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Outgoing Bayonne police Chief Drew Sisk will receive more than $260,000 from the city over the next five years for unused sick time and other compensation. U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez weighed in on Hudson County's decision to renew its financial agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying if he were in charge he would not support "ICE's mission as it relates to detaining individuals."
On Sunday, July 1, Mayor Jimmy Davis and Bayonne's five city council members took their oaths of office for new terms. The event featured remarks by NJ Gov. Phil Murphy, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise, Hudson County Freeholder Kenneth Kopacz, and former City Council President Joseph Makowski.
Raised as a Democrat in Hudson County, Patrick Murphy was always told who to vote for by his grandfather, a politician. Now, however, he's doing it in his own way.
A dozen first-responders, some who risked their lives to save others last year, will be honored next week at the Hudson County 200 Club's annual Valor Awards luncheon. The special honorees are seven Jersey City police officers, one Hudson County Prosecutor's Office detective, three Bayonne firefighters and a corrections officer.
Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise endorses Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop for re-election in 2017 from the front of the Justice William J. Brennan Jr. Courthouse. This year the sentiment is not mutual.
A helicopter that crashed into New York City's East River Sunday, March 11, killing all five of its passengers, took off from a helipad in South Kearny, according to numerous published reports. The chopper went down in the East River at around 7 p.m. that night, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a Tweet, though it was not immediately clear what time the chopper took off from South Kearny.
Who will be the main influencers in Hudson County during 2018? The Reporter 's annual rankings are below. Influence and power aren't just confined to the political arena, of course.
State Sen. Sandra B. Cunningham endorsed Mayor Steve Fulop's re-election bid, telling a crowd of people gathered at Dr. Lena Edwards Park on Pine Street that Fulop can help make Jersey City "the kind of city that it was imagined to be many, many years ago." Cunningham is the third and final Hudson County state senator to pledge support for Fulop, who received full-throated endorsements from Sens. Nicholas Sacco, of North Bergen, and Brian Stack, of Union City.
Ward One, Voting District Four in this town on the western end of Hudson County is located in a quiet neighborhood of mostly two-story, one-family homes tucked away near Route 3 and the New Jersey Turnpike. This is Trump Country, one of several voting districts in largely liberal Hudson County that went for Donald J. Trump over Hillary Clinton in last week's presidential race.
Northeast New Jersey Legal Services was awarded a $460k grant to help victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. JERSEY CITY -- A Hackensack-based not-for-profit law firm has been awarded nearly half a million dollars to help provide legal services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assaults in Hudson County.
A North Bergen woman and a veteran law enforcement officer are both challenging current Hudson County Sheriff Frank Schillari in an election race to lead the department. Schillari, who has worked in law enforcement for 38 years, is seeking his third term in office.