Washington Square this evening

Governor Christie, looks like you ARE going to pay back the ARC Tunnel money to the Feds

It sure was pretty funny to listen to you bluster (Tell us, can you respond to anything with something OTHER than bluster?) about how you were canceling the ARC Tunnel project AND not going to pay back the $271 million owed the federal government over this. Just about anyone with a functioning brain stem knows that if the feds tell you you're going to pay, you are. See Guv, we commoners know this pretty well around April 15th and as a former federal prosecutor you should know it too.

No, after the bluster Governor Christie hired a law firm, high-priced DC firm Patton Boggs, to tell him he was right. That law firm has cost the taxpayers of New Jersey $800K. Talk about your terrible money after bad.

Wanna know how stupid Christie's position is? Read on citizen:

A federal official involved in the dispute said the state could have offered to repay as little as $1 and the government would have been obligated to negotiate a settlement, a process which could have dragged on for years. All the while, no interest would have accrued on the debt, according to the official, who was not authorized to speak on the record.

Now the feds have spelled it out for Christie so even he can understand, they have ways of garnishing the state's money to pay money owed to the federal government. Just like the IRS would do. It's not that hard of a concept to understand.

"We're not paying". Good one, pull this one, it plays Jingle Bells...

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Did you know Trenton has a law that forbids throwing a bad pickle in the street? You're a better person for knowing it. That very fact may keep you out of jail in Trenton.

Time for Jersey City, After Dark

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS!

Is this a cautionary tale? No. This is however pretty much explaining how and why commercial radio died it's slow lingering death while huge media companies completely tried to squeeze it for every dime all the while wondering why the business model collapsed. Perhaps no artist has had a better truth telling song than this one.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with 'The Last DJ'.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with MICHELLE SHOCKED!

Here's a cool and kicky ditty to keep your Friday night hopping. You simply have to adore the background noises worked into this track.

Michelle Shocked with 'When I Grow Up'.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with RED RIDER!

Wrapping up the music series tonight with one of those song that would most likely fall into the oldie but goodie category. From 1981 here's Red Rider with 'Lunatic Fringe'.

How about a world premiere video from New Jersey's own Titus Andronicus

The WORLD PREMIERE (yes, really on the Jersey City Desk) of Titus Andronicus -- "No Future Part Three: Escape From No Future"

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Time for Jersey City, After Dark

Jersey City School board voting results

Along with the school tax levy result below:

School Board results
√ Carol Harrison-Arnold 5,185
√ Suzanne T. Mack* 4,983
√ Marvin Adames 4,312
Frances O. Thompson* 2,407
Vidya Gangadin 1,391
Aury Masa Nunez 1,112
Hiral Patel 965
Amanda Khan 771
Nabil Youssef 465
Jayson H. Burg 381

School Tax Levy: $104,359,519
√ Yes 2,439
No 2,237

Other cities and hamlet results can be found here.

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