Hudson County

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So how does a man about to begin an 18-month prison sentence for taking bribes spend his last hours of freedom? For former Jersey City planning aide Guy Catrillo the answer is marching in the city's St. Patrick's Day parade. With his sky blue poncho, Catrillo was right in the middle of Kennedy Boulevard today as if he didn't... Full story »

Call it the "Luck of the Irish." The nor'easter that hammered New Jersey over the weekend eased up long today enough to leave a glimmer of sunshine for St. Patrick's Day parades in Jersey City and West Hudson. A thundering escort of Jersey City's motorcycle cops kicked off the Jersey City parade at Lincoln Park at around 12:45 p.m.,... Full story »

Kirby Chambliss and Michael Goulian have been flying since they were teenagers, but they're not your typical pilots. This weekend they traveled to Abu Dhabi where they will compete March 26 and 27 in the first Red Bull Air Race of the season, flying through an obstacle course floating on water before thousands of spectators. Chambliss, who lives on... Full story »

In what state Department of Education officials say is part of the normal appeals process, Commissioner of Education Bret Schundler informed CREATE Charter School in writing on Friday that it will be given a "motion of reconsideration of the non-renewal decision." The school, run by former Jersey City councilman Steve Lipski, was notified in a March 1 letter from... Full story »

It's Hudson County's version of the David Goldman case -- only that case had a happier ending. Five years ago, the divorced wife of Jersey City resident Brian McGinley took their then 7-year-old son to visit her relatives in Slovakia -- and never returned. McGinley will never forget the call he received shortly after New Year's Day in 2006... Full story »

Hudson County was hardly spared by the continuing rain and wind storm. The pier on Harbor Boulevard in Weehawken, home to the Chart House restaurant, had to be shut due to extensive flooding. Traffic lights were malfunctioning as well, according to reports. Residents in Country Village in Jersey City are reporting widespread flooding and damage due to water seeping... Full story »

Shake off the nor'easter blues with two St. Patrick's Day parades in Hudson County today. Jersey City's march of green kicks off at 12:30 p.m. at Lincoln Park and moves down Kennedy Boulevard into Journal Square, while the West Hudson parade steps off at 2 p.m. at Harrison Avenue and Second Street in Harrison and marches through East Newark... Full story »

It’s Women’s Day at Mt. Pisgah AME Church in Jersey City today. Rev. Peggy Wall, pastor of St. John AME Church in Baltimore, Md. will speak at the church at 354 Forrest St. in Jersey City at 11 a.m. March is nationally recognized as Women’s History Month. Wall holds degrees from Morgan and Coppin State Universities. She has a... Full story »

NJ Transit decided to close the Hoboken terminal Saturday night due to flooding in the area, according to its Web site. In addition, service on the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast, Raritan Valley and Atlantic City are suspended until further notice. The Morris & Essex line were suspended between Dover & Summit. Main, Bergen and Pascack trains are presently operating... Full story »

UNION CITY -- A North Bergen man trying to relieve himself early yesterday morning shouldn't have done it in public, said police, who arrested him. Police observed Oscar Salazar, 26, leave a bar on Bergenline Avenue and 21st Street at approximately 12:26 a.m. and then urinate in front of a bus stop a block away. He was charged with... Full story »

WASHINGTON -- As the Justice Department hunts for the latest batch of missing federal e-mails, the officials who oversee spending of $71 billion a year for information technology got a big raspberry Friday for a 14-year-long failure to ensure that government e-mails are preserved. For all the spending it oversees, the Federal Chief Information Officers Council is virtually unknown... Full story »

Editor's note: Tomorrow evening, HBO premieres its mini-series "The Pacific" which follows U.S. Marines as they fought from island to island. The Star-Ledger's TV reviewer Alan Sepinwall calls the series "an even more intense, gutting experience than "Band of Brothers," the beloved 2001 HBO miniseries that focused on the European theater of WWII ..." One of the main characters... Full story »

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Kerry, hoping to win over wavering senators, said he is pushing environmental reforms to create jobs and spark energy independence, with climate benefits along “for the ride.” In an interview with The Associated Press, the Massachusetts Democrat said legislation he’s crafting with Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., will differ from a House-passed... Full story »

The skies may be gray, but the city will be green when the Jersey City St. Patrick's Day Parade marches along Kennedy Boulevard tomorrow. "In 48 years, it was canceled once for a blizzard," quipped Maureen Huling, vice chairwoman of the parade committee, noting that the parade will be held rain or shine. This year's parade, said to be... Full story »

SAN FRANCISCO  -- An appellate court has upheld references to God on U.S. currency and in the Pledge of Allegiance, rejecting arguments they violate the constitutional separation of church and state. "The Pledge of Allegiance serves to unite our vast nation through the proud recitation of some of the ideals upon which our Republic was founded," Judge Carlos Bea... Full story »