With near-perfect conditions, Will Norris of Charlottesville, Virginia won Jersey City’s Second Annual Marathon with a time of 2 hours and 17 minutes. As Norris blew through the tape, race organizer Steve Lipski, who had waited patiently for the big moment, was there with a high-five. Lipski called Norris’s performance “an Olympic trial qualifying time.” […]
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Jersey City’s All Star Gerald Govan: Nine Season in the A.B.A. and 5000 Points
Jersey City’s Gerald Govan never thought about playing basketball professionally. He never even considered college. “I just wanted to graduate from high school and get out of there and make some money at some factory job or whatever,” says Govan. This thinking made sense at the time. Only 3.1% of black men graduated from college […]
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Jersey City Born Joe Botti to Enter National Boxing Hall of Fame
It started with a punch. Noticing fighting outside his home, Joe Botti ran and separated the two kids. “You don’t know how to fight anyway” Botti told the two. One of them responded, “Why don’t you teach us?” Botti, a former amateur boxer said okay. Botti went to his basement, picked up a couple old […]
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Continued Closure of Pershing Ice Rink Rankles Skaters and Teams
With youth hockey teams in the region now in their pre-season phase, the closure of Jersey City’s three decades-old Pershing Field ice rink has sent high school and independent youth teams scrambling for other facilities in the region for competitive ice time. Hobbled by equipment failures, the rink has been closed since January, much to […]
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Jump4Jerry Double Dutch Competition Coming to Armory on Oct. 14
Once again, it’s time to Jump4Jerry. On October 14, the Jersey City nonprofit youth mentoring program will sponsor its sixth annual Prince Jerry Day Double Dutch Competition. The organization, founded by Kim Prince-Sylla in memory of her son Jerry after the 8-year-old was killed after being struck by a car at Columbus Drive and Grove […]
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Liberty National Golf Club to Host Major PGA Event in 2027
The PGA tour, along with 50 of its top players, is returning to Jersey City in 2027. According to an announcement yesterday from the PGA Tour, Western Golf Association and BMW officials, Liberty National Golf club will host the 2027 BMW Championship at an as yet undetermined date in August 2027. “We’re excited to bring […]
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5,000 Runners Take to Downtown Streets Sunday for Newport 5K
Those thinking of driving Downtown on Sunday morning might want to think again. At 9 am, Mayor Fulop will join more than 5,000 runners in a “fast and flat” morning 5K through Downtown. The sold-out event is being sponsored by New York Road Runners. The 3.1-mile course starts and finishes in Newport, taking runners past […]
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Marathon Head Hopes to Reduce Gridlock During Future Events
For the organizers of Sunday’s first Jersey City marathon, things couldn’t have gone much better. Nursing a case of laryngitis, organizer Steve Lipski croaked that he was “beyond ecstatic. It really was a dream come true.” The feeling wasn’t mutual for many drivers caught in bumper to bumper traffic around the 13-mile course. Standing next […]
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City Prepares for 6,000 Runners, Snarled Traffic for Sunday Marathon
Jersey City is hosting its first marathon on Sunday, an event that will bring both excitement and inconvenience to Chilltown in order to accommodate the 6,000 professional and amateur runners expected to participate. The race, which has been in the planning for over a year, has been “certified” by USA Track & Field and qualifies runners for […]
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Local Self-Defense Instructor Recalls Taking the Fight to a Much Bigger Man
Randolph Jacobs was around four years old when it took just one movie—and a legendary icon—to know what he wanted to do with his life. “My aunt took me to watch The Last Dragon,” Jacobs explains. “It was my first glimpse of Taimak. That was it for me; I’ve been kicking ever since.” Jacobs, 41, […]