This Office researches and facilitates policy initiatives of the County
Executive and provides communications services that include press relations and
public outreach. The Director also serves as speechwriter and researcher for
public remarks as requested by the County Executive. All requests for
advertising by the Office of the County Executive must approved by the Director.
The Director of Policy & Communications also serves as the administrator
of the County website, www.hudsoncountynj.org, and as the producer of “Hudson
County Today with County Executive Tom DeGise,” a half-hour public affairs
program that is shown weekly throughout Hudson County.
Below you will find
an email link to contact the Office of Policy & Communications and copies of
the most recent press releases issued by the Office of the Hudson County
Executive.
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Hudson County Celebrates Black History Month With Two Outstanding Programs
Jersey City, NJ — February is Black History Month and the County of Hudson is celebrating it with two outstanding cultural arts programs.
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Published: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 |
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ArtVivo Begins January 11th--Art Vivo!
The Brennan Court House Rotunda Gallery's first exhibition of 2010, opens Monday, January 11th with a "Meet The Artists" Reception from 6-8 p.m. The show runs through January 26th. The Brennan Gallery is housed within the Theodore Connolly Rotunda of the historic Court House building located at 583 Newark Avenue, Jersey City 07306. The exhibition is free and open to the public Monday through Friday, 8 am to 9pm
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Published: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 |
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Scoping Hearing Notice for Portal Bridge Land Disposal
A public hearing will be held at the Secaucus Public Library on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 from 6-8:30 pm to take comments regarding the disposal of land frot the Portal Bridge Project. See downloadable PDF for details.
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Published: Monday, January 04, 2010 |
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HUDSON COUNTY PARTNERS WITH WEEHAWKEN FOR NEW SENIOR HOUSING
Jersey City, NJ — Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise and Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner announced today the next step in transforming Weehawken’s defunct Park Avenue Hotel into attractive, affordable senior housing
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Published: Friday, December 04, 2009 |
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CENTRAL & PENNSYLVANIA AVENUES IN SOUTH KEARNY INDUSTRIAL AREA TO BE RESURFACED
The Hudson County Division of Engineering has announced that on Monday, August 4, 2008, the resurfacing of Central Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue in south industrial part of Kearny will commence
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Published: Friday, August 01, 2008 |
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Hudson County Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Coordination Plan Open House Public Information Session
Thursday, May 8, 2008, 12:30 – 2 PM
Hudson County Community College (HCCC) Culinary Institute
161 Newkirk St, Building E
Scott Ring Room (2nd Floor)
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Public Asked to Share Ideas to Improve Transportation Services for Hudson County Older Adults, People with Disabilities and Low-Income Residents
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Published: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 |
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Download the Coordinated Transportation Plan Open House Flyer
You Are Invited to Participate
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Published: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 |
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Download Hudson Human Services Transportation Plan
Hudson County is currently undertaking a Public Transit – Human Services Transportation Coordination Plan. The Plan’s goal is to improve mobility for county residents, and especially for older adults, persons with disabilities and persons with lower incomes by better coordinating the community transportation services that focus on these population groups.
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Published: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 |
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING
Regarding the construction for PATERSON PLANK ROAD IMPROVEMENTS (from Kennedy Blvd to Liberty Ave) North Bergen.
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Published: Monday, April 14, 2008 |
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OMWBE 2008 Mentoring Fair
Hudson County OMWBE 2008 Mentoring Fair For Minority and Female owned Businesses To Be Held Wednesday, Jan. 23, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Published: Monday, January 14, 2008 |
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COUNTY WILL HOST PUBLIC MEETING ON NEW JFK/32ND STREET BRIDGE
Jersey City, NJ — The Hudson County Division of Engineering will host a public scoping session for the proposed John F. Kennedy Boulevard pedestrian crossing on April 25, 2007 at 7:00PM at the Union City Day Care Center, located at 510 35th Street in Union City.
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Published: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 |
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Hudson County Executive DeGise Presents 2007 State of the County Address
DREAM GREATLY, ACHIEVE GREATLY — County Executive Tom DeGise delivers
the 2007 State of the County Address in the Chambers of the Board of
Chosen Freeholders in Jersey City.
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Published: Thursday, January 25, 2007 |
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County Bond Rating Upgraded from 'A' to 'A+'
Jersey City, NJ — Fitch Ratings Service has upgraded the rating on Hudson County’s entire portfolio of general obligation (GO) bonds from ‘A’ to ‘A+’ as the County brought $98.2 million in bonds to market this week.
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Published: Thursday, August 31, 2006 |
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LET THERE BE LIGHTS!
LET THERE BE LIGHTS!
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Published: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 |
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CERTIFIED LEADER
Hudson County Director of Corrections Oscar Aviles
has earned the Certified Corrections Executive (CCE) designation from
the American Correctional Association (ACA).
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Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 |
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STUDENTS WELCOMED
On Thursday, the Hudson County Office Cultural
Affairs hosted a visit of 8 students from the Concordia – St.
