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Mayor Fulop and Director of U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Region II to Open Enrollment for Affordable Health Care

Residents Can Apply On-Site for Coverage & Receive Health Screenings by JCMC/Barnabas Health

 

ACAJERSEY CITY – Mayor Steven M. Fulop and the Jersey City Depatment of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, will mark the opening of enrollment for 2015 coverage under the Affordable Care Act at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 15, 2014, at City Hall, 280 Grove Street. Enrollment specialists will be available from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Continue reading Mayor Fulop and Director of U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Region II to Open Enrollment for Affordable Health Care

Bayonne Bridge Update  

Bayonne  Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has advised the City of Bayonne concerning the latest developments in the Bayonne Bridge construction project.

The assembly of the gantry is 90% complete.  This gantry will carry the pre-cast roadway slabs to the new piers.  The piers are the columns that will hold up the roadway.  The crane height will start at 120 feet and then grow to 300 feet once it gets closer to the Kill Van Kull.  The gantry base is at 6th Street and travels the entire length of the bridge.  Sometime this fall, another crane will be in service working on the south end of Bayonne near 1st Street.

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WalletHub’s In-depth Analysis of 2014’s Richest and Poorest States -New Jersey Ranks 3rd in Income

With the richest 1 percent of Americans capturing 95 percent of post-recession growth and the bottom 90 percent of Americans continuing to get poorer, the leading personal finance social network WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2014’s Richest and Poorest States.

To identify the states with the highest and lowest net worth, WalletHub ranked the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on income, GDP per capita and federal taxes paid per capita.

Wealth in New Jersey (1=Best; 25=Avg.) 

  • 3rd – Income
  • 9th – GDP per Capita
  • 5th – Federal Taxes Paid per Capita

For the full report and to see where all states rank, please visit:
http://wallethub.com/edu/richest-and-poorest-states/7392/

Main Findings – Population-Adjusted Rankings
 

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SUNDANCE EAST Jersey City, Union City to Host Fall Film Fests    J 

Is Hudson becoming the new Sundance?  

By Sally Deering

 

Jersey City and Union City are getting ready to roll out the red carpets and sprinkle some stardust as they prepare for four upcoming film festivals this fall. Could Hudson become the new Sundance East?

On Tues, Sept. 16 at 7 pm, world famous designer Tommy Hilfiger kicked off the 4th annual Golden Door International Film Festival at the landmark Loew’s Jersey City Theater in Journal Square. The festival runs Thurs, Sept. 18 with a Gala evening of films through Sun, Sept. 21 with awards given to the best of the fest. Continue reading SUNDANCE EAST Jersey City, Union City to Host Fall Film Fests    JÂ