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Guest Column
By LEONARD SPICER
April 10, 2024
Terrell Homes, originally named FDR Apartments after our wartime president, was built in 1946 as U.S. Army barracks and later renamed in honor of its tenant and apartment manager, Millard E. Terrell. At the time, the East Ward neighborhood, along the Passaic River, was brimming with a large, ...
Libraries are the vibrant hearts of our communities, the place we go to connect with knowledge, resources and others. That’s largely thanks to the talented and passionate people who work there. On April 9, 2024, as the world celebrates National Library Workers Day, we invite all residents to join ...
As someone who has spent 48 years playing a role in the life and growth of generations of Jersey’s City young people students, I have a unique perspective on our city’s rich history and its future potential. Beginning in 1974 as a health and physical education teacher in our school system – and ...
When I was a member of the New Jersey State Assembly (2010-2016), I helped to organize a forum aimed at advocating for youth health and fitness. The objective was to promote the critical importance of affordable and accessible sports opportunities for the children of Jersey City, particularly ...
The Liberty State Park revitalization plan represents a significant opportunity to transform and enhance one of New Jersey's most cherished public spaces. As a place of natural beauty, historical significance, and cultural importance, Liberty State Park holds a special place in the hearts of ...
Two years ago, after being checked for an enlarged prostate, my urologist told me he had good and bad news. After extensive tests and a biopsy, I was pronounced cancer free which was really good news. The bad news was that I was the only one of his patients that month who did not have ...
Extending the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail into Bergen County is about spurring job growth, supporting New Jersey small businesses, reducing energy costs, and saving commuters money and time they could spend with their families. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA)’s decision to further delay the ...
Councilmember James Solomon released the following statement in response to the death of Andrew Jerome Washington: “I am deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Andrew Jerome Washington, who was shot by police officers in the midst of a mental health crisis. The Attorney General must release ...
Earlier today, my wife and I welcomed our daughter, Maya, to the world. We are indebted to the physicians, nurses, and staff at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center for their wonderful care and treatment. Our family has grown, and we are thrilled that our son Robert has a sister to grow up together ...
As a community college located in Jersey City, New Jersey, the most diverse city in the United States, Hudson County Community College serves and supports all who walk through our doors in pursuit of an education and a promising future. Our college’s commitment to this open access mission, anchored ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Sports writer Jim Hague died last week at age 62 after a distinguished four-decade career in journalism. I heard the news a day after his passing on June 11 – which was not only reported by numerous media outlets he had written for, but also b sports reporters from ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - When Robert Byrne, former Jersey City Clerk, called me in early April, I assumed he was following up on a project he had proposed just after his retirement, to put together a more contemporary history of Hudson County politics. Instead, he called to tell me "goodbye." Just days ...
The Friends of LSP enthusiastically support the DEP's spectacular and inclusive plans for LSP's interior and phases for further improvements which will have continuing public input. The DEP's plans create a nature wonderland with paths, and adds 61 acres of free structured active recreation to the ...
The impacts of climate change touch every sector and person on our planet. It is an issue that seems impossible to solve, especially if you do not see the solutions in action. After working in government and participating at the United Nations for more than a decade, I’ve seen a major shift in the ...
Growing up in Jersey City, I did not go to Liberty State Park often because, where I lived in Greenville, it was a walk and there was not a lot to do there. It had beautiful grass, which is wonderful, and the water, but you go there and then you have the long walk back home. It truly wasn’t safe ...
The Jersey City school system alone holds over 30,000 kids. A large percentage of them are economically disadvantaged and, unfortunately, there isn’t enough space in Jersey City for all the kids we have and not enough fields to give them the recreational opportunities they deserve. As the Ferris ...
I am not fan of the new baseball rules. Bigger bases. Banning defensive shift. Pitchers clock. Ghost runner in extra innings. Hell, I even STILL hate the DH. I have “sorta” accepted inter league play. Why did Baseball czars make the change? To make the games shorter. That’s it. To save time.
Once again, we as a nation find ourselves gripped in the tense aftermath of a senseless violent tragedy as we try to comprehend the beating death of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers. The quick and decisive action by the Memphis Police Chief, prosecutors, and other city officials is to ...
AFT Local 1839 Union leadership recognizes that New Jersey City University (NJCU) is at a crossroads. The reasons for this are many, but in understanding the challenges that lie collectively before us and knowing full well that the Union’s primary commitment is to our members and saving jobs, today ...
In response to the release of CCTV video of the collision between Jersey City Councilwoman Amy DeGise and a cyclist, occurring at Forrest Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at 8 am, Tuesday, July 19, Jersey City advocacy nonprofits SafeStreetsJC and Bike JC make the following statement: We ...
Dear Democrat Friend, We are writing to express our confusion over why you want to eliminate, or further curtail, the 2nd Amendment. You have argued that children even in single digits can change sex, that whether they are a boy or girl depends on their feelings, and that at tender ages they can ...
On May 25, 2020, for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, Derek Chauvin senselessly killed George Floyd. This murder coincided with the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a dark time for America with an unknown virus that would kill over one million people in America and three million people ...
