Jersey City Arts and Cultural Trust Fund Opens Applications for Over $1 Million in Grants

Jersey City Arts and Cultural Trust Fund Opens Applications for Over $1 Million in Grants

What you should know Applications will open on Monday, January 29 to support arts education and arts programming in general. Also scholarships to support individual artists. That’s because those in Jersey City qualify for a third round of grants of more than $1 million thanks to the city’s Arts and Cultural Trust Fund, Mayor Steven … Read more

Jersey City Files Lawsuit Prohibiting Police Officers from Using Marijuana

Jersey City Files Lawsuit Prohibiting Police Officers from Using Marijuana

What you should know Jersey City leaders are taking their battle over marijuana to federal court, filing a lawsuit arguing that police and cannabis should not mix. Recreational marijuana has been legal for nearly two years in New Jersey, but Jersey officials City point to a decades-old federal law that prevents anyone who uses a … Read more

Fatal Car Accident in Jersey City Leaves Three Dead and Three Injured

Fatal Car Accident in Jersey City Leaves Three Dead and Three Injured

NEW JERSEY — A spectacular vehicle accident in Jersey City, New Jersey, left at least three dead and three injured early Monday morning, according to authorities. The incident, which occurred around 1:30 a.m. in Paterson Plank Road y Congress Streetright on the curve that goes down a hill that connects with Hoboken and the Holland … Read more

New Jersey Attorney General’s Office Investigating Fatal Police Shooting in Jersey City

New Jersey Attorney General’s Office Investigating Fatal Police Shooting in Jersey City

What you should know The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office is investigating the death of a man after being shot by a Jersey City Police officer over the weekend. The incident occurred on Sunday, at about 2:28 pm, after, according to the The family of the man who died, identified by loved ones as Andrew … Read more

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop launches campaign for New Jersey Governor

What to Know Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop has launched his campaign for Governor of the Garden State. Fulop, a Democrat, officially launched his campaign on Tuesday for the 2025 election. Mayor Fulop was elected as a council member representing downtown Jersey City in 2005 and served for eight years before becoming mayor in 2013. … Read more

“Multiple Fires Disrupt New Jersey Commute During Rush Hour”

NEW JERSEY — New Jersey commuters saw a sudden change Tuesday after several separate fires, including a seven-alarm one, broke out before rush hour. The Brick fire started first, at 6 Alameda Drive around 1:58 p.m. A few minutes later, another fire broke out in the Route 9 area near West Farms Road in Howell … Read more

Hispanic Body Found in Shallow Grave in New Jersey – NBC New York (47)

What to Know On Tuesday, the Jersey City Police Department conducted a welfare check on Van Horne Street regarding a missing person report, Hudson County District Attorney Esther Suarez said. The results of the wellness check allegedly led police to contact the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office for help. During the course of the investigation, the … Read more

Elementary Teacher Killed in Possible Domestic Violence Case – NBC New York (47)

What to Know A third-grade teacher in New Jersey was shot to death in her Jersey City home early Tuesday morning, law enforcement sources with knowledge of the case and other officials confirmed, in a possible domestic violence case. Sources identified the victim as Temara King, who celebrated her 35th birthday just two weeks ago. … Read more

Bus driver opens fire on teens, injures youth – NBC New York (47)

NEW YORK – The wave of gun violence continues unabated as this time it was a New York City NJ Transit driver who allegedly pulled an illegal handgun and shot a group of teenagers, seriously injuring one, after an apparent over the weekend attack week, authorities say. Police officers responded to a call of gunfire … Read more

Police search for driver after hit and run in Jersey City – NBC New York (47)

NEW JERSEY – Police are looking for a driver who left a pedestrian seriously injured after a sudden hit-and-run in Jersey City on Tuesday, according to Hudson County’s Regional Collision Investigation Unit. The Jersey City Police Department learned of the incident at around 4:35 p.m. The collision occurred at the intersection of Griffith Street and … Read more