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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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Denzel Suitt, former Jersey City officer, was convicted of official misconduct last year, but activists say it's a miscarriage of justice.
Swastikas and Nazi symbols as well as racial epithets were drawn on a gravestone in Bayview Cemetery.
The body was found in a wooded area near the 63rd Street exit on Route 440.
The ACLU-NJ claims that Hudson County officials violated protesters' First Amendment rights with a temporary restraining order.
The Central Avenue S.I.D. Management Corporation is looking to add more color to the streets with a public art installation.
Bang Cookie is giving away free cookies to people getting vaccinated downtown on Thursday
The new-age pharmacy will open its second New Jersey location on Newark Avenue in Jersey City.
The prosecutor's office identified the victim as a 40-year-old Jersey City man.
Harmony Foundation submitted plans to open the first medical cannabis dispensary in Jersey City.
Anthony Capuano and Sister Frances Salemi are recipients of this year's Russ Berrie Making a Difference Award.
The lawsuit was filed on Thursday and claims the resolution is too broad and police unions weren't given enough notice, among other things.
The man had previously been convicted in this murder case in 2010 but in 2019 the conviction was overturned by a state Appellate court.
Mayor Steven Fulop said the city will get started on the upgrades immediately and expects to be finished by mid-October.
A Supermoon show, author chats and a drive-in movie, this week is packed with events and meetings.
A clinic will be open in Lincoln Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for walk-up vaccines.
The three-floor, 73,000+ square-foot medical facility is slated to open later in 2021.
Council member James Solomon is introducing a resolution calling for a ban on all fossil fuel investments in pensions.
Public comment ran for over two hours and was full of parents, teachers and community members voicing opinions on the reopening decision.
Maria Mavrogiannis wrote an op-ed to thank the community for their support after Patch wrote a story about her shop's struggle with rent.
The City Council voted to support a bill in the New Jersey legislature that would make police disciplinary records accessible to the public.
