 Former Hudson Dispatch headquarters | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Newhouse Newspapers |
| Founded | 1874 (Approximate) |
| Ceased publication | 1991 |
| Headquarters | 400 38th Street Union City, New Jersey |
The Hudson Dispatch was a newspaper covering events in Hudson and Bergen counties in Northern New Jersey. [1] It published continuously from 1874 until 1991, when it was purchased by Newhouse Newspapers. [2] Its headquarters were located at 400 38th Street in Union City.
The Hudson Dispatch was published in East Newark, New Jersey by Trelease, Simonds & Company as Harrison Dispatch, starting around 1874. It moved to Jersey City in 1887, and relocated to Union Hill in 1890. [3]
Starting in the late 1970s, the staff of the Dispatch aggressively covered the notorious political corruption in Hudson and Bergen counties. A series of articles on the corrupt political practices in Union City, New Jersey, led to the conviction of William V. Musto, the city's mayor. During the same period other mayors and even a district attorney were prosecuted on corruption charges in part due to investigative journalism by the Dispatch.[ citation needed ]
Allbritton Communications bought the paper in 1977. In 1985, the paper was purchased by an affiliate of MediaNews Group.[ citation needed ]
In 1991 the paper was purchased by Newhouse Newspapers and merged into The Jersey Journal . [4]
Since May 2010, a free bilingual newspaper Hudson Dispatch Weekly has served the North Hudson area. Published by the Evening Journal Association, at 30 Journal Square, one side is printed in English, and the other in Spanish under the title la comunidad. [5] [6] [7]
Hudson County is a densely populated county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It lies west of the lower Hudson River, which was named for Henry Hudson, the sea captain who explored the area in 1609. Part of New Jersey's Gateway Region in the New York metropolitan area, the county's county seat and largest city is Jersey City, whose population as of the 2020 U.S. Census was 292,449.
Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is situated on a peninsula located between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill Van Kull to the south, and New York Bay to the east. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 71,686.
Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark. It is the county seat of Hudson County as well as the county's largest city. The 2020 United States census showed that the city's population was 292,449, ranking as the 71st-most-populous incorporated place in the nation. The 2020 census represents an increase of 18.1% from the 2010 United States Census, when the city's population stood at 247,597.
North Bergen is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the township had a total population of 63,361. The town was founded in 1843. It was much diminished in territory by a series of secessions. Situated on the Hudson Palisades, it is one of the "hilliest" municipalities in the United States. Like neighboring North Hudson communities, North Bergen is among those places in the nation with the highest population density and a majority Hispanic population.
Secaucus is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 16,264, reflecting an increase of 333 (+2.1%) from the 15,931 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,870 (+13.3%) from the 14,061 counted in the 1990 Census.
Union City is a city in the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. According to the 2020 United States Census the city had a total population of 68,589, reflecting an increase of 2,134 (+3.2%) from the 66,455 counted in the 2010 Census. In 2010, the city was ranked the 540th-most-populous in the country. As of the 2010 Census, among cities with a population of more than 50,000, it was the most densely populated city in the United States, with a density of 54,138 per square mile.
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The paper, based in Union City, was The Hudson Dispatch, in an area with enough corruption, crime, fires and colorful personalities to keep a reporter busy writing three articles a day.
The Hudson Dispatch, a morning newspaper that has covered Hudson County in New Jersey for 117 years, was sold yesterday to a rival, The Jersey Journal, and ended publication with yesterday's issue. Newhouse Newspapers, the chain whose papers include The Jersey Journal and The Star-Ledger of Newark, its flagship paper, bought The Dispatch's name and subscription list from Media News Group, a Houston-based chain owned by W. Dean Singleton. The price was about $8 million, an official of one of the companies said.
The 117-year-old Hudson Dispatch of Union City, whose pages over the years have brimmed with colorful stories about political corruption in Hudson County, will stop publishing as early as Saturday and sell its assets to its main competitor, according to sources. Under the agreement, the Jersey City-based Jersey Journal, whose parent company owns the Star-Ledger of Newark, will acquire the ...