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Jersey City Police Officer Shot Car During Stop: HCPO
No one was shot or injured during the stop, but an officer did discharge his weapon, hitting a car, according to the HCPO.
Samantha Mercado, Patch Staff
Samantha Mercado, Patch Staff
- Framingham, MA
Samantha is a New York transplant and still learning the ropes of Boston and the T. She previously worked as a TV news producer at Fios1 News and wrote freelance for magazines and newspapers in New York. She is an avid traveler and spends most of her time photographing and admiring her rabbit.
Samantha covers Framingham, Milford, Marlboro, Natick, Sudbury, Wayland and Worcester.
Email: samantha.mercado@patch.com
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Jersey City Schools Are Back Open: What To Know
Jersey City Public Schools reopened to a hybrid model on Thursday to students in preschool to third grade.
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5 Questions With A Jersey City Official: Mayor Steven Fulop
Mayor Steven Fulop chatted with Patch about all things Jersey City, from affordable housing to COVID-19 safety.
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Jersey City Police Investigating Shooting On Stevens Avenue
A 30-year-old man was rushed to the hospital with "wounds to the back" but is in stable condition.
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Officials Still Looking For Man Wanted In Fatal Bayonne Stabbing
Hudson County officials need the public's help finding Elvis Santana, 30, of Bayonne, who was charged in March in a fatal stabbing.
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Activists Rally To Support Ex-Jersey City Cop Facing Sentencing
Denzel Suitt, former Jersey City officer, was convicted of official misconduct last year, but activists say it's a miscarriage of justice.
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Hate Speech Graffitied On Gravestone In Jersey City Cemetery
Swastikas and Nazi symbols as well as racial epithets were drawn on a gravestone in Bayview Cemetery.
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Body Found In Tarp Near Route 440: Officials
The body was found in a wooded area near the 63rd Street exit on Route 440.
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ACLU Brings Case Against Hudson County Officials Over Protesters
The ACLU-NJ claims that Hudson County officials violated protesters' First Amendment rights with a temporary restraining order.
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Calling All Artists: Central Ave Is Looking For Art Installations
The Central Avenue S.I.D. Management Corporation is looking to add more color to the streets with a public art installation.
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Free Cookie With Coronavirus Vaccines In Jersey City
Bang Cookie is giving away free cookies to people getting vaccinated downtown on Thursday
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New Medly Pharmacy Set To Open In Downtown Jersey City
The new-age pharmacy will open its second New Jersey location on Newark Avenue in Jersey City.
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Victim Identified In 'Suspicious Death' In Jersey City: Officials
The prosecutor's office identified the victim as a 40-year-old Jersey City man.
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Medical Marijuana Company Submits Plans To Open In Jersey City
Harmony Foundation submitted plans to open the first medical cannabis dispensary in Jersey City.
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2 Jersey City Residents Awarded $25K For Work In Community
Anthony Capuano and Sister Frances Salemi are recipients of this year's Russ Berrie Making a Difference Award.
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Jersey City Police Unions Sue City Over CCRB Resolution
The lawsuit was filed on Thursday and claims the resolution is too broad and police unions weren't given enough notice, among other things.
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Guilty Plea In 2007 Shooting Death Of Jersey City Man
The man had previously been convicted in this murder case in 2010 but in 2019 the conviction was overturned by a state Appellate court.
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Newark Avenue Pedestrian Plaza To Get $6.7M Upgrades
Mayor Steven Fulop said the city will get started on the upgrades immediately and expects to be finished by mid-October.
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Dates To Remember In Jersey City This Week: 4/26
A Supermoon show, author chats and a drive-in movie, this week is packed with events and meetings.
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Walk-Up Vaccines Available This Weekend In Jersey City
A clinic will be open in Lincoln Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for walk-up vaccines.
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