The last words of The Jersey Journal | The farewell special edition

Final edition of The Jersey Journal

The cover the Saturday, Feb. 1 Jersey Journal, the last in the newspaper's 157-year history.Tanya Manthey | The Jersey Journal

The Jersey Journal closes its 157-year history Saturday with a 40-page special farewell edition. The last issue touches on The Journal’s legacy and history, with remembrances from our readers, photo galleries, personal essays from the staff, and much more.

If you aren’t a Journal subscriber or can’t pick up a printed copy at a newsstand, here’s how to find all the special content on NJ.com.

What The Journal stood for: The good fight will continue | Jersey Journal editorial

Hudson’s to-do list for 2025 and beyond | Jersey Journal editorial

The voice of Hudson for 157 years: Looking back at The Journal’s long history

Our legacy: The Journal’s spirit will live on

The Jersey Journal helped save the Brennan Courthouse, Kennedy Boulevard

More than just a paper

Readers share their memories of The Jersey Journal

Blomquist: Farewell to a first love

Schmidt: A swirl of daily miracle workers in motion

Zucker: For five decades, it never felt like a job

Zeitlinger: The Journal’s story was all about you

Manthey: The accidental journalist

Rosario: An unforgettable place to do good

Klein: A road that led to gratitude

Testa: Building sound character on a deadline

Quigley: I loved the bustle of the Journal building

Bernstein: This Memory Lane connects decades in the bleachers

DiTommaso: The ride of a lifetime

Slota: Exciting, challenging and a real thrill

Gesario: Good things come while covering sports for The Jersey

Rasko-Martinis: Not the stuff of fantasies, but it was real

Simonelli: Gags, sketches, funny faces and the start of a serious career

In every ending, a new beginning | Faith Matters

Farewell cartoon by Liam Simonelli

Cartoonist Liam Simonelli helps us bid farewell to The Jersey Journal. (Liam Simonelli | For The Jersey Journal)Liam Simonelli | For The Jersey Journal

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