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Jersey City Gets New Public Safety Director James Shea

James Shea
James Shea
Photo by Steve Mack
Photo by Steve Mack

Mayor Fulop Appoints NYPD Deputy Chief James Shea as Public Safety Director  Concludes National Search Headed by Former NYPD/FDNY Commissioner Howard Safir

JERSEY CITY – Mayor Steven M. Fulop today announced the appointment of NYPD Deputy Chief James Shea as the new Public Safety Director for Jersey City overseeing the Police and Fire Departments following an extensive national search.

James Shea
James Shea
Jersey City’s Public Safety Director
Photo by Steve Mack

Shea, who will reside in Jersey City, has most recently served as Deputy Chief of the NYPD responsible for the Youth and Gang Crime Division, focusing on the expansion and enhancement of the division and targeting a reduction in gang violence. Other recent assignments have included commanding some of the toughest areas,working on issues such as robberies, street crime and terrorism.

“Jersey City has been dealing with serious public safety issues for some time, which my administration is committed to addressing immediately,” said Mayor Fulop. “James has both the experience, knowledge, and management skills to implement real change as it relates to public safety and I am confident he will lead Jersey City on the right path toward reducing crime and making our city one of the safest mid-size cities in
America.” Continue reading Jersey City Gets New Public Safety Director James Shea →

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Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop Appoints Jim McGreevey to Serve as the Executive Director of the Jersey City Employment and Training Commission

 

JERSEY CITY SEAL LOGOJERSEY CITY – Mayor Steven M. Fulop today announced the appointment of Jim McGreevey to serve as the Executive Director of the Jersey City Employment & Training Commission.

The Commission is charged with the responsibility of overseeing workforce training in the city, linking training with job creation, and identifying job opportunities for the unemployed and underemployed. McGreevey will also be responsible for working with the business community, local colleges and universities, labor unions and non-profits to identify potential job opportunities and skilled training.

“Governor McGreevey has worked hands-on with the inmate population and with re-entry programs and will be a valuable asset to us as we develop a re-entry program for Jersey City,”said Mayor Fulop.  “We are fortunate to have such a distinguished and knowledgeable individual to lead what is one of the most critical positions – that of job creation and workforce development. I look forward to working with Governor McGreevey on providing more job opportunities for all of our residents.” Continue reading Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop Appoints Jim McGreevey to Serve as the Executive Director of the Jersey City Employment and Training Commission →

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Jersey City’s Mayor Fulop Releases 155 -Page Transition Report

Most Comprehensive Review Conducted During a Transition in Jersey City;

Roadmap Outlined for Moving City Forward

JERSEY CITY SEAL LOGOJERSEY CITY – Mayor Steven M. Fulop today released the 155-page report issued by the Transition Team that details the current state of Jersey’s City’s municipal government, identifies the significant issues, and lays a roadmap for correcting many of the longstanding problems.

A link to the complete transition report can be found at:

http://www.jerseycitynj.gov/uploadedFiles/City_Government/Office_of_the_Mayor/Transition%20Report.pdf

“The transition team spent four weeks collecting and reviewing information, as well as best practices and models for municipalities, to determine what are the issues facing Jersey City and what can guide us as we develop long-overdue solutions,” said Mayor Fulop.  “I hope the public takes an opportunity to review these findings as much time and effort was invested and we view this as a positive process toward moving Jersey City forward.” Continue reading Jersey City’s Mayor Fulop Releases 155 -Page Transition Report →

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Bayonne: Gun Buyback Program Set for Bayonne, Other Locations on July 12-13

           Mayor Mark A. Smith announced that Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish Center will be the Bayonne location for a New Jersey gun buyback program on Friday, July 12, and Saturday, July 13, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on both days.  The parish center is located at 39 East 22nd Street in Bayonne. The Mt. Carmel Parish Center is set back from the street, and has a parking lot for visitors. The gun buyback program will also take place at five other church locations in Hudson and Union Counties on those same two days.  Residents can turn in up to three guns anonymously, with no questions asked.  In return they will receive up to $250 per weapon. 

