Category: Hoboken News

As phones ring across Hoboken urging residents to call legislators in Hudson County to question the pending sale of Hoboken University Medical Center, Mayor Dawn Zimmer’s response has been to hold community meetings, a practice that has become a staple of her administration. Hoboken University Medical Center, a municipally-owned hospital run by the Hoboken Municipal …

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Hoboken’s rent control debate took a new twist last week when a Hudson County Superior Court judge ordered the Hoboken City Clerk’s Office to review a petition submitted by tenant advocates that calls for either the repeal of recent changes to the city’s 1973 rent control ordinance or a public vote on the changes. Rent …

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Even when it was announced that the Hoboken High School graduation ceremony would move from JFK Stadium to the school auditorium due to rain, the news didn’t dampen the spirits of the cheerful graduates and their families on Wednesday evening as the Class of 2011 said farewell to the place they’ve called home for four …

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Where else can you find a tiger, a racing pig, a hypnotist and Batman? It could only be the State Fair Meadowlands, which promises to keep patrons entertained, well-fed, and thrilled with 150 rides and attractions and over 50 food vendors daily from June 24 thru July 10. What once took place on only six …

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Did former Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell accept a bribe to help a developer move a project along, or was he just entertaining a potential campaign contributor who might invest in his town? A jury considered this question last week during the bribery and extortion trial of the former mayor, who was one of 46 politicians …

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Holiday Hudson Reporter editorial and advertising deadlines The Hudson Reporter newspapers will be closed on Monday, July 4. Thus, some of the Hudson Reporter newspapers will have special advertising deadlines. For the Wednesday July 6 edition of the Bayonne Community News, the display ad deadline is 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 30. The classified deadline …

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At Wednesday’s City Council meeting, five councilpeople who are opponents of Mayor Dawn Zimmer voted to cut salaries for her and her directors. It was their last chance to do so before they lose the council majority in July due to recent elections. The council also scheduled a budget hearing to adopt a $101.7 million …

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Greg Myers knew that if he wanted to sound just like Hoboken native and famed singer Frank Sinatra, he had to practice. So, that’s exactly what he did. Last Thursday marked the third time Myers had entered the annual Sinatra Idol contest in Hoboken, and it turned out that the third time was the charm. …

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The Hoboken Board of Education discussed what to do with additional aid resulting from a state Supreme Court ruling, voted to advertise 100 spots to allow out-of-town students to attend Hoboken schools for the 2012-2013 academic year, and recognized some educators as “Teachers of the Year” at its meeting Tuesday. The board also recognized the …

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