The Jersey Journal
Hudson County 2023 year in review: From Gold Bar Bob to fighting for rent control, and winning
It was also a year in which tragic deaths have led officials to look in the mirror on the issues of police response to people in mental health crises and traffic safety.
After 26 deaths on roadways in Hudson this year, local officials vow to improve safety in 2024
While the issues of traffic and bicycle safety have been on the front burner for many local activists and officials in recent years, road safety gained special attention when three people — one driver and two passengers — were killed in a head-on collision on a deadly stretch of Paterson Plank Road.
Road above North Bergen rockslide site deemed safe to reopen
Boulevard East between 74th and 78th streets in North Bergen reopened Wednesday morning.
Jersey City man stabbed after argument on Christmas Day
The 55-year-old is in stable condition at the Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City spokesman Stan Eason said.
Armed robber forces man to withdraw cash from ATM, police told
The incident occurred just after 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 24, on Newark Avenue between Kennedy Boulevard and Summit Avenue.
Jersey City police investigate shots fired on Warner Avenue
The shell casings were located on Warner, between Rutgers Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive, just before 2 a.m.
Six charged in Bayonne holiday DWI checkpoint campaign
“The safety of our residents is our focus,” Bayonne Police Chief Robert Geisler said.
Jersey City police pay tribute to fallen officers Carson and Nguyen with Christmas night ceremony (PHOTOS)
The bridge was later renamed in their honor.
North Bergen business is placed on state labor department’s WALL of shame
Any business whose name appears on The WALL is barred from public contracting with state, county or local governments, until they pay their liabilities in full.
Lawsuit: Hudson jail officials secretly recorded inmate-attorney conversations and prosecutors used info against them
Kidwai, who faced a possible double-life sentence, was given what some defense attorneys called a shockingly lenient plea deal.
Officials move forward on microgrid project in Secaucus to power critical facilities during outages
The microgrid will be constructed to power town and county facilities such as Town Hall, the senior buildings and the county's Meadowview Complex.
Jersey City officials urge PATH to put brakes on upcoming Grove Street weekend disruptions
Some PATH trains will soon bypass the station during the weekends for construction work, but officials are concerned about the impact it will have on riders.