Ron Zeitlinger

2 months ago | nj.com | Ron Zeitlinger

The Jersey Journal closes its 157-year history Saturday with a 40-page special farewell edition. The last issue touches on The Journal’s legacy and history, with remembrances from our readers, photo galleries, personal essays from the staff, and much more. If you aren’t a Journal subscriber or can’t pick up a printed copy at a newsstand, here’s how to find all the special content on NJ.com.

2 months ago | nj.com | Ron Zeitlinger

As we close the final page on the final chapter of our 157-year story, I thought I’d pull back the curtain and provide you a little insight into what we covered and why we felt it mattered. Whether it was crime, laws being proposed or local arts and entertainment, we tried to tell as much of Hudson County’s story as possible. While a company closing was important in one town, a brief note about an upcoming town meeting on an important issue was a big deal for another community. Were we perfect?

2 months ago | nj.com | Ron Zeitlinger

A fund-raising campaign to pay for funeral expenses for the Jersey City woman and her two young children who were stabbed to death early Thursday morning has been established. The woman’s ex-boyfriend, 31-year-old Napoleon Romero-Anduray, has been charged with three counts of murder and weapons offenses. He is currently being treated at a local hospital for injuries he suffered during attack at a Hutton Street apartment building.

2 months ago | nj.com | Ron Zeitlinger

A 26-year-old man who served prison time in connection with a 2017 murder was tracked down in Florida and charged with the murder of a 34-year-old in Jersey City late last year. Zafarri Francis, 26, of Jersey City, is also charged with charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and receiving stolen property in the Dec. 8 death of Dushawn Bell, of Elizabeth on Fairview Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced Friday.

2 months ago | nj.com | Ron Zeitlinger

Some issues are as constant as death and taxes ― and prior to Monday, The Jersey Journal. Some are, given The Journal’s 157-year history, relatively new. Over the past month, Journal reporters, editors and columnists have looked back, and forward, for comprehensive reports about what has been and will continue to be the tentpole topics of the Hudson County community. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.