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Hudson County Executive Craig Guy announced the 2026 recommendations for funding by the County's Open Space Trust recently. Sam Schroeder, Chief of Land Acquisition and Design for  the Hudson County Division of Planning, joins HCR to talk about the Trust—its impact on the County, what projects are being recommended for funding in this cycle, and when the public hearing on these recommendations wil...

Craig Guy, Hudson County Executive, appointed a new leadership team and added new members to the Hudson County Workforce Development Board (HCWDB) when he took office to better support local  job seekers in a rapidly changing employment landscape. HCR spoke with Sharita Brown, Executive Director of the Board, about how she is adapting the services it offers and engaging the best local partners in...

Encompassing more than 600 acres over nine locations, the Hudson County Park System ably serves all twelve of our municipalities, offering open space, recreation opportunities, and even nature trails in New Jersey's most densely populated County. We talked with Director of the Hudson County Department of Parks, Jonathan DiFilippo, and his Deputy Director, Kevin Wong, about the parks, what they off...

In County government, the office of County Counsel is akin to Attorney General at the state or federal level. And for the first time since 2003, Hudson County has a new County Counsel. He is Alberico DePierro, appointed by County Executive Craig Guy this spring and confirmed last week by a unanimous vote of the Board of County Commissioners.  The 41-year-old DePierro, and his 33-year-old Deputy, R...

Hudson County Executive Craig Guy and the Board of County Commissioners presented the 2025 Women's History Month Gala and Awards Ceremony at the historic Brennan Court House in Jersey City on Thursday, March 27th.  HCR had the chance to interview three of the outstanding local women honored at the event: Stephanie Glover-Wilson, Shirin Vazir MacCormack, and Veronica Park. Glover-Wilson is the foun...

County Executive Craig Guy's Hudson EHE (Ending the Hiv Epidemic) Initiative is part of a larger effort by his administration to engage and support the Hudson County LGBTQIA+ community. HCR spoke with County Health & Human Services Director Darice Toon and the Executive Director of the Hudson Pride Center, Elizabeth Schedl, about how the initiative is making a difference and saving lives. 

Recently County Executive Craig Guy and members of the Board of Commissioners joined administration staff and members of the construction management team for a tour of Hudson County's newly completed Frank J. Guarini Justice Complex located right across Newark Avenue from the current County Court House, in Jersey City. It will open to the public in 2025. The host of that tour—and the County Execut...

HCR visits with the "Dynamic Duo" of Hudson County Consumer Protection, Steve Krywinski and Alberico De Pierro. Steve serves as Consumer Protection’s lead investigator and Unit Chief.  Alberico,  Deputy County Counsel  in the Law Department,  acts as its primary attorney. They describe how the Hudson County Office of Consumer Protection came to the rescue of consumers in Hudson County—and across t...

Hudson County Executive Craig Guy’s new Vision Zero Task Force hit the ground running this Summer. Conducting a wide range of community outreach efforts, developing a Federally-funded Road Safety Action Plan, and this week, carrying out it’s first-ever demonstration project at a busy intersection in Jersey City—all in the name of making County roads safer for everyone who uses them. To better unde...

The Hudson County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs/Tourism Development has grown steadily thanks to encouragement from County Executive Craig Guy and the leadership of its Director, Gina Hulings.  It has taken on new projects that now include The Strides for Safety 5K Road Race, Hudson's first-ever Celebration of Fleet Week, and groundbreaking educational programing in schools across Hudson...

Hudson County honored twelve outstanding local women at our Annual Women’s History Month Celebration and Awards Ceremony held at Brennan Court House March 29th.  The event, in keeping with the National Women’s History Month theme this year, highlighted “Women who tell our stories.” Among the honorees was Jennifer Casson Tripucka, founder and Editor-in-Chief of the popular hyper-local news and life...

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has a new Director, former New York City Department of Corrections Bureau Chief, Becky Scott.  After 30 years on the job in New York, Director Scott comes to Hudson County with a wealth of experience and a unique perspective as an outsider—the first person to hold this post in three decades who did not come up through the ranks inside the facility. ...

