JC Man Finished Boston Marathon Before Bombs Detonated: It was the first time Dylan Cohen ran the Boston Marathon. He had finished the race and was back at his hotel room in Cambridge when he started receiving messages from colleagues about the explosions. Another JC resident, Meaghan Donchak, was volunteering near the finish line when both explosions went off.

In Intensified JC, Fear of the Unknown Versus the Muck of Dwek: The heavy artillery just started in the mayor’s contest, mainly between Mayor Jerramiah Healy and Ward E Councilman and challenger Steve Fulop.

60-Year-Old Nabbed Removing Candidate’s Signs at Campaign HQ: a 60-year-old man was caught taking down campaign signs outside the headquarters of Ward B City Council candidate Gerald Meyers, reports said.

Bomb Squad Detonates Suspicious Package at Staples: After evacuating the store, the Jersey City Police Department’s bomb squad detonated a suspicious package that was left inside the Staples in Newport.

Liberty Science Center Welcomes 500 Students from Sandy-Ravaged Union Beach: Liberty Science Center and officials from Hurricane Sandy-ravaged Union Beach’s Memorial School partnered to help boost the morale of students who lost their school in the storm.

NJCU Media Students Show Film: Jersey City: 24 Hours in Public Places, a film by New Jersey City University media students, was part of Ridgewood’s Spring Film Festival.

Crime Blotter: An intoxicated, angry and naked woman struck a police officer in the face early Sunday morning, reports said. In an unrelated story, a Bayonne man was hospitalized after a JC man struck him in the head with a tire iron, reports said.

Today’s Best Bets:

Tachair Bookshoppe discusses Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (6:30 pm).

Argus Eyes at St. Peter’s University kicks off their production of Rent (7 pm). (See JCI‘s story on this event.)

In Statewide News:

DEP Looks to Buy Out Streets, Neighborhoods Devastated by Sandy: The state expects to buy out 1,000 properties in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, with the focus on purchasing entire streets or neighborhoods, according to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

Christie Revives Tax Cut Proposal: Gov. Chris Christie revived his calls for a tax cut, a measure that fell victim last year to Democrats’ concerns about how the state could afford to pay for it.

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