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Snow Storm: Jersey City School Closings for Monday, March 2, 2009

Radar Map at 9:50PM Mar. 1. Blue indicates snow fall. Look at JC, everything is blue!
The snowfall has started around 8:30PM tonight, the snow is not sticking yet. However, the entire Hudson County is expected to be covered with 8 to 12 inches of snow accumulations by tomorrow. As a result, some Jersey City schools [...]

Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Catholic School, Closing?

Our Lady of Victories School on Ege Avenue, JC
The magic number is 225 to keep the school open for the another school year. Right now, the current enrollment for Our Lady of Victories School is 176, more than half below of its number a decade ago.
Almost yearly, there are reports of Catholic school closing or [...]

JC Schools Celebrate Catholic Schools Week 2009

This week, Jersey City Catholic Schools celebrate Catholic Schools Week.
Catholic Schools Week is celebrated nationally the last week in January, this year Jan. 26-31.
The logo for the observance shows the words “Celebrate Service” and hands reaching out and surrounding a globe. The “t” in the word celebrate is formed as a cross.
Students look forward to [...]

Lead In Water at 7 Schools

Seven of 335 water sources in seven Jersey City public schools have elevated levels of lead, according to the first results of last month’s water tests by the Jersey City Board of Education (JCBOE). So your might need to give your children their own bottled water if they go to one of those 7 schools [...]

Weather: No More Heat? June 11, 2008 (+ School Closings)

If the forecast is correct, today is going to be cooler or colder in Jersey City. It’s not cold “cold”, but temperature is down compared to the past 4 days when we experienced excessive heat. Simply put, it’s still hot (in the 80′s) but not as hot as yesterday.
How did you cope with the heat [...]