Founded by Civil War 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 with a reported initial capitalization of $119.
Evening Journal Building, 1876
The newspaper built a new office building on 37 Montgomery Street in 1874.
Editor Joseph A. Dear changed the Evening Journal to its current name in 1909.[3]
The paper relocated again, in 1911, to a building at the northeast corner of Bergen and Sip Avenues. This building was demolished in 1923 to make room for Journal Square, which took its name from the newspaper. The Journal made its home at 30 Journal Square for the next 90 years.[4] Its weekly Spanish-language publication, El Nuevo Hudson, ceased publication after the February 26, 2009, edition.[5]
In December 2012, it was announced that the newspaper would sell the building and relocate to another location in Hudson County.[6] In August 2013, the paper announced it would move to Secaucus, which it did in January 2014.[7] It maintains offices at 30 Montgomery Street in Jersey City.[8]
On 30 October 2024, the Jersey Journal announced that it would cease publication on 1 February 2025. Citing rising printing costs following the recent closure of its production facility in Montville NJ, the Jersey Journal concluded that it had to end publication. In a local article announcing its closure, the Jersey Journal's editor and publisher David Blomquist stated '[a]n online-only publication simply would not have enough scale to support the strong, politically independent journalism that has distinguished The Journal'. The newspaper's 17 employees -- 8 full-time and 9 part-time -- will be let go when publication ends.[9][10]
The newspaper's circa-1911 headquarters at 30 Journal Square
Newspapers in Education Program
The Jersey Journal's Newspapers in Education Program, supported with an additional sponsorship, comprises three annual events and awards: the Hudson County Science Fair, the Hudson County Spelling Bee, and the Everyday Heroes Awards.[11]
Timeline
1867-1909: The newspaper is published as The Evening Journal.[12]
^"The Jersey Journal". Advance Publications. Retrieved July 6, 2008. The Jersey Journal, flagship publication of The Evening Journal Association, covers New Jersey's Hudson County, a diverse, densely populated and exciting area with one of world's best views: the Manhattan skyline. The conveniently sized tabloid paper does community journalism right, as numerous awards from regional and state associations attest. Its focus on the highs and lows of everyday urban life gives it the edge in a media-saturated area.
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