The state’s second biggest city has gone to federal court in a bid to keep police officers who use cannabis off duty from returning to its police force. In an 18-page complaint filed Monday, Jersey City Public Safety Director James Shea argues that because federal law prevents anyone who uses a controlled substance like cannabis […]
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Details of Deadly Car Crash Released
Authorities have released additional details about this morning’s car crash that left three people dead and three others injured. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, police were first alerted to the two-car collision on Paterson Plank Road, south of Congress Street, at approximately 12:45 a.m. Responding officers found a BMW SUV that appeared to […]
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Car Crash Reported with Multiple Fatalities
This story has been updated here. A car crash that caused three deaths and sent three others to the hospital was reported early this morning by The Hudson County Prosecutor, Esther Suarez. According to a tweet at 2:32 a.m. on X, the crash took place on Paterson Plank Road. ABC News has reported that the […]
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Council Pulls Mental Health Contract, City Spokeswoman Draws Fire
The police shooting of Andrew Washington continued to reverberate on Thursday night as the Municipal Council pulled a contract for a response team to handle mental health related 911 calls, and multiple speakers lambasted the city’s spokeswoman for comments she made about the Bergen-Lafayette man’s death. The $4 million, three-year, contract with Jersey City Medical […]
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Federal Authorities Accuse Menendez of Acting as Foreign Agent
Federal authorities unveiled a superseding indictment Thursday against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez accusing the senator of acting as a foreign agent for Egypt while serving as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York alleges Menendez, a Democrat, used his power as the committee’s chair to […]
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Substitute Teacher Charged with Sex Crimes Involving Students
A Jersey City public school substitute teacher has been arrested in connection with alleged sex crimes involving students. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Fayez Yassa, 64, of Jersey City was arrested yesterday by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit. He is alleged to have committed sex crimes with two Jersey City […]
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NJ Transit To Take Over A&C’s Routes, Riders Optimistic
Passengers who rely on the four intra-city routes operated by A&C Bus Corp. will be able to keep riding now that NJ Transit has pledged to take over those routes. For Friends of Lincoln Park member Liz Guzman, many of whose colleagues patronize A&C’s Montgomery/West Side line, this development was welcome news. “I’m happy to […]
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Council Mulls Civilian Complaint Review Board, Mental Health Unit
Four of Jersey City’s nine lawmakers have endorsed state legislation calling for the creation of civilian complaint review boards statewide. The bill, A-1515, sponsored by Assemblywoman Angela McKnight (D-31st District), of Jersey City, would grant such board subpoena power and the ability to play a role in the investigation of complaints. McKnight’s bill seeks to […]
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City Hired Convicted Bribe-Taker for “Temporary” Job That Paid $159k
A former Jersey City building inspector convicted of taking bribes was re-hired by the city as a temporary seasonal worker and earned $159,000 last year. According to sources, the Randolph Condi cited in a Jersey City Times article last month as one of several highly compensated temporary seasonal workers assigned to the business administrator’s office, […]
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Additional Charges Filed Against Driver in Fatal Crash
Additional charges have been filed against a Newark man in connection with a fatal crash last month. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, the new charges were filed by the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit against Gabriel Melo, 22. Melo was driving his 2018 Audi on Route 139 — also known as the […]