Joseph’s School for the Blind to the “Metropolitan Memories” arts
annual exhibition on display at the Brennan Court House Rotunda
Gallery
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Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 |
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County Plaza Ribbon Cutting
Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise wields the ceremonial big scissors while Hudson County
Freeholder Board Chairwoman Doreen DiDomenico holds the
ribbon for the official ribbon cutting for Hudson County Plaza
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Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 |
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Hudson County To Offer Free Seminar for Local Disadvantaged Businesses (“DBE’s”) On How to Become Contractors for NJ Transit’s Massive
$8.7 billion ARC Mass Transit Tunnel Project
Day-long seminar will be held at Hudson Community College on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 in HCCC’s Culinary Arts & Conference Center.
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Published: Friday, August 21, 2009 |
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EXPANSION IS ON THE MENU ... THANKS TO HEDC!
The ownership of the
Secaucus restaurant Cosi, have been awarded a $50,000 for equipment
from the Hudson County Economic Development Corporation
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Published: Friday, July 24, 2009 |
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Manhattan Avenue Viaduct south wing (between 14th street Viaduct and Paterson Plank Road) to be closed evenings beginning Monday, June 29th.
Jersey Ciyt, NJ — The Hudson County Division of Engineering announced today that the Manhattan Avenue Viaduct south wing (between 14th streeet Viaduct and Paterson Plank Road), Union City will be closed between the hours of 8:00 pm and 5:00am the next morning. This Closure will start on Monday 6/29/09 and continue through Thursday 7/2/09, and the following Monday 7/6/09. There will be no closure on Friday, 7/3, Saturday 7/4, and Sunday 7/5. Detour will be set up and all vehicles shall follow the detour. Emergency vehicles are allowed throught the construction area. Police traffice directors (County Sheriff Officers) will be stationed at both ends of the closure. Local access to the Doric Tower is only allowed from the southern end of the viaduct at Paterson Plank Road. This closure is needed to perform scaling down of the existing rock face.
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Published: Friday, June 26, 2009 |
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WORKING FOR A BETTER TOMORROW
The Hudson County Summer Youth Employment Partnership (SYEP) honored hundreds of youth participants and their many corporate sponsors who took part in this year's program with a luncheon Tuesday at the Casino in the Park in Jersey City
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Published: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 |
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New Safer Crosswalks in North Hudson
The brick crosswalks are designed to help make pedestrian crossings on County roads more visible to drivers and to help reduce speeding in order to improve pedestrian safety.
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Published: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 |
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HONORING A LIFETIME OF SERVICE
Family members of former Hudson County Sheriff, longtime youth athletics coach and Lincoln High School football star the late Peter J. DiNardo recently attended a ceremony unveiling a plaque commemorating the renaming of the Hudson County Youth Detention Center's Gymnasium in Secaucus "The Peter J. DiNardo Jr. Memorial Gymnasium
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Published: Monday, June 30, 2008 |
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A DOG
On Saturday afternoon, around 4 p.m., Joe Abalsamo, Supervisor for the County's Braddock Park in North Bergen, received a call that a dog was stranded on the island in Braddock Park Lake
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Published: Monday, February 11, 2008 |
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Ten Year Plan to Eradicate Chronic Homelessness in Hudson County.
Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise and Jersey City Mayor Jerry Healy recently presented the Ten Year Plan to Eradicate Chronic Homelessness in Hudson County.
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Published: Monday, February 04, 2008 |
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HONORING THEIR PROUD SERVICE
Assemblyman Vicent Prieto looks on as Secaucus Mayor Denis Elwell and Hudson County Veterans Affairs Coordinator Barry Dugan presents two Hudson County Distinguished Military Service Medals to Secaucus resident Emmett Thompson.
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Published: Friday, January 25, 2008 |
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Hudson County Constitutional Officers Sworn In
U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg addresses the audience at the Inauguration of County Executive Tom DeGise and County Clerk Barbara Netchert.
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Published: Monday, January 14, 2008 |
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MANDATORY MEETING FOR 2008 OPEN SPACE TRUST APPLICANTS
JERSEY CITY, NJ — The Hudson County Open Space Advisory Board is now soliciting projects for consideration for the Hudson County Open Space Trust Fund for 2008. But to be considered, applicants must attend an important meeting first!
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Published: Friday, January 04, 2008 |
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM OUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT FAMILY TO YOURS!
Executive Tom DeGise and a host of county government staffers braved the cold to take the annual holiday greetings photo in front of the historic Brennan Courthouse.
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Published: Monday, December 10, 2007 |
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NEW COUNTY ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT COMPLETED AND OPEN TO PUBLIC
$42 million infrastructure upgrade eases traffic congestion in growing area of Secaucus by putting auto traffic over rail traffic.
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Published: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 |
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DeGise announces his recommendation for Secaucus from the 2007 Hudson County Open Space Trust
Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise announced his recommendation for Secaucus from the 2007 Hudson County Open Space Trust — a whopping $3.1 million to go toward the acquisition of waterfront open space.
