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 [...]
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 [...]
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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Not satisfied with a meager 300 (estimated) people who showed up for the last city council meeting, the forces of reform are gathering for another round of rallies aimed at stopping this pending municipal tax hike. (They’re calling it a tax revolt.) Once again, [...]
There’s a moment at the end of one of the FBI tapes released last week when FBI informant Solomon Dwek tells Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy that he had donated $10,000 and would be donating another $10,000 in campaign funds to the Healy reelection effort. If you look closely, the mayor leans back and reacts [...]
When Council President Peter Brennan warned the crowd at last night’s city council meeting (threatened, is more like it) that he would clear the room if they didn’t behave, I knew it was gonna be one of those nights. A crowd eager to explode groaned a collective groan. Democracy at work in Jersey City.
It’s great [...]
If you’ve been noticing more Census 2010 TV ads over the last week, you’re witnessing the beginning of an all-out media blitz by the Census Bureau to get us all to “mail it back.” How big an all-out media blitz? Try $340 million. (Finally economic stimulus for the media!)
So, when Reverend Miguel Rivera of the [...]
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