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Whole Foods Coming To Jersey City: Everything We Know Now
The Jersey City location is one of four new stores coming to the state.
Samantha Mercado, Patch Staff
Samantha Mercado, Patch Staff
- Jersey City, NJ
Samantha lives in and covers Jersey City for Patch. She previously worked as a TV news producer at Fios1 News and wrote freelance for magazines and newspapers in New York. She is an avid traveler and when she's not rollerblading through Liberty State Park, she's home photographing her rabbit.
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Samantha vive y escribe sobre Jersey City para Patch. Trabajó como productora de noticias de televisión en Fios1 News y escribió para revistas y periódicos en Nueva York. Es una viajera ávida y cuando no está patinando por Liberty State Park, está en casa fotografiando a su conejo.
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Circle Line Expands Statue of Liberty Cruises
Along with the relaunch of the Fourth of July cruise, a new express cruise is coming that tours past Lady Liberty in 40 minutes.
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Hudson County Community College Hold Online, In-Person Grad Event
Virtual and in-person 2021 commencement celebrations will take place all week for Hudson County Community College graduates.
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Jersey City Based WFMU Looks To Listeners For Support
The station is in the middle of a tax dispute with the state and is asking listeners to help prove it offers educational value.
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Jersey City Throwback: Recognize This Building?
Take a trip down memory lane with Patch and see if you recognize this Jersey City structure.
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Patel Brothers Grocery Store Plans Expansion In Jersey City
The existing Newark Avenue store could be supersized into a 10,000 square-foot grocery store.
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Redevelopment Plans Could Bring 7,000 Units To Jersey City
The City Council unanimously approved the introduction of amendments to the Jersey Avenue Light Rail Redevelopment Plan.
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Want $25 Worth Of The Best Pizza In NJ? Here's How To Win
Sign up for the free Jersey City Patch newsletter for a shot at a $25 gift card to Razza Pizza, which was recently named the best in NJ.
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Jersey City Woman Admitted To Role In $24.8M Kickback Scheme
Yudelka “Vicky” Ayala pleaded guilty to an information charging her with conspiring to violate the federal anti-kickback statute.
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New Luxury Apartments To Start Leasing In Jersey City's West Side
A 199-unit luxury apartment building will start leasing from University Place this spring with studios starting at $1,490.
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Jersey City Public Schools Plan To Follow State In Fall Reopening
Superintendent Franklin Walker said the reopening at the end of the year has helped prep the district for the fall.
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Jersey City Public Library To Continue Mask Policy
The CDC announced that fully vaccinated people did not have to wear masks in certain settings, but the library is taking precautions.
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Jersey City Officials Break Ground On $200K Triangle Park Upgrade
The project transforms two street segments that cross through the park to create one big, uninterrupted public park space.
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Jersey City Adopts Arts and Culture Trust Fund Committee
The Arts and Culture Trust Fund will generate $1 million a year.
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Jersey City's All About Downtown Festival Returns For 2021
The street fair includes vendors of all kinds, from jewelry and candles to food and live music throughout the day.
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Dates To Remember In Jersey City This Week: 5/17
Council meetings, ceremonial flag raising, a jazz series, there are plenty of events happening all week.
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Protected Bike Lane Coming To Hoboken Avenue In Jersey City
The addition will extend the current protected lane on 18th street up the hill on Hoboken Avenue, ending at Rt. 139.
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Hudson County Opens Saturday Vaccine Clinic For Kids 12 And Up
The COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Kearny will be open on Saturday and offering Pfizer vaccines to anyone age 12 and up.
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Jersey City Council Adopts Climate Action Plan
The Jersey City Municipal Council unanimously voted to adopt the city's climate action plan.
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Jersey City Man Sentenced For Stealing $450K
Ramon Herrera of Jersey City was sentenced to 27 months in prison for wire fraud.
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