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PATH Wraps $430M Overhaul as Ridership Surges, Labor and Local Voice Stay Silent

PATH Wraps $430M Overhaul as Ridership Surges, Labor and Local Voice Stay Silent

Port Authority finishes station rebuilds and track work, but an expired union contract and mayoral silence raise questions about who...

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Solomon's Trilemma: The $255M Hole, the Hospital Closure, and the Bailout That Could Reshape Jersey City

Solomon's Trilemma: The $255M Hole, the Hospital Closure, and the Bailout That Could Reshape Jersey City

How Mayor James Solomon entered office facing a projected budget gap, a hospital shutdown, and a stark choice—all within his...

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Solomon Permanently Appoints Linda Ivory-Green to Lead Jersey City Health and Human Services Department

Solomon Permanently Appoints Linda Ivory-Green to Lead Jersey City Health and Human Services Department

JERSEY CITY—Mayor James Solomon has formally appointed Linda Ivory-Green as Director of Jersey City’s Department of Health and Human Services,...

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Jersey City School Board Approves 17% Tax Levy Amid $74M Aid Loss

Jersey City School Board Approves 17% Tax Levy Amid $74M Aid Loss

JERSEY CITY—The Board of Education approved a new slate of property taxes last Thursday evening, marking the second consecutive year...

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Jersey City "Entrepreneur" Charged in $62K Counterfeit Sports Apparel Scheme

Jersey City "Entrepreneur" Charged in $62K Counterfeit Sports Apparel Scheme

LODI—A Jersey City man who posed as a fashion designer was arrested last week after a multi-county task force found...

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Jersey City Takes First Step Toward Seizing Closed Hospital Through Eminent Domain

Jersey City Takes First Step Toward Seizing Closed Hospital Through Eminent Domain

JERSEY CITY—The City Council reviewed a resolution on March 24 that would let the city take control of Heights University...

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Jersey City Police Reorg Eliminates Posts, Adds New Management System

Jersey City Police Reorg Eliminates Posts, Adds New Management System

JERSEY CITY—Mayor James Solomon announced Thursday the elimination of fixed police posts in the Southern and Western Districts, areas with...

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UPDATE: Jersey City Hospital Protest Leads to 2 Arrests

UPDATE: Jersey City Hospital Protest Leads to 2 Arrests

JERSEY CITY—Mayor James Solomon confronted hospital executives on Saturday as protesters fought the emergency room closure at Heights University Hospital....

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Jersey City, Newark Added to FIFA World Cup Fan Festivals After Liberty State Park Axed

Jersey City, Newark Added to FIFA World Cup Fan Festivals After Liberty State Park Axed

JERSEY CITY—Goya Foods and the Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce announced March 11 that Jersey City and Newark will join three...

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Heights University Hospital in Jersey City Closes ER Tonight

Heights University Hospital in Jersey City Closes ER Tonight

JERSEY CITY—Heights University Hospital will close its emergency department tonight at 7:30 p.m., when a two-week reprieve secured by Acting Health...

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