Harvey Zucker

Feb 1, 2025 | nj.com | Harvey Zucker

I used to have a standing joke whenever a new staffer was introduced to me here at The Jersey Journal. “When I first started here it was doubly important to be accurate,” I would tell them, “because it was very tough making corrections on those big stone tablets we chiseled our stories on.’’No, I haven’t been here that long, but it has been more than half a century. Hard to believe.

Jan 24, 2025 | nj.com | Ron Zeitlinger |Harvey Zucker

FINAL WORDS Fifth in a seriesAs The Journal prepares to end publication Feb. 1, we take a final look back at important Hudson County issues, controversies and people. Richie Glover, Jim Spanarkel, Bobby Hurley, all the Hurleys, Danan Hughes, Adrienne Goodson, Kenny Britt, Willie Banks. We can go on and on. They were household names in Hudson County well before they starred on the national stage.

Oct 25, 2024 | nj.com | Harvey Zucker

A Weehawken police officer who shot a driver who struck another officer while attempting to flee in a stolen vehicle last year won’t face criminal charges in the incident, officials announced Friday. A Hudson County grand jury voted to not file criminal charges against Sgt. Vincent Avoletta, who shot Ricky Rivera, then 20, of Paterson, in the township on Aug. 1, 2023, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced Friday. Sgt.

Sep 10, 2023 | nj.com | Harvey Zucker

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Jun 12, 2023 | nj.com | Harvey Zucker