Jersey City News

Though his time in the national spotlight amounted to only about a decade, Clerow "Flip" Wilson was one of the great comic voices of the 20th century, a compact fireball whose early-1970s NBC variety series embedded characters such as the Reverend Leroy of the Church of What's Happening Now and Geraldine Jones in the national consciousness.

After more than a decade of controversy and false starts that left a gaping hole in the center of South Orange Village , officials will finally break ground on the site of the former Beifus car dealership next to the South Orange New Jersey Transit train station.

If last week's mayoral vote in Jersey City convinced The Auditor of anything, it is that endorsements from elected officials matter very little.

Hoboken High School Class of 1964 is planning its 50th reunion for September of 2014.

The Hoboken Relay for Life will take place today from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Pier A, Hoboken.

A Jersey City man police said was high on PCP robbed a jitney bus driver at knifepoint on Palisade Avenue late Tuesday night, reports said.

The state Economic Development Authority awarded $698 million in tax incentives, grants and loans to 228 projects last year, according to a year-end summary released today by the agency tasked with spurring economic growth in New Jersey.

Water has been flowing out of the manhole cover under the train trestle near Harrison Street and Observer Highway and also on Observer Highway near Bloomfield Street.

Many people going through a divorce experience a combination of emotional and monetary concerns.

Fulop, 36, defeated incumbent Mayor Jerramiah Healy on Tuesday in a closely watched, fiercely contested election.

A student running for office in the St. Peter's Prep student government was sent racist txt messages warning him to drop out of the race.

The top two winners in The Jersey Journal's Hudson County Science Fair are bringing home prizes from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, which is being held this week in Phoenix.

By the time of tomorrow's drawing, the Powerball lottery jackpot is expected to be $600 million -- larger than all but one jackpot in the Powerball's history.

A Jersey City man was shot Thursday night and the mother of his children and three other people have been charged, Jersey City police said.

Hailed as an opportunity to better serve the Jersey City community, St. Barnabas Health System announced yesterday morning that it had reached an agreement to take over Jersey City Medical Center.

An exhibit featuring the artwork of New Jersey City University students from a contest to mark the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty in 2011 opened at the Jersey City Public Library's Five Corners Branch last week.

Cristian Ayala, 18, of Jersey City takes smoke break at the Castle Point Skate Park in Hoboken on Monday, March 12, 2012.

Gov. Chris Christie holds a news conference earlier this year at the Metropolitan Family Health Network in Jersey City, N.J. New Jersey's property tax bills have been rising more slowly since Chris Christie became governor, but that does not mean slow growth for what many homeowners actually have to pay, according to new data released by the state.

The online community that operates in four towns after starting as Hoboken Mommies 24/7 last February, will soon be expanding to include Jersey City and more than a dozen other towns in Northern New Jersey, Himmelbaum announced in time for Mother's Day on Sunday.

While looking for a suspect with an open warrant police noticed a large group of people drinking alcohol in the area Marshall Drive and Fourth Street Saturday at 2:15 a.m. Two Jersey City men were charged with criminal trespass because they had been warned and arrested numerous times for illegally being on Housing Authority property, officials ... (more)