Category: Hoboken News

Brian Aitken of Hoboken was once inmate number 000737585C at Mid-State Correctional Annex State Prison in Fort Dix after he was arrested for unlawful possession of a handgun and ammunition. In January of 2009, after his mother was concerned for Aitken’s safety, she called police, but then quickly hung up. The police still came to …

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In Hoboken, the April school board elections are often seen as a sign of what will happen in the May City Council elections. If the mayor’s school board candidates win, the wisdom goes, it’s a good sign for the council candidates. Eight candidates are vying for three spots on the nine-member board on April 27. …

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This is the third in a series of articles on Hoboken’s upcoming May 10 City Council races. Some call Hoboken’s 3rd Ward the “heart of Hoboken.” The midtown ward contains Hoboken High School, Hoboken University Medical Center, a few classic west side businesses and delis, and inhabitants who make it what Councilman Michael Russo says …

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In a city where it’s often hard to find a parking space, the Hoboken Parking Utility maintains that they are trying to come up with new initiatives to fix it. Those initiatives don’t involve building new garages, but finding ways to encourage other forms of transportation. The basic problem is a simple case of supply …

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The Jersey Sting reads like a true crime tale of politics, power, money, and greed. Released last month in hardback, the book by Star-Ledger reporters Josh Margolin and Ted Sherman is a behind-the-scenes account of the historic arrests of 44 public officials and religious leaders, most of whom were based in New Jersey, and most …

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It was meant to be a public hearing about the proposed budget for the 2011-2012 school year. But aside from the ongoing strife between the teachers’ union and school administrators, the only topic that Secaucus residents wanted to discuss at the March 24 school board meeting was an incident at a prior meeting, involving student …

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Hoboken’s rent control changes will be delayed Just like many times in the past 37 years, Hoboken’s tenant advocates have succeeded in suspending recent changes by the City Council to the city’s Rent Control Ordinance. Three changes to the ordinance were passed unanimously by the City Council on March 2, but the changes will now …

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The Board of Directors of the Hoboken Chamber of Commerce last week issued a statement disagreeing with a decision contained in a recent 66-page report by the Planning Board reviewing the city’s master plan. The report recommends keeping the western corners of Hoboken zoned for industrial uses only, rather than allowing a change to other …

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