        CITY OF BAYONNE SEAL  The event is co-sponsored by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, the Hudson and Union County Prosecutors’ Offices, and the Bayonne, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Linden, Plainfield, and Union City Police Departments. 

          The gun buyback program began last December, and has taken place in several locations across New Jersey.  Since December, there have been gun buyback events in New Jersey in Atlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Essex, Mercer, Monmouth, and Passaic Counties.  They have resulted in the collection of more than 12,500 deadly firearms statewide.  The program’s goal is to reduce the number of weapons in circulation. New Jersey’s Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman said, “A gun that is no longer in circulation – a gun that no longer exists – cannot be used to commit a crime, to shoot someone in the heat of an argument, or go off accidentally in the hands of a curious child.”  Mayor Smith said, “Gun violence is a serious problem in America.  The gun buyback program is an important step forward in improving public safety in New Jersey. The City of Bayonne welcomes the opportunity to participate in this statewide effort.”  Public Safety Director Jason O’Donnell said, “I would like to thank the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Bayonne Police Department for working together closely to plan the gun buyback event in Bayonne. We look forward to continuing more such efforts in the future.”  Police Chief Ralph Scianni said, “The Bayonne Police Department and all of the law enforcement agencies involved have developed the gun buyback program in cooperation with local churches.  I would like to thank Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church for providing its parish center as the Bayonne location for this important program. The members of the religious community are vital partners in the effort to reduce crime and violence.”     Continue reading Bayonne: Gun Buyback Program Set for Bayonne, Other Locations on July 12-13 →

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Mayor Fulop Announces Desk Audit of City Workers & Programs

Outdated Programs to be Phased Out; High-Performing Programs to Receive Additional Resources & Redeployed Staff

JERSEY CITY SEAL LOGOJERSEY CITY – Mayor Steven M. Fulop today announced that his administration has started a desk audit of all civilian management and supervisory employees. A desk audit hasn’t been conducted in Jersey City in nearly ten years.

The purpose of the desk audit – which will be conducted division by division, department by department – is to evaluate employee functions and accomplishments over the last year, as well as program performance and the need for redeployment of staff to better serve the residents.  Additionally, the audit serves to eliminate any duplication of services.

“The taxpayers deserve to have every dollar they pay to the city work for them and redundant services eliminated,” said Mayor Fulop.  “We want to make every employee and every office accountable and working to its fullest potential for the residents and business owners.  To do that, we need to understand the human resources we have in place and maximize staff utilization.”

Mayor Fulop expects to complete the internal review over the next several weeks and begin restructuring programs and departments based on the findings.

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Gather Gardening Tips, Landscaping Ideas on the Hoboken Historical Museum’s 16th Annual Secret Garden Tour, Jun. 2

Hoboken, N.J. – May 21, 2013 – Behind Hoboken’s brownstones and former factory façades is a worNOLA 3ld of lush gardens and unusual courtyard spaces, as diverse as the city’s residents. Gardeners and non-gardeners alike are invited to indulge their curiosity and pick up urban gardening ideas on the Hoboken Historical Museum’s 16th Annual Secret Garden Tour, Sunday, June 2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Rain date: June 9).

This year, a total of 8 residential gardens (plus four bonus not-so-secret garden spaces) will welcome tour goers to support the Museum’s fundraising efforts. It’s the public’s chance to peek behind Hoboken’s late-19th and early-20th century row houses to see how gardeners’ creativity and landscapers’ skill can integrate nature into an urban setting. Continue reading Gather Gardening Tips, Landscaping Ideas on the Hoboken Historical Museum’s 16th Annual Secret Garden Tour, Jun. 2 →

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Palisades Medical Center’s Releases Schedule of Upcoming Maternity Classes

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(North Bergen, NJ) – The following is a schedule of upcoming Maternity Classes at Palisades Medical Center.  To register or for more information, please call Robin Petrick at 201-295-4823.