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Published: Monday, May 21, 2007 |
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DeGise Recommends $3.2 Million for New 13.6 Acre Park in Bergen Lafayette
County Executive DeGise Recommends $3.2 million for Berry Lane Municipal Park in Jersey City from Hudson County Open Space Trust New 13.6 acre park will be as large a Pershing Field right in the Bergen LaFayette Section of Jersey City.
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Published: Monday, May 21, 2007 |
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RAISE THE FLAG OF HAITI, PASS THE SOUP JOUMOU!
Hudson County's annual celebration of Haitian-American culture was kicked off with the
traditional flag raising in front of the Hudson County Administration Building on Haitian Flay Day, May 18th.
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Published: Monday, May 21, 2007 |
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Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise announces his funding recommendations for two important projects for the town of Kearny.
County Executive DeGise announced that his administration would recommend to the Board of Chosen Freeholders a grant of $111,000 for the acquisition of 941 Passaic Avenue in the northwest corner of Kearny along the Passaic River adjacent to Riverbank linear park and a grant for $100,000 for the development and construction of a new Field House for Veteran's Field.
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Published: Thursday, May 17, 2007 |
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"Peninsula At The Cross Roads" Now Available From Bayonne Historical Society
Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise welcomed author Michael Kostelnik to celebrate the publication of "The Peninsula at the Crossroads" a history of Bayonne's role in the Revolutionary War.
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Published: Friday, May 04, 2007 |
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SENIOR ARTISTS, MODERN MASTERWORKS
The 2007 Hudson County Senior Art Show kicks off May 1st.
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Published: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 |
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Hudson County Division of Welfare Honored
Hudson County's Food/Stamp General Assistance and TANF Public Assistance Units were recognized for having a phenomenal 99.10 percent accuracy rate. The high level of accuracy has earned the County $1.5 million in additional grant dollars for public assistance, reducing the cost of the system to local taxpayers.
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Published: Friday, April 20, 2007 |
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HONORING OUR VIETNAM ERA VETERANS
Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise joins Jersey City Councilman Bill Gaughan, Jersey City Freeholders Eliu Rivera and Jeff Dublin and Freeholder Chief of Staff Barry Dugan in presenting former Jersey City Councilman and decorated combat veteran Jaime Vasquez with a medal for his service during the Vietnam Era as part of the County's Veteran Service Medal Award Ceremonies this week.
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Published: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 |
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Helping Kids Succeed
Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise and his Chief of Staff, Bill Gaughan, accept a donation of $25,000 from Robert T. Neu, Vice President of River Terminal Development for the Hudson County Summer Youth Employment Initiative (SYEI).
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Published: Monday, April 09, 2007 |
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NOW THRU 2/28 IN THE BRENNAN COURTHOUSE ROTUNDA GALLERY
In honor of Black History Month, the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs/Tourism Development is pleased to present an art exhibit “Celebrating African
American Women Artists”
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Published: Friday, February 09, 2007 |
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Kearny Playground Restored With Support From Open Space Trust
The Hudson County Open Space Trust Fund provided
$200,000 for the restoration which cost a total of $781,692
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Published: Thursday, December 07, 2006 |
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Shoreline Improvement Work Begins in Gregg Park
Mayor Joe Doria (left), Freeholder Doreen DiDominico (center) and COunty Executive Tom DeGise (right) were in attendance as the "leaning shed" in the County's Stephen R. Gregg
Park in Bayonne is demolished.
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Published: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 |
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DEGISE NAMED A "HERO"
Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise was recently honored by Hudson Community Enterprises (HCE), a Jersey City-based non-profit focused on enabling people with special needs to become self-sufficient.
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Published: Thursday, October 12, 2006 |
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New York/ New Jersey Baykeeper Awards Hudson County Executive, N.Y. Water Taxi CEO Their Highest Honors At 10th Annual Celebration Clambake
Jersey City, NJ — The New York/ New Jersey Baykeeper honored Hudson County Tom DeGise and NY Water Taxi CEO Tom Fox as the citizen’s group’s “Special Honorees” at their 10th annual Clam Bake on Sunday, September 10th, 2006, at the Fort Hancock Auditorium in Sandy Hook, New Jersey.
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Published: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 |
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Hudson Welcomes Miss Equador 2006
Katty Lopez Saman, Miss Equador 2006, was honored with a
Citation by County Executive Tom DeGise recently while on a visit to
Hudson County.
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Published: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 |
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Hudson County Honors Sponsors of Summer Youth Employment Initiative
Jersey City, NJ — Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise honored representatives from more than two dozen area companies and professional organizations that signed on to be sponsors of the County’s Summer Youth Employment Initiative at a noontime ceremony at Puccini’s Restaurant in Jersey City on Wednesday, August 16, 2006.
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Published: Thursday, August 24, 2006 |
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Hudson Gay Pride Flag Raising 2006
A PROUD DAY — Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise (left) and Jersey City
Lesbian & Gay Outreach (JCLGO) Co-Chair Walt Borzak applaud as the Gay
Pride Rainbow Flag is raised over The County Courthouse on Newark
Avenue Monday.
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Published: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 |
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