Category: Hoboken News

Pop hits and a medley of songs from the musical Grease filled the air as families and Hoboken residents attended the Hoboken version of “National Night Out” at Church Square Park on Tuesday, Aug. 2. Communities across the country host National Night Out events on one day each year so that the police and the …

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Roughly 15 residents of uptown Hoboken attended a public meeting on Monday, Aug. 1 to discuss the possibility of a new toddler park at the Maxwell Place development. Hoboken’s Director of Environmental Services and Health and Human Services Leo Pellegrini hosted the meeting, which took place at the Hoboken Historical Museum. A playground exists at …

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PATH service suspension to 33rd Street starts Saturday PATH riders using the 33rd Street line on weekends will have to seek alternate travel options due to a weekend service suspension that begins Saturday, Aug. 6 for the installation of federally-mandated service and safety improvements. Service will be suspended each Saturday at 12:10 a.m. and the …

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Hoboken residents in the Jackson Street area of town held a community meeting on Thursday, July 21 in which they discussed safety, traffic, and how a future residential development and park will affect the community. The meeting at the Jubilee Center on Jackson Street drew roughly 25 residents, Councilman Michael Russo, Police Chief Kenneth Ferrante, …

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The Cohen family is looking for a miracle as their 6-week-old daughter Madison waits on a donor list to receive a new heart. Madison was diagnosed by doctors with a congenital heart disease known as Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome. Her parents, Stephanie and Matthew Cohen, actually found out something was wrong at the baby’s 20-week …

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Every since the Nintendo video game Pokemon Go because available on July 6, local players have been traveling to specific spots around the county designated as “Pokestops” where they can virtually grab “Pokeballs” to throw at virtual Pokemon creatures to catch them. Confused yet? The Pokemon creatures exist only in the imaginary world of phone …

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Eight people filed to run for three seats on the Hoboken Board of Education by the deadline this past Monday, July 25. The election will be held Nov. 8. The three-year terms of Jennifer Evans, Leon Gold, and Irene Sobolov are expiring. Evans and Sobolov filed to run again, but Gold did not. The Hoboken …

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Police arrest two men on lewdness charges this week Police arrested two men for separate cases of lewdness that alleged took place in Hoboken between June 26 and July 24 when the men allegedly masturbated in front of women in the area. Hoboken resident Gary Capone, age 33, allegedly exposed himself and masturbated in front …

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As the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack approaches, the city of Hoboken – which lost 57 people in the tragedy – still won’t have a permanent memorial on the waterfront in time for commemoration events. But the city now has the funding to build a new structure, City Spokesman Juan Melli …

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Gone are the days of traditional birthday parties for kids involving pizza, an ice cream cake, and pin the tail on the donkey. In Hoboken, people’s apartments are so small that they typically pay $500 or more to throw parties for their kids at local venues like MyGym or Pump It Up – or they …

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