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Two Local Children Die Within a Week
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (158+ words) Sarah Komar is a Jersey City Times staff reporter who primarily covers K-12 and higher education. You can reach her at sarah. komar@jcitytimes. com or 347-644-8528 (call or text). Follow her on X @Sarah EKomar, or connect with her on Facebook…...
Judge Upholds Jury Verdict in Retaliation Suit Against School Board
18+ hour, 34+ min ago (165+ words) Subscribe today to listen to this content Get Access A judge has denied the Jersey City Board of Education's request to overturn a jury's September 2025 verdict in favor of a former Jersey City Public Schools employee who sued the board…...
School Board to Talk Special Education at Tuesday Town Hall
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (167+ words) Sarah Komar is a Jersey City Times staff reporter who primarily covers K-12 and higher education. You can reach her at sarah. komar@jcitytimes. com or 347-644-8528 (call or text). Follow her on X @Sarah EKomar, or connect with her on Facebook…...
Jury Awards Mother-Daughter Duo $500 K in Retaliation Suit Against School District
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (165+ words) Subscribe today to listen to this content Get Access On Thursday, after deliberating for less than an hour, a jury decided that one former and one current Jersey City Public Schools employee had proven that the school district illegally retaliated…...
Fifth Graders Present Blueprints for More Sustainable, Accessible Jersey City
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (159+ words) Subscribe today to listen to this content Get Access At the Jersey City Public Schools" fifth annual e Merge Showcase on May 27, fifth graders from 19 district schools presented their creative visions for making Jersey City"s neighborhoods greener and more…...
Jersey City Seventh Grader Takes Second in National Spelling Bee
1+ week, 2+ day ago (147+ words) Subscribe today to listen to this content Get Access Ishaan Gupta, a seventh grader at Frank R. Conwell Middle School (M. S. 4), became the runner-up in the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday. Get two free articles a month! Get the the news…...
State Senator Sends Letter to School Board, District Backing Special Ed Parents" Demands
1+ week, 4+ day ago (203+ words) Subscribe today to listen to this content Get Access Last week, State Sen. Raj Mukherji sent a letter to the Jersey City Board of Education and Jersey City Public Schools Superintendent Norma Fernandez urging greater transparency and communication regarding special…...
School Board Announces Special Ed Town Hall After Tempers Flare at Special Meeting
1+ week, 5+ day ago (310+ words) Subscribe today to listen to this content Get Access After a nearly two-hour closed session Thursday night, the Jersey City Board of Education announced that it would host a town hall meeting dedicated to special education concerns next month. The…...
Police Report: School Board VP Listed as Complainant in Arrest of Parent at Meeting
1+ week, 5+ day ago (215+ words) Sarah Komar is a Jersey City Times staff reporter who primarily covers K-12 and higher education. You can reach her at sarah. komar@jcitytimes. com or 347-644-8528 (call or text). Follow her on X @Sarah EKomar, or connect with her on Facebook…...
School Board to Hold Special Meeting, Council Members Condemn Parent Arrest
1+ week, 6+ day ago (274+ words) Subscribe today to listen to this content Get Access The Jersey City Board of Education will convene for a special meeting Thursday, one week after a parent was arrested at the board's regular May meeting. Ahead of the special meeting,…...