Now that’s how you do a snowstorm. 48 hours of steady falling snow can do wonders for a city. Before it turns to hard gray slush, the blanket of white and the hush it brings can fool you into thinking that this little town is something close to heaven. Granted, you gotta be a little [...]
The public hearing on the municipal budget began around 7 p.m., with the first of what would be 30-some-odd speakers. Slightly after 7 p.m. I was on my way out the door. I know this rankles a few of you. How can he report on a meeting he didn’t even stay to watch. I could [...]
Ever since the days when former Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague threw his wild, whiskey-fueled, Roman-themed parties at the old Casino, Asbury Park has always been the shore destination for Jersey City folks. Actually, I made that part about Frank Hague up, but it could be true. The more likely reason for Asbury’s popularity among [...]
Thursday’s indictment of former Newark Deputy Mayor Ron Salahudddin may yet prove to be a blow (or not) to the Cory Booker reelection campaign, but the mayor’s response to the announcement is something Booker’s buddy, Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy, might’ve been wise to study. If only the U.S. Attorney’s office had announced the Sullahadin [...]
We asked last week if Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy felt that he should apologize to JC residents for the actions of close friend and former Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini and other Healy Team members during the spring of 2009. Here’s the mayor’s response:
If you know me, you know I love the city of Montreal. They’ve got a great jazz festival up there and I try to go every summer. Lucky for me, I used to get paid to go to jazz festivals, see great shows and interview amazing artists from a wide range of experiences and geographic [...]
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is throwing his weight around in the first days of his administration. I wanted to get that out of the way early because I have not come to mock Chris Christie, I have come to praise him. Sure, he’s bypassing the Democratically-controlled state legislature with his budget-slashing executive orders, but [...]
It’s safe to say the heat is now on high. Today’s quasi-conviction of former Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini, while not a home run by any standard, confirms that stink is in the mayor’s inner circle. (In case the dozen or so guilty pleas in this case hadn’t already done that.) Whether you believe that an [...]
We used to walk to Journal Square from Downtown. When I was a kid, the Square had three movie theaters, any number of restaurants and several record stores where you could spend an entire Saturday, noon to past sundown. The Loews Theater holds a special place in my heart, as you know, and my first [...]
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