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PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> County gets millions to aid renters By CHARLES HACK Hudson County will receive more than $5 million from the federal stimulus package for a program to keeper renters from getting tossed into the street during harsh economic times.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Lions Club gift opens new vistas KW CORRESPONDENT A donation by the Harrison Lions Club is opening up a whole new world for local residents who have difficulty reading due to impaired vision.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Libraries keep kids busy in summer Thursday, June 25, 2009 "The library provides an outlet for families who might not be able to afford something expensive." Julie McCarthy KW CORRESPONDENT A s school winds down, West Hudson's public libraries are gearing up with a host of free summer programs to keep local kids busy.

Bayonne Now Hoboken Now Hudson County Now PHOTOS MORE JERSEY JOURNAL PHOTOS >> ARCHIVED JERSEY JOURNAL PHOTOS >> JERSEY JOURNAL VIDEO Protest in front of West New York Town Hall Protesters gathered at West New York Town Hall on Wednesday, June 17 to speak out against Mayor Silvero Vega's proposal to lay off 22 police officers.

Bayonne Now Hoboken Now Hudson County Now PHOTOS MORE JERSEY JOURNAL PHOTOS >> ARCHIVED JERSEY JOURNAL PHOTOS >> JERSEY JOURNAL VIDEO Jersey City dance students celebrate John Lennon Fourth- and fifth-grade students at St.

The primary election candidates in Kearny, Guttenberg and East Newark are the Assembly candidates in every district except the 31st District, where incumbent Anthony Chiappone and Charles Mainor-the Hudson County Democratic Organization candidates- are facing challenges from Jersey City residents Monique Snow and Ronnie Meadows.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 6 A.M. TO 8 P.M. Hudson voters at polls again today for primary choices Besides casting votes for their Republican or Democratic gubernatorial picks, Hudson County voters are casting ballots today in primary elections for mayors and City Council members in Secaucus, Kearny, Guttenberg and East Newark, as well for ...

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Candidates unopposed in Kearny, Guttenberg, E. Newark No psychics needed to predict winners in tomorrow's primary elections in Kearny, Guttenberg, and East Newark.

PHOTOS >> >> WFMU broadcasts from Fatburger Impressed by the jukebox at the Fatburger restaurant in Downtown Jersey City, WFMU's Joe Belock and Todd-o-phonic Todd broadcast their "Three Chord Monte" show from the Fatburger in Downtown Jersey City on Tuesday, May 19, 2009.

Health and Senior Services Commissioner Heather Howard today said her Department has allocated more than $2.6 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to support Senior Nutrition programs statewide.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 'No sex offenders' zones KO'd NJ Supreme Court: Megan's Law already restricts residency By MARY FUCHS Journal staff writer and DAVID GIAMBUSSO THE STAR-LEDGER TRENTON - Towns cannot restrict where released sex offenders can live within their borders because Megan's Law already makes that call, the state Supreme Court ...

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> In this video press release, Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski , chairman of the New Jersey Fire Safety Commission, is joined by fire safety advocate Dr.

Firefighters from Kearny and Harrison nearly have a two-alarm fire on Schuyler Avenue under control after battling it for about an hour.

C ongressman Steve Rothman has released his appropriation requests for the 2010 fiscal year, and Kearny appears numerous times on the list.

PHOTOS >> >> Harrison Fire An 83-year-old woman's three-story wood-frame home at 201 Sussex Street in Harrison suffered extensive damage on April 16, 2009.

Harrison firefighters collect their equipment after putting out a fire at 201 Sussex Street this morning.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> In this video press release, Assemblyman Fred Scalera discusses the creation of a bipartisan, bicameral legislative fire caucus designed to help educate legislators about fire and life safety issues.

The Coast Guard discovered an estimated 50 gallons of biodiesel that leaked from a spill reported yesterday near East Newark, N.J., along the Passaic River near North Arlington, N.J., at approximately 10 a.m., today.

An estimated 1,000 gallons of biodiesel oil is reported to have spilled into a catch basin near East Newark, N.J., on the Passaic River at about 5:30 a.m. today.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> In this video press release, Assembly Budget Committee Chairman Louis D. Greenwald , explains how funds in the fiscal year 2010 budget are broken down at the start of the Assembly's annual public hearings on the state budget.