Community

Transformed. Revitalized. Gentrified. These and other adjectives have often been used to describe what’s been happening in Hoboken and Jersey City over the last two decades. But increased luxury development can also bring with it some concerns. One of those worries is how communities can still care for those less fortunate in an economic boom that tends to hide the presence of poverty. That’s where HOPES CAP comes in.

As rapid development and growth redefine Journal Square, one bodega keeps serving the community.

The company is working with World Central Kitchen and chef Marcus Samuelsson to provide meals for those in need and help food service workers earn steady paychecks amid COVID-19 restrictions.

Honor Earth Day on April 29th and volunteer to nix litter in your neighborhood.

Livability.com recently ranked the New Jersey city as one of the top places for recent college graduates.

A proposed residential development in downtown Bloomfield could endanger two religious landmarks with deep roots in the local community.

Camden Catalyst is a tech startup pitch competition that will award the winner $25,000 in funding and office space to locate and grow their business in Camden. Applications are due June 30th.

These hard-working nonprofit organizations share a common theme: a goal of ending homelessness in Hudson County.

About 20 residents, business owners and a few politicians spoke out at last night’s Special Council meeting about a proposal that would repeal Hoboken’s “500-foot rule” and while the majority went on record saying they didn’t want the regulation repealed, many seemed open to at least some changes in the law.

Trenton's first Starbucks opened last week. It is the ninth location of a new concept of Starbucks ‘community stores’.