Which COVID-19 test will give the answers you need?

May 14, 2020/in header, Latest News, News /by Jersey City Times Staff

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Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced that Jahquell Carter, the suspect wanted in connection with the July 6th fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Jersey City girl, Tyeah Garner, was apprehended and arrested early this morning in Plymouth Borough, Pennsylvania.

Carter, 24, of Jersey City, was apprehended by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force, the Plymouth Borough Police Department, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Lycoming County Sheriff’s Office, Pennsylvania State Parole and the New York/New Jersey Regional Marshals Fugitive Task Force. He is pending extradition proceedings to be brought back to New Jersey.

Mayor Fulop announced the expansion of the city’s Composting Program with the launch of curbside pickup and expansion of 8 community drop off locations citywide that include community gardens, religious institutions, libraries, and municipal buildings to encourage further composting efforts. Since the Jersey City program started two years ago, nearly 33,000 pounds of disposable waste have been diverted from landfills and has instead been used as nutrient rich organic material to help fertilize home gardens, parks, and community gardens.

Mayor Fulop announced over 150 grant recipients from the first round of funding administered from the $2 million in private donations raised through the Mayor’s COVID-19 Community Relief Distribution Fund to directly support community-based organizations, the revitalization of the arts community, as well as critical summer recreation and enrichment programming for Jersey City’s youth.

Following a thorough selection process, the 154 community-based organizations and institutions citywide have been selected to receive grants upwards of $65,000 being distributed through the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation (JCEDC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The awardees include 119 artists and arts organization as chosen by the Jersey City Arts Council, 12 summer youth nonprofit organizations, 11 art program organizations, and 12 community-based organizations identified to receive the grants ranging from $5,000 to $65,000.

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