Hudson County became a prominent voice in the presidential primary on June 4, sending a message to the United States.
“So I just took small steps and came out to only a few of my closest friends…And then they opened up back up to me and that’s when I realized that we can only shine when we open up to those who are ready to hold that shine and reflect it back to us.”
“For the past year, and the other years I’ve been training, it’s been brutal. Suffering through the cuts, suffering through the training..suffering through so many things so the fact that I’m going to have that belt with me is going to mean a lot to me. So I don’t want anyone to take it.”
“Right away there was a community [in West New York] that welcomed us and nurtured us through the change,” Katie Perez said.
“With Zumba and ballroom I felt like my confidence went super high and ever since then I just feel unstoppable and I don’t care what people have to say about me. I know who I am and that is what I want to provide to everybody,” the West New York resident said.
Photo courtesy of Hungry Dre’s Kitchen. From a young age, Andrea Angelos has loved sweets, but it wasn’t until the pandemic that she turned her passion into a business and began to explore the art of baking. It’s been three years since she followed her passion and opened up an
Frank Rubio set a new record and made history as the first American to spend an entire year in orbit, which is also the longest duration any American astronaut has spent in space. And to add on top of that, he is the first Salvadoran to do so.
Hudson County Elections Division Supervisor Brittany Bunney, stated that while the use of early voting and mail in ballots has increased since the 2020 election, younger voters still lack engagement.
As we dive deeper into the importance of local politics and its tangible effects on the lives of its citizens, a huge aspect of local government is City-elected officials who were voted to represent the interests of the community members who supported them.
Politics exists in every aspect of our lives – the sidewalks we take on our way to work , the buildings we live in and the polling locations we walk into.
