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The politics moves and countermoves that are made in 2022 will provide us with some clues about what will happen in 2023. 

Rob Menendez Jr., the son of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, was unanimously confirmed along with three other of Gov. Phil Murphy’s nominees to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey board of commissioners by the state Senate Thursday. Michelle Richardson, executive director for the Hudson County Economic Development Corporation, and Cliffside Park Councilwoman Dana Martinotti were ...

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez to be re-nominated × Following a report that Governor Phil Murphy will be submitting her name to the New Jersey State Senate to be re-nominated as Hudson County Prosecutor, Esther Suarez said she plans to continue to hold the position. She has served as Hudson County Prosecutor since 2015, becoming the first Latina and first woman to ever hold the role. Speculation had circulated that Suarez was one of several candidates under consideration to bec...

Hudson County Prosecutor Suarez will no longer seek to be named U.S. Attorney, instead opting to serve another term in her current role.

"There is a gap for someone to play midfield with Brian Fenton" May 25, 2021 Dublins Brian Fenton with Brian Stack of Roscommon. ©INPHO/James Crombie. Former Dublin attacker Paddy Andrew says the All-Ireland champions still have a void to fill with regards to finding a midfield partner for Brian Fenton. Tom Lahiff did put in a solid performance against Kerry last Sunday before being withdrawn after 47 minutes of the drawn encounter between the big hitters in Thurles. However, Andrews isn’t s...

Union City prohibits recreational pot establishments Union City prohibits recreational pot establishments × The Board of Commissioners and the planning board have prohibited recreational cannabis establishments. Mayor Brian Stack, who is also a State Senator for the 33rd Legislative District, which included Union City, defended the decision when the ordinances were introduced in April, despite voting in favor of the legislation legalizing recreational cannabis in New Jersey in the sta...

Hudson County View Screenshot via YouTube. By John Heinis/Hudson County View “I have created the Union City Small Business Grant Program through a federal grant given to the city. The grant was created in order to assistant small businesses who suffered an interruption of their businesses due to the pandemic,” state Senator (D-33)/Union City Mayor Brian Stack wrote in a letter to residents. “The grant program will offer up to $5,000 to cover eligible expenses incurred. Fundin...

View Comments A coalition of housing advocates is raising questions and concerns about a new bipartisan bill in negotiations that aims to prevent a tsunami of evictions once a COVID moratorium lifts.  Under the bill, landlords will not be allowed to evict certain low and middle-income tenants who missed rent payments during the COVID pandemic but can still sue them for the debt they accrued. Lawmakers originally intended to debate the bill for the first time in a public committee heari...

The Late Shows post-pandemic educational film teaches how to interact with humans again On Wednesday’s Late Show, Stephen Colbert, perhaps tempting the fates, noted that we are all poised on the trembling brink of re-entering human society. With vaccinations readily (some might say too-readily) available, and with the benefits of (most of) us taking sensible safety precautions finally paying off with the queasy spectacle of the world gradually opening up for human habitation and congress onc...

Hudson County, Union City hosting walk-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Bergenline Ave By John Heinis/Hudson County View The clinic will be set up between 31st and 32nd Streets between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. with individuals having the option to be vaccinated with either the Johnson and Johnson or Moderna vaccine. “Since becoming more readily available, Hudson County has worked closely with our municipal partners to ensure this lifesaving vaccine is easily accessible to all of our residents,” ...