Hudson County News

Weehawken students listen attentively to Joseph Fredericks, 90, a World War II veteran, who spoke about his work for the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor of the CIA.

Sugartown Bakery Cafe of Jersey City is organizing the Sugartown Charity 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, July 20, to benefit WomenRising and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hudson County.

Although not as bad as first anticipated, Hoboken still got hit hardest with the percent of taxes it must pay to fund the newly passed $512 million county budget this year.

This summer, local science teachers will be students for a day, as they examine the nuts and bolts of successful science research projects.

Two Newark men were arrested in Fairview following a car chase that started in Newark around 10:40 p.m., State Police said.

Cornelius Parker, a Jersey City icon and civil rights leader, died at age 98. Mayor Steve Fulop is being criticized over MUA contracts.

Three teachers from Hudson County schools are among a total of 222 music teachers nationwide that have been announced as quarterfinalists for the Music Educator Award presented by The Recording Academy and the Grammy Foundation.

Follow @JJournalSports Rugged Maniac races are held all across the country, but the tour stops in New Jersey this weekend at Raceway Park in Englishtown.

Hudson County officials are looking into whether the recent arrest of the owner a Jersey City auto body shop in a gambling ring probe should have an impact on whether his company can continue to be a county contractor, officials said today.

New Jersey Assemblyman Carmelo Garcia, D-Hoboken, is teaming up with several non-profits tonight to offer resources for victims of Superstorm Sandy.

The state Department of Transportation is planning to address a deadly section of roadway in North Bergen where three people died last week, a spokesman said.

PSE&G will begin a project this month to upgrade 60 percent of Hoboken's gas lines as part of the Energy Strong program.

Fulop officially became mayor of Jersey City on July 1, 2013. The Jersey Journal's has published "A Look Back At Fulop's First Year" and how City Hall is Filled with allies, donors and campaign vets.

The city of Hoboken is teaming up with the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance for its first City of Water Day on Saturday.

A woman's body was found floating in the Hudson River in West New York on Friday morning.

Christopher Lemoine, a 19-year-old graduate of McNair High School, was found dead of a gun shot wound near Lembeck Avenue on July 3. Lemoine graduated in 2012, after which he attended Rutgers University in Newark.

Gov. Chris Christie makes an announcement and gives an update about the home elevation program, 10:30 a.m. at a private residence in Keansburg.

A pair of Hudson County municipalities are receiving some long-awaited relief from a regional tax sharing program they have been funding for over 40 years.

Homelessness can be visible such as this small camp near Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City or invisible as people sleep at homes of friends or family.

At noon on Tuesday, Town Hall hosted a swearing-in for Mayor Richard Turner and four Township Council members, who were re-elected in May for four more years.