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. 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.
Allbritton Communications bought the paper in 1977. In 1985, the paper was purchased by an affiliate of
MediaNews Group. In 1991 the paper was purchased by Newhouse Newspapers and merged into
The Jersey Journal. ==
Hudson Dispatch Weekly==