newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, spor ...
, published from Monday through Saturday, covering news and events throughout
Hudson County, New Jersey
Hudson County is the most 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 Journal'' is a sister paper to ''
The Star-Ledger
''The Star-Ledger'' is the largest circulated newspaper in the U.S. state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. It is a sister paper to '' The Jersey Journal'' of Jersey City, ''The Times'' of Trenton and the '' Staten Island Advance'', all of ...
The Times
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Staten Island Advance
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Civil War
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veterans William Dunning and Z. K. Pangborn, the ''Jersey Journal'' was originally known as the ''Evening Journal'' and was first published on May 2, 1867. The newspaper's first offices were located at 13 Exchange Place in
Jersey City
Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.Journal Square, which took its name from the newspaper. ''The Journal'' made its home at 30 Journal Square for the next 90 years. Its weekly Spanish-language publication, ''El Nuevo Hudson'', ceased publication after the February 26, 2009, edition.
In December 2012, it was announced that the newspaper would sell the building and relocate to another location in Hudson County. In August 2013, the paper announced it would move to
Secaucus
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,
*1891: The ''Journal'' demolishes the historic Buck's Hotel to expand the back of its building.
*1909: The name is changed to ''The Jersey Journal''.
*1911: The headquarters are moved to Journal Square.
*1951: The paper merges with ''The Jersey Observer''.
*2014: The paper's offices move from
Jersey City
Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.Secaucus
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,Official website''The Jersey Journal'' at the
Library of Congress
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