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Street view of the incident. Click here for the map.

Another fire in Jersey City. Location: 50 Spruce Street, in the Heights area.

Here’s a 2-part footage I found on Youtube: Part 1 | Part 2

The video uploader (allhandsgoingtowork)said that the fire occurred at 12:15AM today. I don’t know what caused the fire, as it hasn’t been reported yet on the papers.

Car parked by Pershing Field, Jersey City

I saw this red car yesterday on the way home from work. How often do you see a car with a cone on top of it?

An empty building at JFK Boulevard and US 139, near Elm St., Jersey City

Travelling north to Union City from Journal Square, it is not hard to spot this abandoned building. It is next to the Metropolitan - another abandoned building near the intersection of US 139 and JFK Boulevard, close to the border of JSQ and The Heights area.

What’s going to happen to this building?

For illustration purpose only. This is not the actual fire.

There was a fire last night (May 29, 2008) at 182 New York Avenue in the Heights area of Jersey City. Eight people were displaced and relocated by Red Cross New Jersey.

The cause is still unknown, but according to the Arson Investigation Unit, the fire is not considered suspicious. Which reminds me of the St. Paul’s Avenue fire last May 11. The owner of that building tried to bribe the inspector, which resulted to his arrest.

BUMP (May 29, 2008 9PM): Michelle came up short in the contest. Despite passing rounds 1 and 2, She was disqualified going into the quarterfinals because she only scored 16 points in the first round, where the requirement was 20 points.

Jersey Journal has the full story.

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Original Entry: May 29, 2008 12:05PM

13-year-old Michelle Ann Tan of St. Nicholas School (The Heights Area of Jersey City) is currently competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. She is sponsored by the Jersey Journal.

She passed the 2nd round this morning by correctly spelling the word “astronautical“. Let’s wish her good luck. Hopefully, she makes it to the Finals.

Broadcast Time (Live)

* Quarterfinals - ESPN360.com from 2:00-5:30 p.m. EDT (Today, May 29)
* Semifinals - ESPN from 11:00 a.m-2:00 p.m. EDT (Friday, May 30)
* Championship Finals - ABC from 8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT (Friday, May 30)

If you want to see online results, click here.