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Food Delivery Robots are Coming to North Jersey: The Future of Takeout?

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Ridgewood NJ, if you’ve been walking around Jersey City recently, you might have noticed something unusual—six-wheeled, self-driving food delivery robots roaming the streets. These roving coolers, complete with antennas and programmable faces, have become the talk of the town, sparking a mix of excitement and skepticism on social media. With dozens of comments on platforms like Reddit, opinions range from “Cool!” to “No, thanks,” with many questioning how long it will take before one of these robots gets stolen.

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The Archdiocese of Newark & New Jersey Reentry Corporation Announce Addiction Treatment Referral Program

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Jersey City Nj,  The New Jersey Reentry Corporation (NJRC) and the Archdiocese of Newark announce the establishment of an addiction treatment referral program for individuals suffering from acute opiate addiction, effective July 1, 2023. The Archdiocese and NJRC signed a memorandum of understanding to acknowledge the collaborative relationship and coordinate and integrate services and care for adults with substance use disorders.

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Shades of Bernie Goetz : NJ Transit Bus Driver Allegedly Shoots Attackers

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Jersey City NJ, a NJ Transit bus driver was arrested after allegedly shooting and critically injuring a teenager after an altercation in Jersey City on Saturday night. According to Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione the driver Charles Fieros, 48, of Staten Island, was “outside the bus when he retrieved an illegal handgun and shot at the group of males who had allegedly (attacked and) assaulted him,”. The weapon recovered by Jersey City police came back as stolen.

Videos circulating on the internet show the driver being attacked  trampled and stamped on by a gang of teens in Jersey City .

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Archdiocese of Newark to Open Second Mercy House Location in Jersey City

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Jersey City NJ,  The Archdiocese of Newark’s Respect Life Office will open a second location of The Mercy House — its resource and referral center that provides a wide variety of assistance to all in need — at 20 Greenville Avenue in Jersey City on Monday, December 5, at 11 a.m.

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Archdiocese of Newark High School Students to Earn College Credits with New Program

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Jersey City NJ, Hudson Catholic Regional High School in Jersey City (NJCU) is partnering with New Jersey City University to offer a new program that will allow its students to earn college credits starting this fall.

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Philadelphia Hit Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with longtime New Jersey Democratic political Consultant Over Stabbing Death of Political Adversary

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Jersey City. NJ, a Philadelphia man pleaded guilty today to conspiring with Sean Caddle and a longtime accomplice to murder one of Caddle’s associates, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

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NJCU School of Business and Bank of America Partner to Drive Upward Mobility through Solid Employment Skills

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Jersey City NJ, Bank of America and New Jersey City University (NJCU) have announced a historic partnership whereby the company will invest $560,000 in the NJCU School of Business and its Career Services Center. This unique grant is the largest single corporate gift and most significant investment in career development in NJCU’s history. The investment is in the form of a four-year grant that will address racial, ethnic, and income inequality and help students of color successfully complete the education and training necessary to enter the workforce and embark on a path to success.

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Bernie and Murphy, Perfect Together, Horrible for Jersey

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Jersey City NJ, After an appearance with the most unpopular Democratic President in 40 years, Joe “Bare Shelves” Biden drew all the excitement of drinking warm milk while watching wet paint dry, failed Governor Phil Murphy is getting increasingly desperate. His solution? Call in the most famous Socialist obstructionist of all, comrade Bernie Sanders.

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Hudson Man Admits Carjacking a Postal Truck at Gunpoint

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Jersey City NJ, a Hudson County, New Jersey, man today admitted assaulting a U.S. Postal Service employee by pointing a handgun at the employee, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.

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Armed man wanted for robbery, multiple offenses, apprehended by New Jersey Transit Police

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Jersey City NJ, on Thursday 7/1/21, New Jersey Transit Police Officer Krause and Detective Costain were canvassing near Garfield Avenue Station in Jersey City. They were searching for a suspect wanted for an armed robbery via handgun.

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Revocation Proceedings Initiated Against Two Hudson County Health Care Service Firms That Placed Uncertified Home Health Aids with Clients

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Jersey City NJ, The Office of the Attorney General announced today that it is seeking to revoke the registrations of two Hudson County Health Care Service Firms for, among other things, allegedly submitting false, deceptive, or misleading documents to the State and improperly training Homemaker-Home Health Aides (CHHAs) that the companies sent into patient homes.

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Democrat State Senator Cunningham Arrested in Jersey City on DWI Charge

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Jersey City NJ, Sandra B. Cunningham, the deputy majority leader for state Senate Democrats and a political power player in Hudson County, was arrested and charged with drunken driving after she crashed her car into two parked cars in Jersey City on Thursday.

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Jersey City Police Officer Arrested For Traveling To Atlantic City For an Alleged Ménage à trois with Two Underage Girls

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Jersey City NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that an officer of the Jersey City Police Department was arrested today on charges that he traveled to Atlantic City, N.J., in order to sexually assault two underage girls. The defendant allegedly communicated using a chat app with other adults who indicated they would provide him with access to children he could sexually assault.

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Four Former NJ Public Officials and Political Candidates Charged With Taking Bribes

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Jersey City NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that four former public officials and political candidates in New Jersey – including former Jersey City School Board President Sudhan Thomas and former State Assemblyman Jason O’Donnell – have been indicted by a state grand jury on charges that they allegedly took bribes in a major investigation of political corruption in Hudson and Morris counties conducted by the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA).

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Former Jersey City Board of Education President and Acting Executive Director of Jersey City Employment and Training Program Charged with Embezzlement, Money Laundering and Fraud

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Jersey City NJ,  The former president of the Jersey City Board of Education (JCBOED) and former Acting Executive Director of the Jersey City Employment and Training Program (JCETP) and an Ocean County, New Jersey, attorney were indicted today for embezzlement, money laundering, and fraud in connection with multiple criminal schemes, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

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