City of Hoboken to Name Gym at 605 Jackson St. After the Late Damon Murray

The City of Hoboken will name the gym at 605 Jackson St. after the late Damon Murray, a 21-year-old walk-on Rutgers football player who was gunned down last month. 

The city will officially unveil new signage naming the gym the “Damon Murray Community Gym” at a celebration this summer to be announced at a later date.

Hoboken’s Jackson Street Center gym will be renamed in tribute to former Hoboken High School football and basketball star Damon Murray, who was shot dead last month.

NJDOE Hoboken Public School Ratings for 2022-23 Released

These ratings — released in April 2024 as part of the state School Performance Reports — measure how each school compares to other schools with the same grade levels when test scores and other factors are considered.

The ratings are calculated using standardized test scores, student academic growth, graduation rates and other factors, including chronic absenteeism. Each school is given a score from 0 to 100, called a “summative score.”

Schools with the same grade configurations are compared to each other and given a percentile rating from 0 to 100, called a “summative rating.” The three comparison groups are: high schools; elementary and middle schools; and mixed grade configuration schools.

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Source: NJ.COM Hudson County’s top rated schools. See latest full list./ Updated: May. 01, 2024, 6:34 p.m.|Published: May. 01, 2024, 6:45 a.m./ By Katie Kausch | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Former Hoboken High Two-sport Star is Shot Dead- Outrage at City Council Meeting

The Hoboken City Council heard a public outcry of outrage and distress over the murder of Damon Murray, 21, who was gunned down outside a housing authority building on Sunday night April 28th, at Wednesday’s meeting. Given that dozens of people came to council chambers to speak about Murray’s killing, Council President Jen Giattino suspended the agenda to allow public comment to begin right away. 

4th Ward Councilman Ruben Ramos asked for a moment of silence, as did Vanessa Falco, a former councilwoman who now serves as the director of the Division of Housing. “When I heard about the death of Nunu, I was sick and heartbroken. I feel like we’re family. Nunu’s death has crushed the city. He was someone the youth looked up to. How did this happen again? 

A year ago, there was another homicide in the Hoboken Housing Authority,” Vanetta Rivera stated, referring to the September 2022 slaying of Christopher Garcia. “There are a lot of programs around town, but none we can afford. Our children have nothing in this town. We are continuously building parks around town. What is being built for teenagers and young adults? I’m tired of our community failing our kids.”

 

More on the story: https://www.nj.com/hudson/2024/04/former-hoboken-high-two-sport-star-is-shot-dead.html

WABC News: https://abc7ny.com/hoboken-deadly-shooting-nj-man-killed-in-1st-homicide-since-2022/14742222/

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