Correction
Last week, mayoral candidate Frank Raia’s profile answer contained a misprint. Below is his answer to the question: What makes you the most qualified candidate for the position?
Raia’s answer should have read: “The priorities of the other candidates don’t reflect the needs of Hoboken. I know how to create jobs and affordable housing. I know how to manage our finances. I will always be proud to be from Hoboken, but we have a job to do and I’m the one to do it.
“Many cities face financial ruin. Hoboken’s plight is worse than most because our budget has been so badly mismanaged. No other candidate has experience managing multi-million dollar budgets. I am the only candidate with the wide-ranging business know-how to stabilize Hoboken’s finances and get the city back on track.
“As mayor, I will manage Hoboken as I would any $100 million business. In my first week as Mayor, I will go over every department’s budget, line by line, and eliminate what we don’t need.
“I am the only candidate with experience fixing the problems of Hoboken’s infrastructure. That has enabled me to develop plans to end flooding and solve our parking problems without raising taxes.
“My unique perspective as a builder has given me the ability to attract new tax paying businesses and to ensure that future development is designed to maintain Hoboken’s small town quality of life.”
Also Patricia Waiters, due to a personal illness, was unable to submit her profile this week.
In case of flooding
The city is offering free parking in the garage at Second and Hudson streets for residents who live in flood prone areas until Sunday at 7 p.m.
Residents are instructed to notify attendants that they are there for the free flood parking and provide their name and address.
The city said the Office of Emergency Management has worked with North Hudson Sewerage over the last several days to ensure all catch basins in flood prone areas are cleaned out.
Barriers have also been distributed to flood susceptible locations so police can quickly close roads if flooding becomes too severe for vehicles to pass through.
If the flooding is high enough to damage vehicles and puts pedestrians at risk, the city recommends residents call the Police Department at (201) 420-2100.
Union Dry Dock plan nixed
A proposed high-rise project for the development of the Union Dry Dock industrial property located on north Sinatra Drive has been withdrawn from consideration before the Hoboken Planning Board by Larry Bijou, managing partner of Bijou Properties. The project has been terminated by mutual agreement by both Union Dry Dock property owners and Bijou, who planned to acquire the last industrial remnant on the waterfront and replace it with residential buildings.
Contributing to the decision to not move forward with the project was concern expressed by the community.
“Bijou Properties, which is known for its sensitivity to Hoboken, believes in good, sound, sensible development that benefits the city as well as the entire community,” Bijou said in a release.
“As such, Bijou Properties will continue to invest in Hoboken’s future,” said Bijou. “We are most proud of our recent development, the Garden Street Lofts, a LEED –certified building located at 14th and Garden streets.”
Artists Studio Tour
The 29th Annual Hoboken Artists Studio Tour will be held on Sunday, Oct. 18 between noon and 6 p.m.
Tour maps for the free, self-guided walking tour of artists’ studios will be available at City Hall on the day of the tour.
The 20-stop tour is designed so that visitors can walk from one studio or exhibition to the next. Visitors will have a chance to meet the artists, photographers, sculptors and artisans in their own studios, where they can witness the creative process at work.
For directions or further information, please call (201) 420-2207 or check us out online at www.hobokennj.org.
Health fair postponed
The Health, Fitness, and Nutrition Fair scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 17 in the Housing Authority has been postponed because bad weather is forecast.
The event will now take place from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Multi-Service Center, 124 Grand St.
This will be the second in a series of monthly health fairs geared toward promoting healthy eating and exercise, co-sponsored by the United Synagogue of Hoboken and the Hoboken Housing Authority.
Feral cats addressed
A local woman is conducting a fundraiser to bring awareness to the feral cat problem in Hoboken. Patty Drumgoole, an advocate for reducing the number of feral cats breeding on the streets, is bringing awareness to the problem and providing information to residents who could help the situation.
The fundraiser is Thursday, Oct. 22 at Louise and Jerry’s, 329 Washington St., from 4 to 6 p.m.
A $20 donation is requested to be used by the Neighborhood Feral Cat Initiative to spay and neuter feral cats in Hoboken.
For more information, contact Drumgoole at p_drumgoole@yahoo.com or visit www.neighborhoodferalcat.org.
‘Antigone’ adapted at Hudson School
The Hudson School is presenting a 70-minute adaptation of ‘Antigone,’ by Emily Mann.
The play is directed by Anne-Marie Marcazzo with Franchesca and Dilia Valdez from North Bergen as Antigone and Ismene.
The play will run at the Hudson School Performance Space, 601 Park Ave., on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20 and 21 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 22 at 5 p.m.
Tickets are $10 with general seating. For tickets and reservations, contact Anne-Marie Marcazzo at (201)659-8335 ext. 317.
Garlic-tasting festival
The Hoboken Historical Museum is hosting a “Jersey Fresh” heirloom garlic tasting festival on Sunday, Oct. 18 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Museum, 1301 Hudson St.
The third annual festival celebrates the many flavors of prized heirloom garlic varieties and includes free samples of garlic and dips, plus produce is available for purchase.
Volunteers are also needed. Please call the museum at (201) 656-2240 or e-mail volunteer@hobokenmuseum.org for more information. Volunteer shifts are 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., or 2:30 to 5 p.m.
Catalpa Ridge Farm in Wantage, N.J. will supply tastings of some of the garlic varieties they and neighboring New Jersey farmers grow. New varieties are grown every year. Catalpa Ridge Farm will also have packaged dips, pestos, and salsas made from farm ingredients.
Annual house tour
The Hoboken Historical Museum is also hosting the Annual Hoboken House Tour on Sunday, Oct. 25. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 day of the tour ($25 for museum members). Advance tickets are available now from the Museum, or from Brian David Realtors, 1001 Bloomfield St.; Prudential Castle Point Realty, 203 Washington St.; Sparrow Wine & Liquors, 1224 Shipyard Lane; Amanda’s, 908 Washington St.; Fleet Feet Sports, 604 Washington St, and Sparrow Wine & Liquors, 126 Washington St. For a sneak preview of this year’s selection of homes, please visit www.hobokenhousetour.com.