Need Census Help? Swing by the Library
March 17, 2010 11:30 AM
Representatives from the Census will be at the main library and five regional branches for the next several weeks answering questions about the 2010 U.S. Census forms that are beginning to arrive in residents’ mailboxes. Here’s the schedule, broken...
Jersey City Dad: An Introduction
March 16, 2010 02:45 PM
Hi folks. In what is likely to be a grand act of embarrassing myself, I've begun this blog — Jersey City Dad — to chronicle my adventures as a working-stay-at-home dad. My day job, if you can call it...
Creative Grove Artist Market Returns Friday
March 16, 2010 01:15 PM
After a short winter hiatus, the Creative Grove Artist Market will once again begin gracing the Grove Street PATH plaza with its presence this Friday. Each Friday from 2 to 8 pm, the market will feature art, live music and...
PHOTOS: 2010 Jersey City St. Patrick's Day Parade
March 16, 2010 10:30 AM
Despite the weekend storm, the 48th annual Jersey City St. Patrick’s Day Parade managed to avoid the rains as it wound its way down Kennedy Boulevard Sunday. Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer var so = new SWFObject("http://www.db798.com/pictobrowser.swf", "PictoBrowser", "600",...
The Soliloquy of the Slain Lou Manzo
March 16, 2010 07:33 AM
It's the Ides of March — the hour of Caesar's reckoning. The perfect day to believe there are knives under the togas, to allege plots of political assassination. Some eight months after his arrest in a bribery sting, this is...
Jersey City-Based Caribbean-American Advocacy Group Launches
March 15, 2010 01:00 PM
The new advocacy organization Caribbean One is timing its launch with the 2010 Census, which is beginning to mail forms out to households today. The Jersey City-based group’s first task is distributing thousands of posters and information cards to Caribbean-American...
You're Welcome!: Life After Honor
March 15, 2010 11:30 AM
On Sept. 25, 2009, the City Council voted unanimously to honor me. Although I was disappointed that my dog wasn’t allowed to join me in the chambers that day, I was almost happy for once. I'd been publicly nagging the...
Reminder: Spring Forward This Sunday
March 12, 2010 03:00 PM
Spring has certainly been in the air in Jersey City this past week, and another sure sign that warmer days and more sunlight is right around the corner is Daylight Saving Time, coming this Sunday. Remember: at 2 am Sunday...
Council Report: Budget Brouhaha Continues, Elections Move Denied and More
March 12, 2010 01:15 PM
All photos: Steve Gold Although this Wednesday’s council meeting was not as packed as the last two were, a relatively large crowd of about 200 were present in council chambers for at least part of the five-hour proceeding as...
School-Choice Advocates Will Gather to 'Kick Off a Movement'
March 12, 2010 12:15 PM
This evening, local and statewide school-choice advocacy groups as well as local pols are inviting the public to “raise awareness [and a glass] on the state of schools in Jersey City.” Jersey City Families for Better Schools (JCFBS), Ward E...
Port Authority Fined by OSHA for Violating Federal Whistleblower Law
March 12, 2010 09:30 AM
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey violated the rights of an employee when it imposed discipline on her for exercising her rights under the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA), an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s...
Report: Transportation Trust Fund in 'Massive Spiral of Debt'
March 11, 2010 05:45 PM
A new report from the Regional Plan Association (RPA) says that New Jersey lawmakers need to confront head-on the problem with the Transportation Trust Fund, which is expected to be insolvent by mid-2011. At that point, it is projected that...
Mixed Martial Arts Bouts Coming to the Armory
March 11, 2010 03:15 PM
The upstart mixed martial arts (MMA) fight producer Urban Conflict Championship (UCC) has announced it will be staging MMA fights at the Jersey City Armory starting next week. The first bout, “UCC 1: MERCILESS,” is slated for March 19, and...
Two Jersey City Artists Launch Summer Program for High Schoolers
March 11, 2010 12:00 PM
This summer on the Downtown campus of St. Peter’s Prep, 15 local high school students will take part in the first-ever Metro Arts Summer Institute. The intensive two-week program will be taught by Jersey City artists (and Prep art...
Furlough Day Will Shut Most City Offices Friday
March 11, 2010 09:15 AM
The furlough day scheduled for Friday, March 12 will close the majority of city offices; the Recreation Department will remain open, as will the police and fire departments. Here's the schedule for the remaining furlough days, which will run through...
Port Authority Phasing Out Older Port Trucks
March 10, 2010 12:45 PM
The Port Authority and the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a plan to replace some of the heaviest truck polluters at area ports and completely phase out older trucks in the coming years. The $28 million program, partly...
Continued Economic Woes Help Push Public Transit Use Down in '09
March 10, 2010 11:15 AM
It’s the economy, stupid. That’s why the number of public transportation trips in New Jersey and across the United States decreased in 2009, according to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), which on Monday released its annual report on transit-riding...
Flying Fish Unveils 'Exit 16′ Beer Focused on the Meadowlands
March 10, 2010 10:30 AM
Hackensack Riverkeeper Bill Sheehan (left) with Flying Fish Brewing Company’s Andy Newell New Jersey’s Flying Fish Brewing Company launched the newest beer in its Exit Series Monday night at Copper Mine pub, a craft beer bar in North Arlington....
Attention Artists: Free Spaces Available at Everything Jersey City Festival
March 10, 2010 09:00 AM
The third annual Everything Jersey City Festival has been scheduled for Saturday, May 22, and the Central Avenue Special Improvement District is looking for Hudson County artists to display their wares. The CASID already offers discounts for artists to rent...
Live in JC: Joe Jack Talcum and Any Day Parade at the Iron Monkey
March 9, 2010 06:00 PM
Photo: Amanda Thackray It’s not every day that a co-leader of the Dead Milkmen plays in Jersey City, but it does appear to be happening more and more frequently. Joe Jack Talcum’s show with local faves Any Day Parade...
