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Hudson County Awards Contract to Study Bus Rapid Transit on JFK Blvd.

Hudson County officials say superior court action against Kearny heliport coming soon

Hudson County will soon join Jersey City, Hoboken, and Bayonne in following Kearny’s lead to move the current legal action against HHI Heliport from municipal court to New Jersey S...

Hudson County introduces $23.8M bond ordinance for 2026 park improvements

The Hudson County Board of Commissioners introduced an ordinance that would bond over $23.8 million for improvements to county parks this year at last week’s meeting. By Dan Israel...

Guy signs executive order allowing PLAs for $3M or more Hudson County projects

Hudson County Executive Craig Guy has signed an executive order allowing project labor agreements (PLAs) for construction projects valued at $3 million or more. By John Heinis/Huds...

Hudson County commissioners react to HCST audit, set county budget intro for May

Hudson County commissioners have offered their reactions to the preliminary findings of the forensic audit into the finances of the county schools of technology as the county prepa...

Hudson County awards $150k contract for Kennedy Boulevard BRT feasibility study

The Hudson County Board of Commissioners unanimously awarded (9-0) a $150,000 contract for a feasibility study for a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system along John F. Kennedy Boulevard...

Hudson commissioners delay Weehawken ALPR cameras over ICE/privacy concerns

The Hudson County Board of Commissioners are holding off on allowing Weehawken to install automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras on light poles under county jurisdiction ove...

Hudson County Community College President to Depart in June

Hudson County finance officials break down prelim tax hikes for each municipality

Hudson County finance officials broke down the tentative tax hikes for each municipality after County Executive Craig Guy’s budget address yesterday, citing rising healthcare costs...

‘Know Your Rights’ trainings set for Hudson employees following executive order

Hudson County employees will soon undergo “Know Your Rights’ trainings in the wake of recent county executive orders and state laws, officials told the county board of commissioner...

County Executive Pitches Budget with Significant Tax Hike for Jersey City

Jersey City residents are likely to see a significant increase in the county portion of their property taxes, on top of expected hikes for the city and public schools. At a Tuesday...

Hudson commissioners again table Weehawken ALPR measure at mayor’s request

The Hudson County Board of Commissioners again tabled a resolution that would permit Weehawken to install automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras on light poles under county...

967 Layoff Notices To Be Given To Hospital Employees In Hudson County NJ

The new owners of three Hudson County hospitals recently shut one facility and will issue layoff notices at another.

10 Hudson County mayors come out backing Guy for re-election as HCDO chair

Hudson County Democratic Organization (HCDO) Chair Craig Guy has early support for another term, with 10 of the 12 local mayors already backing his candidacy before there are any s...

Heights hospital closure impacting JCMC wait times, county costs for treating inmates

The closure of Heights University Hospital is costing Hudson County money on corrections officers and overtime as they accompany inmates for medical treatment for hours at a time t...

Op-Ed: Hudson County must act now to repair damage from ICE

In an editorial, Jersey City resident Courtney Walker gives her point of view on why Hudson County must act now to repair damage from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

Jersey City bringing in former NYC sanitation official as DPW superintendent

The City of Jersey City is bringing in former New York City Department of Sanitation Manhattan Borough Chief James Leavy as their Department of Public Works (DPW) superintendent. B...

Hudson County commissioners sound alarm on HCST post-secondary program cuts

The Hudson County Board of Commissioners sounded the alarm about planned cuts to post-secondary career programs that have operated for over 35 years at the Hudson County Schools of...

Bautista calls for Hudson County Right-to-Counsel, housing on county-owned land

Hudson County commissioner candidate Ron Bautista (D-5) is calling for a countywide right-to-counsel, as well as building affordable housing on county-owned land via a Nonprofit Ap...

CWA District 1 backs O’Dea, Johnson, Bautista, & Valdez for Hudson commissioner

CWA District 1 is backing four Hudson County commissioner candidates, including one incumbent and a candidate in the only contested district, in the June 2nd Democratic primary. By...

Guy to sign executive order lowering PLA threshold for Hudson County projects

Hudson County Executive Craig Guy will soon sign an executive order lowering the threshold for public works projects to require a project labor agreement (PLA). By Dan Israel/Hudso...

Hudson County to implement AI legal services program amid public pushback

Hudson County is rolling out a new artificial intelligence (AI) legal services program for its Law Department, according to Hudson County Counsel Alberico De Pierro, sparking publi...

At Hudson County budget intro, advocates demand $2M for families impacted by ICE

As Hudson County introduced an over $769 million budget for this year, residents have asked the board of commissioners to allocate $2 million to assist families impacted by U.S. Im...

StreetsPAC NJ endorses Ron Bautista for Hudson County commissioner

StreetsPAC NJ, a statewide group dedicated to traffic safety reform and increased mass transit, is endorsing Ron Bautista for Hudson County commissioner in the uncontested 5th Dist...