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Jersey City School Board Approves 17% Tax Levy Amid $74M Aid Loss

Jersey City School Board Approves 17% Tax Levy Amid $74M Aid Loss

JERSEY CITY—The Board of Education approved a new slate of property taxes last Thursday evening, marking the second consecutive year...

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Jersey City "Entrepreneur" Charged in $62K Counterfeit Sports Apparel Scheme

Jersey City "Entrepreneur" Charged in $62K Counterfeit Sports Apparel Scheme

LODI—A Jersey City man who posed as a fashion designer was arrested last week after a multi-county task force found...

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Jersey City Takes First Step Toward Seizing Closed Hospital Through Eminent Domain

Jersey City Takes First Step Toward Seizing Closed Hospital Through Eminent Domain

JERSEY CITY—The City Council reviewed a resolution on March 24 that would let the city take control of Heights University...

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Jersey City Police Reorg Eliminates Posts, Adds New Management System

Jersey City Police Reorg Eliminates Posts, Adds New Management System

JERSEY CITY—Mayor James Solomon announced Thursday the elimination of fixed police posts in the Southern and Western Districts, areas with...

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UPDATE: Jersey City Hospital Protest Leads to 2 Arrests

UPDATE: Jersey City Hospital Protest Leads to 2 Arrests

JERSEY CITY—Mayor James Solomon confronted hospital executives on Saturday as protesters fought the emergency room closure at Heights University Hospital....

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Jersey City, Newark Added to FIFA World Cup Fan Festivals After Liberty State Park Axed

Jersey City, Newark Added to FIFA World Cup Fan Festivals After Liberty State Park Axed

JERSEY CITY—Goya Foods and the Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce announced March 11 that Jersey City and Newark will join three...

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Heights University Hospital in Jersey City Closes ER Tonight

Heights University Hospital in Jersey City Closes ER Tonight

JERSEY CITY—Heights University Hospital will close its emergency department tonight at 7:30 p.m., when a two-week reprieve secured by Acting Health...

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Jersey City Council Questions $130K Police Legal Tab

Jersey City Council Questions $130K Police Legal Tab

JERSEY CITY—The Jersey City Council questioned two resolutions Monday that would hire outside counsel at a rate of $225 an...

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Solomon Appoints Loren Hart Acting Deputy Public Safety Director as Administration Restructures Leadership

Solomon Appoints Loren Hart Acting Deputy Public Safety Director as Administration Restructures Leadership

JERSEY CITY — Jersey City Mayor James Solomon announced the appointment of Loren Hart as Acting Deputy Public Safety Director,...

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Jersey City Heights ER Closure Extended 2 Weeks as State Pressure Mounts

Jersey City Heights ER Closure Extended 2 Weeks as State Pressure Mounts

Heights University Hospital has delayed its emergency room closure by two weeks amid ongoing state enforcement actions that have already...

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