Cranford, NJ|News|
Small Business Saturday 2021: Help Them Stay Afloat In Cranford
Small Business Saturday — it's on Nov. 27 this year — may help local businesses in Cranford overcome pandemic hardships.
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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Jersey City|News|
Small Business Saturday 2021: Help Them Stay Afloat In JC
Small Business Saturday — it's on Nov. 27 this year — may help local businesses in Jersey City overcome pandemic hardships.
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Westfield, NJ|News|
Small Business Saturday 2021: Help Them Stay Afloat In Westfield
Small Business Saturday — it's on Nov. 27 this year — may help local businesses in Westfield overcome pandemic hardships.
Samantha Mercado, Patch Staff
Summit, NJ|News|
Small Business Saturday 2021: Help Them Stay Afloat In Summit
Small Business Saturday — it's on Nov. 27 this year — may help local businesses in Summit overcome pandemic hardships.
Samantha Mercado, Patch Staff
Jersey City|News|
Search For Jimmy Hoffa Remains Brings Feds To Jersey City
A deathbed confession led FBI agents to a landfill under the Pulaski Skyway.
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Westfield, NJ|News|
Teens Arrested Following Westfield Car Burglary
A resident was alerted to movement in her driveway by her Ring doorbell.
Samantha Mercado, Patch Staff
Jersey City|News|
Jersey City Man Charged With Sexual Assault Of 13-Year-Old Girl
The 38-year-old man was a friend of the victim's family, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office.
Samantha Mercado, Patch Staff
Jersey City|News|
Jersey City Man Sentenced To 27 Months For Fake Passport Scheme
The man used fake passports to open accounts at banks where he deposited phony IRS refund checks, the Prosecutor's Office said.
Samantha Mercado, Patch Staff
Summit, NJ|News|
COVID In Union County Schools: What New NJ Data Reveals
The state significantly expanded available data on COVID-19 in schools. Here's where Union Co. stands compared to the rest of New Jersey.
Samantha Mercado, Patch Staff
Jersey City|News|
COVID In Hudson County Schools: What New NJ Data Reveals
The state significantly expanded available data on COVID-19 in schools. Here's where Hudson Co. stands compared to the rest of New Jersey.
Samantha Mercado, Patch Staff
Jersey City|News|
Jersey City Officials Collab On New Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance
The City Council, housing department and Fair Share Housing collaborated on the ordinance.
Samantha Mercado, Patch Staff
Cranford, NJ|News|
Cranford House Fire Victim Identified As Grace Sinnott, 83
Two other residents were rescued from the home by firefighters.
Samantha Mercado, Patch Staff
Jersey City|News|
Thanksgiving Store Hours 2021: What's Open, Closed In Jersey City
Want to get a jump on Black Friday shopping? These Jersey City stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day.
Samantha Mercado, Patch Staff
Summit, NJ|News|
Thanksgiving Store Hours 2021: What's Open, Closed In Summit
Want to get a jump on Black Friday shopping? These Westfield stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day.
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Westfield, NJ|News|
Thanksgiving Store Hours 2021: What's Open, Closed In Westfield
Want to get a jump on Black Friday shopping? These Westfield stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day.
Samantha Mercado, Patch Staff
Cranford, NJ|News|
Cranford Police Add QR Codes To Patrol Cars
The QR codes were introduced last month and will now be found on the side of patrol cars across town.
Samantha Mercado, Patch Staff
Jersey City|News|
Arrest Made In Friday Homicide In Jersey City
Raymond Chandler, 45, of Jersey City was charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of 46-year-old Haldy Thermitus in Jersey City on Friday.
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Jersey City|News|
Jersey City Statue Honors Civil Rights Leader Mary McLeod Bethune
The nine-foot bronze monument honors the civil rights leader, Mary McLeod Bethune, and sits in the new Bethune Park in Ward F.
Samantha Mercado, Patch Staff
Westfield, NJ|News|
Westfield Boy And Cub Scouts Collect Over 6,500 Bags Of Food
Westfield and the Cub Scout Packs and Boy Scout Troops in Westfield participated in this year’s Scouting for Food.
Samantha Mercado, Patch Staff
Summit, NJ|News|
Summit-Based Tech Company To Show Off NJ Businesses On ABC
Beyond Main is gathering local business owners to be featured in Downtowns of New Jersey that will air on WABC 7.
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