Jersey City Council names August 27 a mental health day after Andrew Washington
The Jersey City Council unanimously approved (9-0) a resolution establishing an official mental health day in honor of the late Andrew Washington at last night’s meeting. The resolution formally makes August 27th Andrew Jerome Washington III Mental Health Awareness Day, a day that is significant since that is when he...
Pilots killed in Air Canada plane crash at New York’s LaGuardia remembered
Pilots Mackenzie Gunther and Antoine Forest were killed Sunday when their plane collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. A memorial for them was set up just outside Montréal Trudeau International Airport on Thursday.
Man commit suicide by jumping off Hoboken building near 11th & Hudson Streets
A man committed suicide by jumping off a Hoboken building near 11th and Hudson Streets this morning, according to officials and eyewitnesses. At approximately 10:30 a.m., Hoboken police, fire, and EMS responded to 1100 block of Hudson Street. Residents were asked to avoid the area while an investigation took place...
THE SHIFT: Mamdani Calls In DSNY — Not NYPD — After Anti-Muslim Delivery Worker...
Mayor Mamdani ditched his predecessor’s practice of siccing NYPD on delivery workers who hang out on E. 11th Street in response to stories in the New York Post — opting to send the Department of Sanitation to clean up the block instead after the tabloid claimed mosque-going e-bike workers had “overwhelmed” the area...
Recently sold residential properties in Newark area: March 16 to 22
The following is a listing of all residential property transfers in Newark area reported during the week of March 16. There were 28 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 4,018-square-foot property on Lehigh Avenue in Newark that sold for $585,000.
Ruiz Stands with Sherrill, Who Stands with Ruiz
NEWARK - Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Ruiz (D-29) this morning said tropes can define lack of courage in public spaces, and Governor Mikie Sherill "has sent the antithesis of that message to the federal government." "This admin walked right into 125 West State Street and said we hear you,...
Man critically injured trying to help motorist in Nutley
Officers responded around 4 a.m. to a crash on Route 21 south, north of Exit 8, where a male pedestrian had been struck in the left lane.
Roselle Park’s Ranieri describes winning as ‘unbelievable’
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — One word to describe Lucia Ranieri becoming Roselle Park High School’s first state champion wrestler since the 1950s:. “Unbelievable,” said the 16-year-old standout sophomore grappler. Ranieri lost to Reagan Roxas of Kingsway 6-3 in the 120-pound semifinals of last year’s girls wrestling New...
Proposed Riverfront Elementary School would add over 650 seats in Newark’s overcrowded East Ward
Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox. Newark Public Schools is considering a three-decade, $498 million property lease to open a school in the East Ward, as the district waits for the state to deliver on new buildings. The...
N.J. officer cleared after man fell to his death
The Hudson County police officer who chased a man as he tried to escape from authorities will not face charges after the man fell to his death down an embankment, officials from the state Attorney General’s Office said. A grand jury declined to file criminal charges against Guttenberg police...
