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East Orange Man Charged With Killing Jersey City Dad, 28 East Orange Man Charged With Killing Jersey City Dad, 28
East Orange Man Charged With Killing Jersey City Dad, 28 An East Orange man was charged in the first Jersey City homicide of 2020, authorities said. Eric Ballon, 33, was arrested without incident Friday at the Essex County Jail -- where he was being held on unrelated charges -- in connection with the March 6 killing of Rashawn Bethea, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Bethea, 28, was gunned down around 11:30 p.m. in front of a home on Wegman Parkway, up the street from near Audubon Park in the city's Greenville section, Suarez said.  EMS pronounced him dead at the scene from gunshot wounds to the torso 15 minutes later, and …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Man, 28 Shot Dead On Jersey City Street UPDATE: Man, 28 Shot Dead On Jersey City Street
Update: Man, 28 Shot Dead On Jersey City Street A 28-year-old father was shot and killed on a Jersey City sidewalk Friday night, authorities said. Rashawn Bethea was gunned down around 11:30 p.m. in front of a home on Wegman Parkway, up the street from near Audubon Park in the city's Greenville section, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. EMS pronounced him dead at the scene from gunshot wounds to the torso 15 minutes later, responders said. An autopsy was being conducted as part of an investigation by Suarez's Homicide Unit and Jersey City police, the prosecutor said. No suspected motive was initially given. CHECK BACK …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Events
Jersey City Announces Schedule Of Free Holiday Events Jersey City Announces Schedule Of Free Holiday Events
Jersey City Announces Schedule Of Free Holiday Events There will be several tree lightings, a toy drive, a menorah lighting and other free events in Jersey City this December, the office of Mayor Steve Fulop announced Monday.  “We continue our traditions of celebrating the holidays across the city,” Fulop. “This is always a very special time of year, a time to look back and celebrate all the progress we’ve made in Jersey City this year, and a time to spend with our families and friends.” Festivities begin with the city's annual tree lighting, to be held for the first time at the City Hall Annex on MLK Boulevard Tuesday at 5 p.m.  O…

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by Paul Milo