With the New Year came an increase in the minimum wage for most New Jersey employees. The new minimum wage will be $14.13 per hour, up from $13. The increase is part of legislation signed by Governor Phil Murphy in February 2019 that gradually raises the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024 for most […]
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Jersey City Medical Center Welcomes its First Baby of 2023
Jersey City Medical Center has announced the delivery of its first baby for 2023. According to the hospital, at 2:17 a.m. this morning Rachel Jungreis came into the world weighing 8lbs, 7 ounces, and measuring 19 inches. Said the Medical Center, “congratulations to the Jungreis family of Jersey City! Happy New Year!”
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Man Arrested in Fatal Christmas Shooting in Bergen-Lafayette
A 43-year-old Jersey City man has been arrested and charged in a fatal shooting in Bergen-Lafayette. According to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, members of the office’s homicide unit arrested Eddie Webb in connection with the death of 46-year-old Khaliq Lockett on Christmas day. The shooting took place in the area of Communipaw Avenue and […]
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Four People Critical After Two Shootings on Southside
In a rapidly developing story, four people are in critical condition tonight following two shootings on the Southside. According to radio reports, shootings took place at Virginia Avenue and Bernius Court in Bergen-Lafayette and at Van Nostrand Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive in Greenville. It is believed the shootings took place at or around […]
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Two Jersey City Youths Charged in Fatal Union City Stabbing
Two Jersey City youths have been charged in connection with a fatal stabbing in Union City last week. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, a preliminary investigation has determined that last Tuesday five juveniles were involved in an altercation leading to the stabbing of two young people, one fatally. The melee took place in […]
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Union’s Demand for Tens of Millions Comes at Bad Time for City Finances
Jersey City may be on the hook for tens of millions of dollars that a local union says is owed to its members for work performed during the Covid-19 state of emergency declared by Governor Phil Murphy. The union’s claim comes at a bad time for city finances. On December 13 an arbitrator met with a […]
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Prosecutor Investigating Christmas Homicide in Bergen-Lafayette
A Jersey City man was fatally shot yesterday in Bergen-Lafayette. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, the Christmas shooting took place in the area of Communipaw Avenue and Crescent Avenue. Police were called to the scene at approximately 6:04 p.m. and found Khaliq Lockett, 46, with an apparent gunshot wound(s) to the torso. Locket […]
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A Changing of The Guard at the Board of Education
The Board of Education meeting Wednesday, Dec. 21 largely featured farewell speeches of two departing members: board president Gerald Lyons and trustee Alexander Hamilton. During public comment, residents rose to talk about the district’s human resources policy among other topics. Lyons, who has been on the board for nine years, thanked his fellow trustees for […]
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Man with Drug and Alcohol Addiction Finds New Purpose in Welding
A 36-year-old man living in a halfway house enrolled in Hudson County Community College’s welding re-entry program in August to try and sort his life out after struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. He left with not only a certificate in welding but with a new hope and inspiration to continue moving up in the […]
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Mukherji’s Involvement in Fulop-Leased Hoboken Cannabis Shop Questioned
Republished courtesy of New Jersey Monitor Assemblyman Raj Mukherji’s involvement in a cannabis dispensary plan in Hoboken is leading to allegations of unfair political influence by critics of the plan who are intent on keeping the dispensary from opening. Mukherji, a Hudson County Democrat who represents Hoboken in the state Assembly, helped connect the people […]