Hudson County News

New Jersey Department of Children and Families Commissioner Allison Blake toured the Hudson County rape crisis center, officially known as Hudson SPEAKS, earlier today at Christ's Hospital in Jersey City.

The attorney for the Jersey City man charged with murdering his 73-year-old grandfather said at a hearing today his client has major mental problems and a judge has ordered he be evaluated to determine if he is competent to stand trial.

The annual Taste of Weehawken returns Tuesday and will offer some familiar fare, as well as cuisine new to the fundraising event.

A Hudson County freeholder fighting for his political life is calling for an investigation into how campaign fliers for one of his opponents ended up being distributed by Jersey City's meals-on-wheels program .

Hudson County apparently is one of the most popular counties in the state for those looking to play a hand of poker, pull down on a slot machine or roll the dice from the comfort of their own homes.

It was a light day at the polls in Hudson County yesterday, with only three municipalities hosting school board elections, and on a Wednesday no less.

Ben Dineen, the Jersey City philanthropist and United Way executive who friends described as a "magical person," died this morning, 13 months after he was diagnosed with cancer.

A few years ago, having picked up my brand new car at the dealership, I was driving home down Bloomfield Ave., stopped at a red light, and was instantly rear-ended.

A Jersey City man has been charged with stabbing his 73-year-old grandfather to death in Jersey City last night, Hudson County Assistant ProsecutorGene Rubino said this morning.

There was a fatal stabbing on Sherman Avenue in the Heights section of Jersey City, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office confirmed this morning.

The westbound lane of the 14th Street Viaduct that connects Jersey City and Union City with Hoboken was scheduled to reopen this morning at 7, the company that is performing the work said.

One candidate is the sitting councilwoman who wants to finish what she has started.

The city of Union City commemorated Earth Day today with a flag-raising ceremony and by issuing a proclamation to a resident who celebrates the earth all year round.

As the sun rises over Jersey City, the roadways leading to the Holland Tunnel are clear of any traffic problems on the 11th day of the Pulaski Skyway shutdown.

For those looking to play a hand of poker, pull down on a slot machine or roll the dice from the confines of their own homes, it seems Hudson County might just be the place to do it.

Mayor Frank Huttle III hopes to jump-start a long stalled plan to bring light rail service to Bergen County by emphasizing the economic benefits to the state.

On April 9, the Municipal Council voted to loan the city's statue of Peter Stuyvesant to Hudson County to display for the 350th anniversary of the State of New Jersey.

The vacant lot at 297 Palisade Ave. should be a beehive of activity, with construction workers making up for lost time after a long winter.

The good news is that the anticipated car-mageddon from the closed northbound lanes on the Pulaski Skyway did not happen.

Most kids, rich or poor, city or suburb, want a bicycle of their own. Bicycle enthusiast groups say kids get their first taste of real independence when they get their own bike.