Hudson Today

The Bayonne Division of Recreation announced that the County of Hudson will sponsor a boat trip for senior citizens on Friday, June 30, 2023, courtesy of Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise, County Commissioner Ken Kopacz of Bayonne, and the other members of Hudson County Board of Commissioners. Limited numbers of tickets are available for the excursion in each Hudson County municipality.

Open to Bayonne residents, ages 60 and older, that are mobile and do not require wheelchair assistance or four-wheeled walkers.  (Aides, escorts, and children are not permitted.)

There will be a lottery system for those who register an interest in attending the boat trip.

Registration for the cruise lottery will take place Tuesday, June 13, and Wednesday, June 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, in the Recreation Division, Room 13, at City Hall, ONLY.  You cannot register at any other time.

The lottery is to take place on Thursday, June 17.  Those chosen through the lottery will be notified the week of June 19. This lottery is for Bayonne residents ONLY.

You must be 60 years and older to register for the lottery.  Eighty tickets are available; each resident may receive two tickets via lottery. Only one entry will be allowed per household. 

Any guest of those chosen by lottery MUST be a Bayonne resident and 60 years of age and older. Proof of age and Bayonne residency must be presented at the time of registration.  

You cannot register without providing proof of residency.  NO EXCEPTIONS.

On the day of the cruise, buses will meet at Veterans Stadium and transport seniors to Weehawken and back to Bayonne after the cruise.   Buses should be back in Bayonne by 3:30 p.m. The cruise will leave 1500 Harbor Boulevard in Weehawken at 12:00 noon on June 30. Boarding will take place at 11:30 a.m.  The cruise will last approximately two hours after it departs from Weehawken.  

For more information, please contact the Division of Recreation at 201-858-6127 or email BAYONNEREC@AOL.COM.

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