 

Child Birth Classes – Cost is $125 per couple if delivering at PMC; $150 if delivering elsewhere. The more you understand about the process of labor, the better prepared you and your support partner will feel.  Classes include: understanding the labor process, breathing and relaxation techniques to work with your body, the role of the support person, options for pain medications and medical interventions, Caesarean birth, understand your changing body after birth, newborn appearance and procedures after birth.  The childbirth class also includes a tour of Palisades Medical Center’s labor and delivery unit.

June 15, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

July 20, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

August 10, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

September 14, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Continue reading Palisades Medical Center’s Releases Schedule of Upcoming Maternity Classes →

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Ward E Councilman Steve Fullop Elected Mayor of Jersey City

Steven_Fulop_Ward_E_Councilman_in_Jersey_City_New_Jersey_circa_2012Jersey City has a new Mayor -elect after yesterday’ s election in New Jersey’s 2nd largest city Councilman Steve Fullop who represented Ward E won by an impressive margin over current Mayor Jerramiah Healy.

Fullop with a little over 52% of the vote won with 20,373 votes and Mayor Healy received close to 38% of the vote with 14,575 votes cast for the incumbent Mayor.

Jerrimiah “Jerry” Walker came in third with over 3,000 votes  and Addul Malik came in fourth with 1% of the vote totaling  more than 300 votes.

After the final count Fullop’s team won the ward E council seat making Candice Osbourne the only member of Fullop’s team not facing a special run-off election on June 11th. The seats in A, B, C, D and F are up for grabs.

The June 11th election will have Six at-large candidates and
two candidates vying for those seats.

Fullop told his supporters at the after election party at the  Zeppelin Hall Restaurant and Biergarten in downtown Jersey City  that “We are going to work relentlessly to make sure that those of you who put your faith in us, we will make you proud.”

Steven Fullop at 36 will be Jersey City’s 45th  Mayor.

 

 

 

 

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H & M Powerhouse Loses Smokestacks Gains Momentum in Jersey City

  Stabilization of  Jersey City  Powerhouse Moves Forward

 

By Sally Deering

 

POWERHOUSE IN JC FILTEREDThe Hudson & Manhattan RR Powerhouse in the downtown section of Jersey City stands amidst the million-dollar high-rises like a drab Cinderella before her Fairy Godmother turns her into a Princess. An icon of the golden age of Jersey City, the H&M Powerhouse that once harnessed electrical power to the Hudson Trains and Tunnel that connected New Jersey and New York before the PATH is now a deconstructed shell of her former self and – just like Cinderella – about to receive a makeover.

 

Located on Washington Boulevard between First and Bay Streets in downtown Jersey City, the H & M Powerhouse is in the city’s Warehouse Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.  Designed by architect John Oakman and his partner W. Powell Robins, the H & M Powerhouse began powering up H & M Railroad’s Hudson Tunnels subway line that connected New Jersey and New York on February 25, 1908. It provided power 24/7 to the cars, lines, stations and terminals here and in New York.  In 1929 the H & M Powerhouse closed and in December 2001, the National Register of Historic Places certified it as a national landmark.  Continue reading H & M Powerhouse Loses Smokestacks Gains Momentum in Jersey City →

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City Of Jersey City Working with Red Cross to Assist Victims of Belmont Avenue Fire

JERSEY CITY SEAL LOGOJersey City Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy announced today that the Mayor’s Office and the

Mayor’s Action Bureau, as well as the Jersey City Fire Department, are working with the

Hudson County Chapter of the American Red Cross to assist the victims of last week’s fire on

Belmont Avenue that destroyed six homes.

 

To date, donations have been received from Modell’s, ShopRite Inserra Foods and the Healy

Charitable Foundation. Continue reading City Of Jersey City Working with Red Cross to Assist Victims of Belmont Avenue Fire →