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Hudson County is helping its locals by giving steps on how to register to vote and how they can have their concerns heard as NJ Transit works on bettering their bus services.
Here’s what’s been happening this week.
Voter Registration Deadline Is Next Week
If you want your voice to be heard in the upcoming 2024 presidential election, the voter registration is just a few days away.
Prospective voters have until Tuesday, Oct. 15 to register to vote for the presidential election, which will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 5, and there’s different ways to do it.
You can register to vote online by visiting the New Jersey Voter Information Portal: www.vote.nj.gov.
If you need to register as a new voter, you are asked to submit a name change, voter address, choose a party or submit a signature update, select “Register to Vote” and follow the prompts on the application.
To register in person, you can visit the Office of the Hudson County Superintendent of Elections and Commissioner of Registration at Hudson County Plaza, 257 Cornelison Ave, 4th Floor, Jersey City NJ 07302.
They will be open:
- Monday, Oct. 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, Oct. 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. (extended evening registration)*
You can visit your city/town clerk’s office. Municipal clerk contact information are as follows:
- Bayonne City Hall, 630 Avenue C, Bayonne, NJ – (201) 858-6029
- East Newark Borough Hall, 34 Sherman Avenue, East Newark, NJ – (973) 481-2902 ext. 221
- Guttenberg Town Hall, 6810 Park Avenue, Guttenberg, NJ – (201) 868-2315 ext. 113
- Harrison Town Hall, 318 Harrison Avenue, Harrison, NJ – (973) 268-2425
- Hoboken City Hall, 1st & Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ – (201) 420-2073
- Jersey City City Hall, 280 Grove Street, Jersey City, NJ – (201) 547-5150
- Kearny Town Hall, 402 Kearny Avenue, Kearny, NJ – (201) 283-5601
- North Bergen Town Hall, 4233 Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen, NJ – (201) 392-2025
- Secaucus Town Hall, 1203 Paterson Plank Road, Secaucus, NJ – (201) 330-2017
- Union City City Hall, 3715 Palisade Avenue, Union City, NJ – (201) 348-5731
- Weehawken Town Hall, 400 Park Avenue, Weehawken, NJ – (201) 319-6022
- West New York Town Hall, 428 60th Street, West New York, NJ – (201) 295-5090
You can also register by mail by printing out a registration form, in English or Spanish, and mailing it with a stamp. You must print it out, complete the application and postmark it by Oct. 15, as according to general election deadlines.
- English: https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/forms-voter-registration/68-voter-registration-english-hudson.pdf
- Spanish: https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/forms-voter-registration/68-voter-registration-espanol-hudson.pdf
NJ Transit Wants To Update Hudson County’s Bus Services
NJ Transit is reevaluating its Hudson County bus services.
This month, a multi-year project called NewBus Hudson, is beginning. It will have a digital survey for residents to tell the state agency how they currently engage with its services, which, in Hudson County, has 32 bus lines.
“The NJ TRANSIT bus network in Hudson County generally goes to the same places it did five or 10 years ago, but Hudson County has seen significant economic development in recent years, creating new employment destinations,” the agency said.
The survey will be one part that NJ Transit will use to determine customer needs as well as identifying any changes needed for the bus routes and frequency. The survey is available online in English, Spanish and traditional Chinese until Oct. 27.
NJ Transit is using this fall to gather community input. The agency will enter the next phase in the spring and start drafting suggested changes to the bus network. By next fall is when they have plans to reveal a final recommendation.
The “NewBus” Hudson project was funded back in 2022 by a $514,045 federal grant. Newark and Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties already have two NewBus projects underway.
You can find the Hudson County survey at: https://www.njtransit.com/newbushudsonsurvey.
Big Lots Is Closing Stores Around NJ, And Two Are In Hudson County
Soon, the discount retailer will be no more in Hudson County.
More Big Lots stores are closing its doors permanently in New Jersey, which includes Jersey City and North Bergen. Earlier this month, the discount retailer declared bankruptcy.
The new list of closures now includes:
- Cherry Hill: 949 Church Road
- Dover: 550 Mount Pleasant Ave.
- Jersey City: 725 U.S. Route 440
In August, Big Lots announced that it would close 300 locations across the country. Here is a list of all Big Lots locations closing in the state:
- East Brunswick, 275 State Route 18
- Freehold, 220 Trotters Way
- North Bergen, 3129 Kennedy Boulevard
- Ocean Township, 2353 State Route 66
- Phillipsburg, 1202 New Brunswick Avenue
- Union, 2700 U.S. Highway 22
- Woodbridge, 471 Green St
Big Lots is advertising discount sales at these locations on its website. There are a total of 27 stores across New Jersey. The exact closing dates are unknown.
The discount retailer posted a total net loss of $205 million for the first quarter of 2024, urging the company to warn that it has “substantial doubts” it can continue as a business. A Los Angeles-based investment firm, Nexus Capital Management has entered an agreement to acquire Big Lots.
Jersey City Immortalized In Monopoly Game
As of Oct. 15, you can finally purchase multiple Jersey City properties—at no cost to you.
Top Trumps, under a license from Hasbro, will be releasing its Monopoly: Jersey City edition on Tuesday. This is part of its special city editions.
The Jersey City version of the classic Hasbro board game will take players through a 2D version of the Hudson County town’s neighborhoods, culture and landmarks
Key features include:
- Buy, sell, and trade properties while building houses and hotels to grow your real estate empire.
- Property trading while avoiding obstacles like taxes, jail, and bankruptcy.
- Combining the classic Monopoly game with a local Jersey City twist.
Top Trumps previously asked for recommendations and submissions from the public on which locations should be included in the game.
“There are so many beautiful facets that make Jersey City the special place that it is,” said a Top Trumps representative, John Marano. “This is a bit of a homecoming for me as I grew up in Jersey City, so I know all too well the depth and breath that Jersey City has to offer”
“Jersey City means many things to many different people and it is my privilege to immortalize all the pieces that make this city so great in this upcoming edition.”
