At last night’s City Council meeting, lawmakers moved ahead on a plan to finance a massive $57 million budget deficit that administration officials blame on the Covid-19 pandemic with a form of debt called “special emergency notes.” Since the start of the pandemic, administration officials say Jersey City has racked up nearly $93 million in […]
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Laborers’ Union Gathers to Protest Conditions and Pay at Local Building Sites
In a raucous, brightly colored show of strength, members of The Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) rallied at Journal Square on Monday to call for higher wages and better working conditions on construction sites in Jersey City. Union spokesman Rob Lewandowski singled out Eatontown-based contractor Concrete Rising for particular opprobrium. According to Lewandowski, […]
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Yraida Aponte-Lipski: Candidate for County Commissioner
1. What about your background makes you a good County Commissioner? My background has helped me be a better County Commissioner. I came to the USA from the Dominican Republic just before finishing dental school. In America I earned an Associates degree in dental hygiene, a Bachelors in biology, and a Masters in Public Health. […]
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Report: Multiple Shots Fired on West Side With One Injury
Multiple shots were fired tonight on the West Side, leaving on man slightly injured. According to radio reports, three men in black clothing engaged in a shootout in the vicinity of Van Wagenen Avenue and Pavonia Avenue at approximately 10:08 tonight. A security guard was said to have suffered from a “graze wound” during the […]
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This Weekend
Celebrate mom and so much more this weekend in Jersey City. There’s the JCFamilies Mother’s Day Celebration, a Spring planting in Pershing Field Park, and a disco dance party at White Eagle Hall. Plus, there’s live music, comedy, and more. 1st Annual Opioid Awareness Day Join the city for this event that will have educational […]
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Barbara Stamato: Candidate for State Assembly
1. What about your background would make you a good Assemblyperson? I have extensive career experience working in three separate worlds: private, working in healthcare, governmental as a former Legislative Aide to two Assembly people, a former Council Aide to two Councilmembers and as a current Council Aide to Councilman Yousef J. Saleh, Ward D […]
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Leandro B. Lachica: Candidate for County Commissioner
1. What about your background would make you a good County Commissioner? As a former diplomat from the Philippines, I fully understand the impact of and sacrifice for public service engaging with culturally diverse communities. Pursuing the rule of law as a lawyer in various jurisdictions, I have developed a deeper sense of what justice demands […]
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Luis Soto: Candidate for State Senate
1. What about your background would make you a good state senator? With over 30 years of senior sales Ethical Pharmaceutical Professional Global Experience. I bring to our community the drive, enthusiasm, energy, eloquence, wit, good humor, frankness, talent, diligence, breadth of vision and a grasp of key issues will all bring honor to the position […]
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Jersey City Man Arrested in Fatal North Bergen Hit-and-Run
A Jersey City man was arrested today in connection with a fatal North Bergen hit-and-run crash. The arrest marks the second in two days for such an incident. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, members of the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit arrested 30-year-old Julian Palacios and charged him with crimes arising out […]
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Menendez and Gottheimer Rip Congestion Pricing for NJ Commuters
With cars whizzing by only a few feet away, Congressmen Rob Mendendez and Josh Gottheimer stood next to the entrance of the Holland Tunnel this morning to decry a plan that would impose a new fee on drivers entering Manhattan. Called “congestion pricing,” the plan to hit motorists entering Manhattan below 60th Street with an […]