North Bergen Township held the opening ceremony for its Recreation Department’s 2025 softball season on April 10 at the uptown Recreation Center. Mayor Nicholas Sacco hosted the event and wished the teams good luck in the coming months. Joining Sacco were Commissioners Hugo Cabrera, Allen Pascual, Claudia Rodriguez, and Anthony Vainieri, as well as Assemblyman Julio Marenco. The opening ceremonies for the baseball and soccer seasons were originally scheduled for the same evening, but had to be postponed until April 15 due to inclement weather. Submit Hudson County community news to hudson@njadvancemedia.com. Generative AI was used to produce an initial draft of this story, which was reviewed and edited by NJ Advance Media staff.