Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Public interest group calls for public hearing on Hoboken hospital sale On Wednesday, New Jersey Appleseed, a Newark-based law center, sent a letter to Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer and Council President Beth Mason, asking that the City Council “hold a public hearing prior to adopting an ordinance dissolving the Hoboken Municipal Hospital Authority and, approving …
The Hoboken Municipal Hospital Authority is still in negotiations to sell Hoboken University Medical Center to a private firm that is a part owner of Bayonne Medical Center (BMC), but interested parties and City Council members still have unanswered questions. Two bits of related news this week raised some eyebrows. The Bayonne Medical Center building …
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With undeveloped land becoming increasingly rare near the Hudson River waterfront, Hoboken developers continue to look west. One developer met with a council subcommittee this past Thursday and is offering to build a park “as soon as possible” if the city lets them erect a four building, six-story residential complex on land they already own. …
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The City Council may take a final vote this Wednesday night on changes to Hoboken’s 38-year-old Rent Control Ordinance. The hearing is expected to draw heated comments from people for and against the amendments, which evolved after approximately 18 months of work by a council subcommittee. Rent control has been a controversial issue in Hoboken …
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Mayor Dawn Zimmer delivered some good news for residents in her State of the City address on Feb. 22 in the DeBaun Auditorium at Stevens: Taxes are going down “significantly more this year.” The mayor stuck to major city talking points in her speech, including the crumbling waterfront, fiscal responsibility, open space, parking, quality of …
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There are so many new parents in the mile-square city that fulfilling their needs is an entrepreneur’s dream. Hoboken residents Aaron and Jamie Wessner, parents of a 1-year-old daughter, have hopped on the bandwagon — or Volkswagen or station wagon, perhaps. In December they launched roofboxtogo.com, an e-commerce rental business in rooftop cargo boxes for …
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25th Annual Hoboken St. Patrick’s Day Parade slated for March 5 On March 5, thousands of party-goers will descend upon Hoboken for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The city schedules the parade two weeks ahead of the traditional March 17 date in order to avoid competing with other towns for bands. As a result, …
In a decision that could impact campaigns for the upcoming May City Council elections, a Zimmer administration effort to restrict certain kinds of political campaign contributions was defeated Wednesday by a 5-4 margin. On the council, members opposed to Mayor Dawn Zimmer outnumber the mayor’s allies by one vote. Also during the nearly seven-hour meeting …
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Through thick and thin, development and redevelopment, some aspects of Hoboken life manage to survive the changing landscape. One time-tested feature of town is the historic “ghost sign.” These aged advertisements for local stores are often painted on the walls of buildings and remain there long after the stores have left. Not long ago, Hoboken …
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Hoboken’s new public information policy, which only came to light after being leaked to the media last week, tells City Hall employees that they may be terminated if they speak to the media without getting permission from the city’s business administrator. And a new Police Department policy, separate from the administrative directive distributed to City …
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