Hudson County View
For the third year in a row, the “Education Matters” team will take on the “Change for Children” slate, with three other candidates with the potential to bracket together entering the race, in a year where all three incumbents are not seeking re-election.
The Jersey City Board of Education Headquarters at 346 Claremont Ave. Photo via Google Maps.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Board President Mussab Ali is not seeking re-election due to ongoing treatment for Stage IV Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, while Trustee Marilyn Roman is retiring, a former city acting mayor is retiring after 37 years of public service.
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Jersey City Education Association President Ron Greco. Screenshot via Facebook Live.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“I’m aware that there is no air conditioning at the [central headquarters] building on the 5th and 6th floors. I’m aware that in the first heat wave we had this summer you were in the same predicament, which also occurred last summer,” Greco said in a Facebook Live video posted in the JCEA’s private group.
“9:33 a.m. this morning, I contacted through email the district’s attorney, Dr. Norma Fernandez – who is in charge of the district at this time – and the business administrator, Regina Robinson. As of now, 5:19 [p.m.], there is no response.”
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The Tom Favia Memorial Gymnasium
The Tom Favia Memorial Gymnasium
Dear Editor:
The Dante Alighieri Society firmly maintains that Tom Favia should be recognized for his significant contributions to scholastic sports and public education. Consequently, we would like the James J. Ferris High School gym designated as the “Tom Favia Memorial Gymnasium.”
Thomas J. “The Turk” Favia passed away on September 28, 2018. He was an educator, basketball coach, “dean,” and union leader par excellence. Before stepping down as president of the Jersey City Education Association (JCEA) in 2012, Tom Favia had dedicated nearly six decades of his life toward the betterment of the Jersey City School District.
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