
NOT YET – City Council tables ordinance that would ban recreational marijuana in Jersey City
City Council delays marijuana ban
More public comment requested before final ordinance is introduced
More public comment requested before final ordinance is introduced
Supporters of legalized recreational marijuana appeared to be delighted when the City Council voted on April 11 to delay adoption of an ordinance to ban growing and selling recreational marijuana i...

HAPPY TOGETHER – At-risk kids get to talk to cops through a pen pal program at 10 schools in Jersey City.
The room grew very quiet when Gwendolyn DiNardo rose to speak at the concluding ceremony for this year’s “pen pal with a cop” program at Middle School 6 on April 11, part of a program called MARRC ...

Carepoint doctors, officials, and Union City Mayor Brian Stack gather at a ribbon cutting for Carepoint's latest neighborhood health center April 6. The center will accept anyone, regardless of their ability to pay.
Local elected officials and representatives held a ribbon-cutting for a CarePoint neighborhood health center in Union City April 6. The center is the fourth for CarePoint, and the first one not par...

According to the city’s director or parking and transportation there is no ordinance mandating that residents be given notice before “temporary no parking signs” are posted.
Hoboken towed more cars from its streets during the first quarter of 2018 than the same time in 2017, Hoboken Parking Director Ryan Sharp said this month. He believes it’s most likely due to needin...

Lincoln Elementary School student Samara Lee, who escaped a fire at her dance studio April 9, with minor injuries. She was back at school the next day, maintaining her perfect attendance record.
Samara Lee, 14, didn't expect her recent dance class to end with potentially deadly flames. But the Lincoln Elementary School eighth grader is alive with minor injuries after escaping from a blaze ...

Residents met Monday to discuss the new concept design for the Northwest Resiliency Park. Several residents were disappointed that the park won’t include any tennis courts. The current design of the park will have a central park building for meetings and a café, a multi-use athletic field, gardens, and an open lawn.
On Monday, residents met in the cafeteria of the Wallace Elementary School for the unveiling of the new Northwest Resiliency Park’s final concept design. To the disappointment of many, the design i...

Local dance instructor Mathy Pilal, in a music video on YouTube for “Love Yourself,” her song about self-empowerment.
In 1980, then-amateur dancer Mathy Pilal told her dancing instructor that she'd be a famous dancer and singer one day. She has already achieved success in the former, having danced around the world...

The Taste of Weehawken will take place on April 24. Restaurants and vendors will provide food from all over the world.
Thirty-two local restaurants, eateries, and caterers will provide samples of their delectable dishes at the 18th annual Taste of Weehawken fundraiser on April 24, taking place at the not-yet-open M...

Captain Rich England of the Hoboken Fire Department is coordinating Autism Shield Training for law enforcement officers and first responders in Hoboken.
The Hoboken Fire Department will undergo training to better respond to emergency situations involving Hoboken residents living on the autism spectrum. Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder refers to a...