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Bomb Scare at State Building

News reported that there was a bomb scare at the State Building on Summit Avenue (corner Sip Avenue) in Journal Square area of Jersey City. The incident led to street closures this morning. (See map above)
Full news inside…

Streets closed off in Journal Square
by The Jersey Journal
Wednesday January 07, 2009, 12:10 PM
For the second day in [...]

Journal Square: Water Main Shut Off

[Update 1:10pm] Portion of Summit Avenue (from Summit-Newkirk to Summit-Sip) is not passable as the repairs took both lanes. Click map below for the affected areas of the water repair.
Do you live in Journal Square area of Jersey City? Do you have any friends there? Weekly, starting today, water main will be shut off according [...]

Local Artist at Work

Yesterday afternoon, while Jersey City and the rest of the nation were occupied with presidential election (Obama won, in case you didn’t know ), I spotted a local artist in Journal Square area painting a tree. I asked if I could take his pictures and he approved.

I asked him a few questions; [...]

Halloween Activities For Kids

Looking for some fun activities for your kids? Below are two events that you might be interested in….
1. Haunted House the story of Mr. McBowers (Heights)
Where: 479 Palisade Ave, Jersey City, by Bowers across from Riverview Park.
When: Wed 29th 5pm -8pm
Thurs 30th 5pm-8pm
Friday 31st 7:30-midnight
Price: $5.00per person, discounts for families
For more info, contact jackie (Email: [...]

Dirty Water From The Taps

This morning I noticed that the water coming from taps is dirty so I took a photo. I heard no news about water situation so I’m thinking this is an isolated incident, unlike the major water break in Newport area of Jersey City last week.
How’s your water situation in your area? (By the way, I [...]