Category: Hoboken News

Hoboken hosted its annual fall arts and music festival last weekend with over 300 vendors and thousands of attendees. Vendors offered food including waffles, steak sandwiches, lemonade, and creative goods including clothing, photographs, jewelry, furniture, and more. Children enjoyed creating sand art, riding rides, having their faces painted, dancing to musicians, and jumping in a …

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Suspects arrested in Hoboken shooting Hoboken police have arrested three suspects in connection with the Saturday Sept. 17 shooting of a 20-year-old male in the area of 301 Jackson St. According to a police report, the victim suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen and damage to several internal organs. Officers arrested Jersey City residents …

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After-school programs, transportation for senior citizens, professional development courses, family game night, and income tax assistance for the needy. The Hoboken Organization Against Poverty and Economic Stress (HOPES) has been providing the local community with diverse services for more than 50 years, some of which come from government funding, others of which are aided by …

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At the City Council’s meeting on Wednesday, the council unanimously introduced an amendment to the zoning code making it harder to demolish buildings or change their facades in most of the town. The council will hear public comment before taking a final vote on Oct. 5. The ordinance will also aid in the protection of …

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Over 25 supporters rallied at Stevens Park on Wednesday, Sept. 21, to show support for Father Warren Hall. At the end of August, he was suspended from Sts. Peter and Paul Church on the corner of Fourth and Hudson streets by Archbishop of Newark John Myers for “confusing parishioners,” according to Hall. According to Hall, …

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A handful of residents attended two workshops on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Wallace Elementary School gymnasium to hear representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and The Hoboken Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) educate the public on disaster readiness as part of National Preparedness Month. Both FEMA and CERT provided the residents with …

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Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher addresses public with concerns on 500-foot bar rule City Council member Tiffanie Fisher has posted to her Facebook page and emailed a letter to her constituents addressing her concerns with the proposed change to the 500-foot rule for liquor licenses in Hoboken. The council has discussed repealing the rule, which currently prohibits …

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On days when it’s rained so hard the west part of Hoboken was flooded, and on days when the sunlight was so bright it bounced off every car parked at the Malibu Diner, the candle has been lit. In a small glass shrine across from the diner on busy 14th Street, next to the BP …

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After several highly publicized police shootings of minorities over the last year, the debates surrounding the incidents have become polarized, with some citizens bashing police and others defending them. But it is possible, says a father/son team in Hoboken, to support the hard work of the police and at the same time make efforts to …

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