Category: Hoboken News

The ceiling of the Adams Gardens Community Room began to leak as if on cue during the Hoboken Housing Authority’s (HHA) monthly meeting on June 9, as the board – which oversees Hoboken’s 1,300 units of subsidized low-income housing – discussed their proposed “recovery agreement” with the federal government. Their agreement with the department of …

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Hudson School founder Suellen Newman retires Suellen Newman, the founder and director of The Hudson School, will retire at the end of this month after almost four decades of helping to transform thousands of students into responsible, conscientious young adults. Under her guidance, The Hudson School grew from humble beginnings as a middle school sharing …

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An eviction notice and a “For Rent” sign are currently hanging on the door of Northern Soul, a tavern tucked in the southwest corner of town that a little over a month ago was a haven for local musicians and artists. The venue at First and Madison streets closed on May 3 after landlords Liam …

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Sixteen crooners took the stage at Sinatra Park on the Hoboken waterfront on Thursday night for the 10th annual Frank Sinatra Idol Contest, drawing contestants from around the country to mimic the locally born swing singer. While in the past, the competition has lured participants from as far as Canada, this year’s longest traveler was …

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Hudson County helped Hillary Clinton handily defeat U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders to win the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday, and Donald Trump continued his victory at the Republican side of the polls. In Hoboken, unofficial numbers from the county clerk’s office on Friday showed that Clinton received 4,432 votes for the Democratic nomination; Sanders amassed …

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The reporters and graphic artists for the Hudson Reporter newspapers recently accepted 13 writing, 11 photography, and six layout awards in the prestigious 2016 Memorial Journalism Awards run annually by the Garden State Journalists Association (GSJA). The company’s reporters also recently won eight writing awards in the Excellence in Journalism awards sponsored annually by the …

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  Arts and Music Festival is coming June 12 The 22nd Annual Hoboken Arts and Music Festival will take over Washington Street, rain or shine, featuring live music and over 300 artists, businesses and vendors on Sunday, June 12 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. British rock legend Ian Hunter, best known as the lead …

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When the owner of a new café in Hoboken received permission from the Zoning Office last September to also use the facility as an event space, she never realized she would later be told that her events must be public. Karen Nason, a Hoboken resident for six years who already owns Hot House Pizza on …

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Almost everyone who has chimed into the conversation about how to redesign Washington Street, whether they’ve focused on maintaining space to double park or advocating bike lanes, agrees with the need to repave. At this past week’s council meeting, the City Council unanimously (9-0) voted to approve a $12 million bond to mill, repave, and …

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