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Task force will address recent deaths
Secaucus suffers three suicides in 11 days

By all accounts, January was a bad month for Secaucus. On Jan. 8, a 61-year-old man committed suicide. His death was followed in short succession by two more – on Jan . 14 and 19 – by a 24-year-old man and a 19-year-old. Nine people in this town of only 16,264 people have committed suicide …

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10-year anniversary of her disappearance
Missing Jersey City native leads to DNA law, long search

For the family of Jersey City native Patricia Viola, the morning of Feb. 13, 2001 began just like any other Tuesday. Pat’s husband, Jim, left for work. The Viola children, Christine and Michael, headed to school. And Pat, a 42-year-old stay-at-home mom who volunteered regularly at a school library, left home for her usual volunteer …

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HOBOKEN BRIEFS

City receives grant for redevelopment study for western 14th Street area A redevelopment study for the north end of Hoboken is being paid for by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Local Assistance Program by way of a $75,000 grant. Once the study is completed, the city can put together guidelines for …

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Mayor strikes back vs. campaign donations
Proposals target wealthy Council President Mason

The City Council is preparing to vote on a set of proposals designed to clean up Hoboken’s elections – but even some of the proponents of the legislation say they are doing it with an additional goal in mind: Stop Council President Beth Mason, and her wallet. An ordinance that appeared on the council agenda …

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‘Real Housewives of NJ’ kids take Hoboken
In interview, reality show brothers won’t confirm new show being filmed here

Will the next big TV reality show focus on two twentysomething guys from the suburbs dating and partying in Hoboken? Rumors throughout the media suggest that the sons of one of the stars of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of New Jersey” show – Albie and Chris Manzo, who now live in a pricy apartment on the …

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Is life too loud in Hoboken?
St. Pat’s preparations on the way; noise control being addressed

Mayor Dawn Zimmer says it’s a coincidence that controlling noise on the streets is being addressed by the city just a few weeks before the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 5. However, a meeting with bar owners, the administration, the police, and the fire department last week was an indication that the city is …

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Hoboken’s growin’
Housing units up 35 percent; Caucasian, Asian, African-American populations rise

If only six of Hoboken’s residents hadn’t taken part in the census in 2010, the city would be a little worse off when it comes to future funding opportunities. Surpassing the 50,000 population threshold (to 50,005) was important for Hoboken, according to Mayor Dawn Zimmer, because that enables the city to receive additional government aid. …

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‘I can’t date a vegetarian’
With Valentine’s Day coming, local singles discuss romantic challenges

In the 1960s film classic The Graduate, a very young Dustin Hoffman gets one piece of career advice from an older neighbor: plastics. Today, you’re likely to hear another one-word injunction about finding a mate: online. But wait! A lot of locals said they also try to meet at the bars of Hudson County, and …

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Will new Hudson River rail tunnel really happen?
$13.5M Gateway Project unveiled, funding unknown

It took 20 years to find funding for the Access to the Region’s Core Tunnel – two NJ Transit tubes that were suppose to create more passenger rail – and then only a year for the project to be cancelled by Gov. Christopher Christie. Now Amtrak’s recently unveiled Gateway Tunnel Project could send more trains …

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