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Leader Of Jersey City Drug Crew Sentenced To More Than 4 Years Without Parole Leader Of Jersey City Drug Crew Sentenced To More Than 4 Years Without Parole
Leader Of Jersey City Drug Crew Sentenced To More Than 4 Years Without Parole The leader of a crew that slung cocaine and heroin in the Greenville section of Jersey City was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison. Jerome Powell, 43, must serve just about all of the plea-bargained 51-month sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. He and four accused members worked in the area of Columbia Park, moving the drugs from an undisclosed stash house to a home on Bartholdi Avenue that servied buyers, according to a DEA complaint on file in U.S. District Court in Newark. Authorities built a case by recording street deals and picking off buy…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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