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View Comments UNION CITY — When a small group of anti-vaccination protesters raised a ruckus at a bill-signing Wednesday, Gov. Phil Murphy decided to unholster his trademark insult and fire away. “You are the ultimate knuckleheads!” he yelled, eliciting cheers from a crowd of supporters. The short confrontation came as COVID vaccination efforts have slowed considerably in New Jersey, going from about 40,000 shots a day in mid-June to fewer than 20,000 in recent weeks. About 5.3 million N...

There are some parts of the US where municipal elected officials who ordinarily concern themselves with things like trash removal, parking regulations, and petty graft are occasionally expected to take passionate stances on foreign policy issues. Israel would be that issue in certain heavily Jewish enclaves around the New York City area, although recently those political dynamics have shifted somewhat. In select Hudson County, NJ towns like North Bergen, West New York, Guttenberg, and Union Cit...

Biden Inaction Triggers Growing Calls for U.S. Military Action on Cuba 14 Jul 2021 A series of tepid and inaccurate statements from President Joe Biden and his administration are meeting growing calls this week for the American government to act to prevent the further loss of life in Cuba. Protesters took the streets in dozens of municipalities nationwide in Cuba on Sunday; some estimates suggest as many as 60 cities and towns rose up demanding an end to communism. The protests were the culmina...

Cuban-Americans Flood Cities Nationwide Calling for End to Communism 14 Jul 2021 NORTH BERGEN, New Jersey – Hundreds, and possibly thousands, of Cuban-Americans have convened for peaceful assemblies nationwide this week in solidarity with their kin on the island, who have flooded the streets of nearly every major Cuban city since Sunday demanding an end to the communist regime. Cuban-Americans and their allies in New Jersey, New York, Kentucky, Illinois, California, Ohio, and Washington, DC, ...

Phillipa Soo, Kathryn Hahn among Emmy nominees from the suburbs Libertyville native Phillipa Soo, right, was nominated for an Emmy for her role as the wife of Alexander Hamilton (Lin-Manuel Miranda) in a filmed version of the original Broadway production of "Hamilton." Courtesy of Disney+ Cecily Strong, right, was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for "Saturday Night Live." Shes seen here with Daniel Kaluuya, who was nominated for ...

End of a late-night era: 28 years of memorable Conan moments Writers, staff and celebrity guests share their favorite stories from O’Brien’s nearly three decades on air (L-r) Andy Richter, Kevin Nealon and Conan OBrien. MUST CREDIT: Team Coco By Emily Yahr, Washington Post June 24, 2021 | 3:57 PM Email In September 1993, as Conan O’Brien sat down at the desk of NBC’s “Late Night” as David Letterman’s replacement, America had one question: Um, who is ...

New Jerseys eviction moratorium could end earlier for those with higher incomes, and the state may dole out $500 million more in rental relief.

Disabled cannabis activist asks Union City officials to improve city wheelchair access By Daniel Ulloa/Hudson County View Grimes, a Bayonne native, said he could not go into the Union City Police Station since he uses a wheelchair and they had no accessible ramp in the front. While there is a ramp in the back, he argued that it is still difficult to access. “She had to call a cop to come to open the wheelchair accessible door for me, which took like 10 minutes in the 90-degree heat. You help...

A Black Lives Matter rally is coming to North Hudson for the second year in a row tomorrow, an event organizers have been promoting for weeks.

Credit: Dennis Carr from Flickr (CC BY 2.0) File photo New Jersey lawmakers are pressing to prevent an expected flood of evictions and foreclosures for nonpayment of rent or mortgages during the COVID-19 pandemic. Evictions have been legally on hold under an executive order from Gov. Phil Murphy. But that protection expires two months after the end of the public health emergency he declared to deal with the pandemic. That health emergency will end soon after Murphy and top Democrats in the Legi...