Inside the drawing of new wards across Hudson County All municipalities with wards saw...
By Daniel Israel and Mark Koosau
Municipalities in Hudson County that are divided into wards are having their boundaries redrawn based on data from the 2020 U.S. Census. The re-warding process, which happens every 10...
David Ocampo Grajales becomes third to enter 8th Congressional District primary race Grajales is...
The race for an open seat in the 8th Congressional District of New Jersey has a new progressive candidate, with Jersey City resident David Ocampo Grajales entering the contest to represent the Hudson County-based...
West New York to distribute COVID-19 tests to students The district also offered testing...
The West New York Board of Education has announced it will provide students with over 8,000 COVID-19 tests at no cost. The move follows the school district's return to full day in-person instruction on...
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Hoboken grants mask mandate exemption for exercise clubs with vaccine requirement
Hoboken is granting exercise clubs such as gyms, fitness centers, yoga studios, cycling studios, and others an exemption from the city’s indoor mask mandate...
North Hudson school districts return to in-person instruction Many had temporarily shifted to virtual...
Following a shift to temporary virtual instruction for the first two weeks of January due to the Omicron surge, a number of North Hudson districts are set to return to in-person instruction on Tuesday,...
West New York rolls out plans for parking improvements Plans call for new parking...
West New York officials unveiled plans for a new parking deck in town and gave updates to the status of other ongoing parking initiatives.
Mayor Gabriel Rodriguez said that the COVID-19 pandemic put a lot...
Ricardo Rojas to run as progressive candidate in 8th Congressional District race Rojas plans...
Ricardo Rojas, a progressive organizer in Hudson County, will run for the Democratic nomination in the 8th Congressional District that encompasses most of Hudson County, challenging Robert Menendez Jr., the announced candidate and son...
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Jersey City promotes eight firefighters, including grandson of city’s first African American firefighter
Jersey City promoted eight firefighters to the rank of Captain and Battalion Chief. One of them is newly promoted Battalion Chief Dwayne...
2021: The year in review Hudson County struggles to return to normal
By Mark Koosau and Daniel Israel
2020 was a year of deep and profound disruption, and 2021 was the year Hudson County’s residents and officials made their best efforts to either return to normal or...
Hudson County hospitals face increase in hospitalizations from COVID surge Levels have not been...
By Mark Koosau and Daniel Israel
As COVID-19 surges to levels not seen before in Hudson County, hospitals across the county are contending with an increase in patients, potentially fueled by the highly transmittable Omicron...