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Bridget Anne Kelly,
the former Christie administration deputy chief of staff who wrote the “time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee” email, is considering a run as a Republican for Bergen County Clerk,
Hudson Reporter
75 percent of Hudson County distribution center vaccines administered
County expects additional shipments ×
Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise visited the county s vaccine distribution center in kearny to thank healthcare workers.
The Hudson County Vaccine Task Force, overseen by County Executive Tom DeGise and the Hudson Regional Health Commission, has now administered 75 percent of the COVID-19 vaccines supplied late last month.
The Hudson County Vaccine Distribution Center, which opened on Dec. 23, anticipates receiving two additional shipments of the Moderna vaccine in the coming days to continue its efforts to vaccinate all residents and essential workers.
“As we enter into a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, now more than ever it’s important for us to invest all of our resources into an efficient and robust vaccination program,” DeGise said. “We will continue to keep Hudson County residents safe, healthy and informed through th
NorthJersey.com
HACKENSACK As he peered through a small window inside his cell at the Bergen County Jail, José Suchite Salguero knew something was amiss.
Protesters had been gathering outside the River Street building nightly to support the Newark man and other immigrant detainees who had been on a hunger strike.
But on the evening of Dec. 12, the scene was different, more volatile. There were far more police than normal, many in riot gear. Suchite Salguero said he saw police cars and trucks parked in an adjacent lot, many from outside the city.
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He had planned to address demonstrators by phone, as in the past, to share the story of his 11 months of detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and how desperately he wanted to be free. But as he waited to make the call, a confrontation erupted between police and protesters.
Hudson Reporter
Hudson County Vaccine Distribution Center opens
Secaucus High School nurse receives first vaccine
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Hudson Regional Health Commission’s Vaccine Coordinator Gary Garetano prepares the first dose of the Moderna vaccine.
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Hudson Regional Health Commission’s Vaccine Coordinator Gary Garetano prepares the first dose of the Moderna vaccine.
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The Hudson County Vaccine Task Force, overseen by Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise and the Hudson Regional Health Commission, officially began administering the COVID-19 vaccine to health care workers in Phase 1A of the state’s vaccination program.
Kathy Gerbasio, a Secaucus High School nurse who has tested thousands of individuals since March at Hudson County’s COVID-19 testing site at Hudson Regional Hospital, was the first person to receive the Moderna vaccine at the site.
Hudson County Freeholders abruptly exit public meeting, as fight with anti-ICE activists escalates
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
Protesters hold up a banner outside the a fundraiser for Freeholder Anthony Romano at the Malibu Diner in Hoboken on Dec. 1, 2020.Julian Leshay | For The Jersey Journal
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The fight between the Hudson County Freeholders and anti-ICE activists continues to escalate after four freeholders walked out of Tuesday’s public meeting.
Freeholder Anthony Vainieri, Caridad Rodriguez, Jerry Walker and Anthony Romano left in the middle of the meeting as speakers during the public comment portion continued to scold them for voting in favor of a 10-year contract that will allow U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to continue jailing immigrant detainees at Hudson County Jail.