Hilltop Neighborhood Assn Meeting Tonight

Tonight, June 28, 2010 at 7:30PM The Hilltop Neighborhood Association will be holding a meeting to spread information on the following topics:

The Journal Square Redevelopment – “Are 80 story buildings coming?”
St. Joseph Nursing Home – “Planned Greenspace Area”
The New City Hall Annex – “More tax spending, when will it stop?”

If you want to get involved [...]



Jersey City’s Jimmy King Arrested by FBI

Former Jersey City council candidate Jimmy King, front, and current Hudson County Affirmative Action Officer Edward Cheatam, in jeans, are handcuffed and walked to a bus this morning outside FBI headquarters in Newark. The two are among dozens of people arrested today in a wide-ranging corruption probe.

Journal Square resident Jimmy King was one of [...]



Jersey City Elections 2009: Nidia Lopez Wins Ward C

Jersey City Elections 2009 are over, and the poll results show that Nidia R. Lopez convincingly beat Jimmy King (endorsed by Jersey Journal) for Jersey City Ward C Council. Lopez leads King by approximately 700 votes and collected more than 50% of the turnout, therefore, avoiding a runoff.

Nidia Lopez will replace the outgoing councilman Steve [...]



Jersey City Elections: Journal Square in the News

Inset Photos: Top – Dylan Wilson/Bottom – Jersey Journal

A couple of Journal Square election incidents made the news this morning. At Apartments Plaza polling location at 91 Sip Avenue (cor. Enos Place), there was “some confusion over the type of politicizing that is allowed”, news said. It was resolved and the election went through.

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For Jersey City Ward C, Jersey Journal Endorsed JSQ’s Jimmy King

As you are probably aware of, May 12, 2009 is Jersey City mayoral elections. The other day, the Jersey Journal announced their endorsements for the city’s mayor and councilmen. Journal Square resident Jimmy King made the list.

Jimmy King is pretty popular here. He has his own civic association named after him (Jimmy King Civic Association) [...]