax enacted to support the schools was coming up short. “There seem to be no mechanisms in place to ensure proper collection,” she charged. Ioffe is at least partially […]
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Jersey City Couple Charged with Smuggling Contraband into Prison
A Jersey City couple has been charged in a scheme to smuggle contraband into an Essex County prison. According to U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger, an Essex County corrections officer, Efrin Wade, 34, and his girlfriend, Yairisa Lizardo, 29, were arrested today for conspiring to smuggle contraband to be resold to prisoners into Essex County Correctional Facility […]
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Faculty Union Rallies to Press State for Additional Aid for NJCU
They all came: students, teachers, union leaders, politicians from across the board, and, of course, the interim president of New Jersey City University. All of them came Monday to a union-sponsored “Fund NJCU” campus rally to plead the case for the survival of NJCU, to demand that Gov. Phil Murphy and state legislators come to […]
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Man Convicted of Assaulting Stepdaughter
A Jersey City man has been convicted of all charges relating to the sexual assault of his stepdaughter. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, on Friday, the 39-year-old man was convicted by a jury of Aggravated Sexual Assault, Sexual Assault by Contact, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. The crimes occurred in Jersey […]
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Wednesday Program to Celebrate Hudson County Prisoner Reforms and Urge Further Action
On Wednesday afternoon, clergy and community leaders from around the state will gather to celebrate Hudson County’s commitment to help incarcerated people address outstanding warrants, fines, fees, and detainers, by petitioning the courts. Organizers will urge other counties throughout the state to adopt similar reforms. According to Mike Stanley, Lead Organizer of New Jersey Together […]
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Fugitive Charged in Death of BelovED Kindergarten Teacher
Murder charges have been lodged against a second man, who remains at large, in the death of a kindergarten teacher at BelovED Community Charter School. The 33-year-old teacher and mother of three, Luz Hernandez, was found in a shallow grave in Kearny on February 7 after she was reported missing. Previously, Hernandez’s estranged spouse, Cesar […]
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Jersey City Man Arrested in Virginia for Recent Homicide
A Jersey City man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting in Greenville. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Brandon Montague, 24, was arrested today in Newport News, Virginia by the United States Marshals Service. Montague is charged in the March 4 death of Tyreef Robinson, 34, of Jersey City. Shortly after […]
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Council Revisits Cannabis Rules, Portside Tenants Plead for Help
With Jersey City’s Cannabis Control Board having already endorsed 41 applicants looking to set up shop as retailers, city lawmakers are now considering revising the procedures it set two years ago and then modified last year. That prospect emerged as the City Council voted Wednesday to support two applications for the operation of cannabis businesses […]
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Sheriff Arrests 18 Jersey City Residents During Warrant Sweep
Hudson County Sheriff Frank X. Schillari has announced the arrests of 18 Jersey City residents as part of a county-wide warrant sweep. The individuals arrested were wanted in connection with crimes ranging from Aggravated Assault to Terroristic Threats. “It is our duty to protect and serve the community, and the recent arrests we have made […]