On Monday, we sat down with Ward F Councilman Jermaine Robinson for a wide-ranging discussion covering everything from developer Peter Mocco to an infamous Zoom meeting on the future of Liberty State Park.
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Nine Candidates Vie for Three School Board Seats
A recent college graduate and an advocate for the hearing-impaired are among the nine candidates running for three seats on the Jersey City Board of Education in November.
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Midwives Ask State to End Physician Oversight as Home Births Rise
While home births represented less than 1% of the 96,500 births last year in New Jersey, midwives also deliver thousands of babies in birthing centers and hospitals. Women who want midwifery care in any setting face an insurmountable barrier, midwives say.
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Protesters Confront Liberty National Golf Club’s Fireman
A group of protesters gathered early this morning on Morris Pesin Drive across from Liberty National Golf Course to protest against the push to privatize Liberty State Park’s Caven Point.
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Lavarro To Seek Re-Election to At-Large Council Seat
In a Facebook Post this morning, Councilman-at-large Rolando Lavarro announced that he is running for re-election.
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Editorial: Residents Deserve Answers on the Mayor’s New Home Purchase
Mayor Fulop’s purchase of a $2.4 million home from Dixon Advisory, first reported by Hudson County View yesterday, raises serious questions.
Posted inBergen Lafayette, News
After Fits and Starts Bergen-Lafayette Finally Gets New “Bethune Park”
After years of delays, Mayor Fulop, Ward F Councilman Jermaine Robinson, and leaders from the Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center, the Jackson Hill Special Improvement District, and the Jersey City Parks Coalition were able to cut the ribbon Wednesday on “Bethune Park,” located directly across from the Bethune Center at 140 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr.
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The Horse Trailer is History (for now) as Hybrid Coffee Settles Downtown
Hybrid Coffee and Kitchen has moved to its new home in downtown Jersey City. The new location is on 389 Manila Ave. between Second and Third Streets.
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Officer Injured in Powerhouse Arts District Shootout
A Jersey City police officer was injured while investigating a wild shootout in the Powerhouse Arts District early Saturday morning.
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Mayor Fulop Breaks Ground on New Firehouse in Bergen-Lafayette
Mayor Steven Fulop joined City Council members and the Jersey City Fire Department yesterday to break ground on Jersey City’s first new firehouse to be built in 20 years.