Under the best of circumstances, negotiating the turn from Christopher Columbus Drive south onto Merseles Street Downtown requires presence of mind. Just after one passes James J. Ferris High School, the road suddenly splits, creating right and left routes circumventing the massive concrete columns supporting the New Jersey Turnpike. Then there’s a hard left turn […]
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Turning Former Inmates into Welders: Metallica Partners with HCCC
Jersey City’s own Hudson County Community College has been invited to partner once again with the Metallica Scholars Initiative. The Initiative will support the training of previously incarcerated people for careers in welding. “Metallica has shown us the transformative power of music and education,” said HCCC President Dr. Christopher Reber. “We are honored to reaffirm […]
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Mass Shooting Reported in Front of Public Safety Building
As many as five people were shot last night in front of Jersey City’s new $120 million public safety building. According to multiple reports, the shooting took place last night at the corner of Martin Luther King Drive and Orient Avenue in Bergen-Lafayette, the location of the new building which opened in April. The shooting […]
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Speakers Slam Council For Washington Killing, Closed Meeting on Bayfront Scheduled
Jersey City lawmakers at Thursday’s meeting took heat from residents on the killing of a mentally ill man in Bergen-Lafayette, put off discussing a proposed tax abatement for the much-heralded Bayfront development to a September 11 private session and held off awarding a private cleaning contract after a city union protested it would prompt layoffs […]
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Man Charged in Last Week’s Fatal Crash
A Newark man has been charged in last week’s crash that left a young woman dead. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit has charged 22-year-old Gabriel Melo with Death by Auto. The crash took place at approximately 2 a.m. on August 1 in the westbound lane of […]
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For Jersey City Fridays, the Human Figure Comes Roaring Back
During the height of the lockdown period, it was sometimes hard to find a human being on the Jersey City streets. There weren’t too many in works of art, either. Many of the impressive shows held in the wake of the pandemic portrayed radically depopulated places: empty corners, abandoned buildings, rock clubs minus the rockers, modern […]
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This Weekend
This weekend, Jersey City is packed with big events, like JC Fridays, Jersey City Pier Fest, and the All About Downtown Street Fair. Plus, there’s a Native Plant Sale, a Family Sound Bath Meditation workshop, live music, and more. JC Fridays | Fri., Sep. 8 | 12 a.m.-11:59 p.m. | Multiple Locations, 345 Marin Boulevard, […]
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Park Service to Offer Kayak Eco Tours at Liberty State Park This Month
This month, the New Jersey Park Service will be offering kayak “eco-tours” exploring the Hudson River estuary, local wildlife habitats and the habitats of Caven Point. Tours will embark from the canoe/kayak launch located at the south side of Liberty State Park near the Park Office. Trips will run approximately two hours and will include […]
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A Jazz Age Romeo & Juliet Comes to Nimbus this Month
Jersey City’s classical theatre, The Curtain, has announced that they will bring an all-new production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet to Nimbus Arts Center. Performances begin Thursday, September 28th and run through Sunday, October 22nd. Tickets are priced at $25 and are available for purchase at TheCurtain.org. Set at the dawn of the Jazz […]
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Rats, Taxes and Development Dominate Council Caucus
At Tuesday’s City Council caucus, Ward C Councilmember Richard Boggiano griped that ongoing construction in the area of Magnolia, Summit and Sip Avenues has unleashed the city’s rats. He called on the city Health Department to take action. Paul Bellan-Boyer, city health officer, said he’s aware of other locations where rats have appeared and that […]