"#Bidfest," Hudson County's flagship professional development seminar for small businesses owned and operated by women, minorities and veterans  seeking to compete for contracting opportunities with local government, will be held next week. The Hudson County Office of Business Opportunity (HCOBO), responsible for enforcing the County's set aside ordinance to support these kinds of small businesses...

Hudson annually honors 12 veterans, one each from our 12 municipalities, as Hudson County’s “Veterans of the Year.” Today, on Veterans Day, we spoke to three of them: North Bergen's Frank Gargulio, Guttenberg's Jessica Reyes, and Secaucus's Patrick ‘Littlewolf’ Brooks. Three very different people but three proud veterans who share a common love for their country and a strong belief in the value of...

Hudson County's long-running  "Live At Brennan's" music series wrapped up its fall season last week and HudCoRadio dropped in to chronicle it. A companion video will be up later this week on our YouTube Channel, HudCoTV, ( https://www.youtube.com/user/hudcotv ) showing the entire two and half hour concert.  Learn more about next season's shows when the schedule is released and about past shows at:...

This week, Hudson County hosted its, “Inclusive Employment Breakfast for Business Executives,” at the Liberty House Restaurant in Jersey City. As the breakfast wrapped up, we spoke with the host of the event, the leader of its lively discussion panel, and a representative from an area business that came to listen and ask questions. Afterward, we talked with a local resident with a disability—now f...

We discuss the return of the Hudson County Senior Art Show to IRL after two years being virtual during the pandemic lockdown with the Show's Coordinator, Joann Northgrave. Then three senior artists talk about their work, what it means to them, and about being honored with awards by the State of New Jersey. (This year was one of the most successful ever for our senior artists at the state level.) ...

HC Planning Chief Francesca Giarratana discusses her new role as President of the New Jersey County Planners Association (she's the first Hudson County member to serve as president in the NJCPA's 66-year history) and provides updates on: the progress of the Essex-Hudson Greenway, the latest County Open Space Trust-funded projects approaching completion, the upcoming County Smart Growth Awards, and...

Our "Hudson County & Immigration, The Story of America" interview series wraps up with a chat with Rimli Roy, the Founder and Artistic Director of Surati for Performing Arts. Matt Caranante, of the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs asks Rimli about her immigrant experience in Hudson County and about the rewards and challenges of developing new performance space here. You can lear...

Our "Hudson County & Immigration, The Story of America" series of interviews continues! Matt Caranante of the Hudson County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs talks with Olga Levina – Executive Producer of the Jersey City Theater Center located in downtown at 165 Newark Avenue, Jersey City. You can learn more about the JCTC and their upcoming projects on the web here: https://jctcenter.org/  

In our new "Hudson County & Immigration: The Story of America" series of interviews, Matt Caranante of the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, chats with local leaders from different immigrant communities about their experience coming to this country—and our county—and about their work in our community today.  Matt's guest for this episode is Carla Truncellito Mastropierro, the Ex...

Hudson County Community College (HCCC) is launching a new "Holz Technik Academy," a joint degree and apprenticeship program in Advanced Manufacturing with Eastern Millwork Incorporated, an industry leader in custom and high-end automated woodwork manufacturing and installation based in Jersey City. Lori Margolin, Dean of Continuing Education and Workforce Development for HCCC, and Andrew Campbell,...

The New York Road Runner's Club (NYRRC) Open Run Program is now available in New Jersey, specifically in Hudson County's Lincoln Park. Michael Rodgers, Vice President of Youth and Community Engagement for the NYRRC, describes Open Run and how it found a home in Hudson's largest County Park. 

We discuss "#HudsonGives," a groundbreaking initiative to support local non-profits created by the Hudson County Chamber of Commerce's Chamber Foundation, with HC Chamber President & CEO Maria L. Nieves. 

The County's John F. Kennedy Boulevard Safety Corridor Traffic Study is explained by the Division of Planning's Principal Planner, Kevin Force. This evening's public meeting about the Study is previewed.