Hudson commissioners OK $769M budget with varying tax hikes per municipality
The Hudson County Board of Commissioners yesterday voted unanimously (9-0) to approve a $1.3 million budget amendment, before voting 7-2 to adopt a $769,767,256.62 county budget that has varying tax impacts depending on the municipality. “As county executive, I have prioritized investing in services for the most vulner
Services Set For Transit Union Leader Killed In North Bergen Father’s Day Murder Suicide
A transit union leader killed in a North Bergen shooting on Father's Day is being remembered by colleagues as a dedicated advocate and friend. Manuel A. Colon, 61, was killed on Paterson Plank Road near 14th Street in North Bergen on Sunday, June 21, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne M…
Hudson County corrects error that allowed vendor to spend nearly 2x their contract
The Hudson County Board of Commissioners corrected a clerical error that nearly doubled the amount of a contract awarded to a vendor, approving a measure adding over $675,000 to make the contract equal to what was entered into the county’s financial system. The governing body voted 8-0(1) to approve...
Newark Marriott To Host World Soccer Final Watch Party July 19 With DJs and...
Worldcast Live will throw a World Soccer Final Watch Party on July 19 at the Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott. Doors open at 11 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. The venue sits at 1 Hotel Road in Newark, New Jersey. The party features LED wall viewing rooms, DJs from...
New Research: How to be Happier in New York City
It doesn’t matter if you live in Brooklyn or Manhattan. You don’t even need a six-figure salary to be happy. You just need family, community and nature, according to a new study. People in communities with little or no money are actually happier than those earning six-figure sums...
Renaissance Principal Lands New District Role as Montclair School Faces Closure
While Montclair’s Renaissance at Rand Middle School will cease operating as the public school district converts the building into a pre-K facility, its popular principal, Maria Francisco, will remain in a new role. Superintendent Ruth B. Turner announced Francisco’s appointment to the role of Principal on Special Assig
How This Montclair Spot Became One of New Jersey’s Most Eye-Catching New Restaurants
The first thing you notice at Clementina is that the room does not behave like a former hardware store. Light bounces. Curves soften the edges. Brick arches peek through like they have been waiting patiently for someone to make them useful again. At 627 Valley Road in Upper Montclair, the...
Women Of Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center Join Strike Over ‘Inhumane’ Conditions
Women detained at The Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, New Jersey, joined the hunger strike that began on May 22. Along with joining the strike, the women initially wrote a letter, which was just issued this week by advocacy groups. Delany Hall has been the biggest sustained ICE protest since widespread civil d
NYPD, FBI conducting searches linked to current and former police officials: Source
The NYPD and FBI are conducting searches at locations linked to several current and former NYPD officials Wednesday morning, according to a source familiar with the matter. The searches are in connection with an investigation linked to former Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey, the source said. The NYPD, FBI, and...
Subway nightmare in New York: Teen gets 5½ years for setting man ablaze
A man sleeps in a subway train in New York City on February 3, 2025 AFP/Getty Hiram Carrero, a 19-year-old New York City high school senior, received a 5½-year federal prison sentence for setting a sleeping homeless man on fire on a Manhattan subway train. Carrero pleaded guilty to arson in March, admitting he intent
