Mariano Vega will appear in federal court this morning where he is expected to plead guilty to corruption charges.

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... resignation_former_j.html

Here's a link to the story, which will be updated as we get more information. It also contains links to previous Vega stories.

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... councilman_mariano_2.html

Jersey City Business Administrator John "Jack" Kelly is defending his jobs in Jersey City and Orange after Ward E Councilman Steven Fulop called for his removal yesterday.

For the full story:

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... business_administr_2.html

You can call the Census hotline on or after April 12 to request a new form, but I received a call from the local Census office today saying they will be releasing information this afternoon on how residents can get forms before that. I'll report back as soon as I hear from them.

Here's a link to today's Jersey Journal story that has some other information:

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... nt_know_to_send_form.html

I'm not sure about the post office, but I understand the main branch of the Jersey City Library on Jersey Avenue has forms in a rack on the second floor.

Thanks for the tips everyone. I called the Census. They said you can go to a local census center (there are centers on Kennedy Blvd in Bayonne and Monroe Street in Hoboken) to pick up a form or you can wait until April 12 and call the census. Also, workers should still be out visiting homes even if they weren't on the mailing list.

Do those of you who live in buildings have Tennants/Condo Associations?

Working on a story for the paper. Thanks again!

Census officials say that Jersey City's return rate is among the worst in New Jersey.

But a few Liberty Harbor North residents have said they didn't get forms. Did the Census leave you out? Please contact me! mhayes@jjournal.com

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... us_day_now_fill_it_o.html

If any parents or students want to comment on the closure please contact me -- mhayes@jjournal.com.

Jersey City Councilman Mariano Vega, consultant Joseph Cardwell and suspended city employee John Guarini all pleaded not guilty in federal court today.

The men are among the 44 individuals arrested July 23 in a massive federal political corruption and money laundering sting.

Vega: http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... y_councilman_mariano.html

Guarini:
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... y_housing_employee_p.html

Cardwell:
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... y_mua_commissioner_p.html

Is there a person or group organizing the rally? We'd like to run something in the paper, but I need a little more information.

mhayes@jjournal.com
201-217-2419

Thanks!

The state Board of Medical Examiners has suspended a Jersey City doctor?s license for his involvement in an illegal prescription drug ring.

The board held a hearing Dec. 9 and temporarily suspended Dr. Magdy Elamir?s license until it decides to take further action.

The state Attorney General?s Office filed an emergency application Dec. 3 seeking immediate action by the board.

Elamir, a neurologist, and Dr. Clifton Howell, who also has an office in Jersey City, were arrested Oct. 20 as part of Operation MedScam.

For full story:

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... ends_license_of_jers.html

Funeral is Monday morning at St. Bridget's (even though the parish closed, it's open for services)

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... t_for_jersey_city_st.html

Robbery may have been the motive for a brutal murder in Jersey City this week.

?We are confident at this point that a substantial amount of cash was removed from the apartment and at this point it is considered to be a case where theft of the cash was the apparent motivation,? Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio said.

Jacqueline Reyes, 27, died Tuesday after suffering from multiple stab wounds in her apartment at 100 Montgomery Street.

Her 9-month-old son was also stabbed during the attack. He remains in critical but stable condition at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Hospital in Newark

For full story: http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... y_have_prompted_fata.html

The full opinion is available here:

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... s_in_favor_of_jerser.html

A Jersey City man suspected of being high on PCP was arrested last night after his car struck two vehicles, including a cop car, and he told police he was "God," reports said.

William Marable, 35, of Martin Luther King Drive, who was driving with a suspended license and had previously been arrested for shooting a police officer, was slapped with several motor vehicle violations and drug charges, reports said.

For full story: http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... y_man_high_on_pcp_hi.html

The state Assembly is set to vote on a bill Monday that would expedite the payment of accidental death pension benefits for the families of fallen police and firefighters.

The bill, sponsored by Assemblywoman Joan M. Quigley, D-Jersey City, stems from the nearly three-month wait endured by the widow of Jersey City Detective Marc Anthony DiNardo, who was killed after being shot in July in a shootout on Reed Street.

For full story: http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... to_hear_pension_bill.html