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Last week, northbergenreporter.com reported that JC City Council is considering an ordinance to rename a small portion of Morgan Street in Downtown Jersey City to “Trump Plaza”.

Why? Well, the reason behind this is the “Trump Plaza: Jersey City“, the multi-million project on Washington Boulevard named after the celebrity Donald Trump.

The City Council thinks “it is both fitting and appropriate to commemorate the importance of these projects.”

However, I have read several JC residents feel otherwise. What has Trump done in and for Jersey City to deserve a street name?

News source: North Bergen Reporter

[UPDATE] November 5, 2008 - There were no long lines in Journal Square yesterday.

[Original Post] November 4, 2008

At 5:58 AM Today, Dan Dickinson posted this photo on this blogpost:

However, he didn’t mention the name of this Jersey City school.

More to come (see inside this entry)….

By the way, If you are looking for the places to vote in Jersey City, click here.

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The November 4, 2008 presidential election is less than 24 hours away, and if you still do not know where the polling locations are, you can use Google Maps 2008 US Voter Info by clicking this link. Enter your address to find a voting place near you. For 07306, check out this Journal Square entry to view some places where you can cast your vote.

Alternatively, you can use the State voting place locator for a more detailed voting information, like voting hours (6AM - 8PM). Just enter your exact Jersey City address and hit SEARCH.

Consider this post “fyi” ….

City Council abolished JC’s Finance Department because of redundancy in some position. However, the 68 employees of the said department will keep their job.

Also, the City Council is also doing some reorganization as they voted to put the Division of Traffic and Transportation under the Division of Engineering.

Read more in this news…

If you frequent the forum JCList or WiredJC, you probably had read this topic that was started by a certain Ryan last week.

It’s a long read, but I promise you, it’s worth it.

But as a summary, this entry basically shows that JCPA ignores parking violator if the owner of the vehicle holds a position in the city hall. Ordinary citizens however, don’t have that “luxury.”

So if this intrigues you, read ahead and enjoy!

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