Category: Hoboken News

A Hoboken-based reality show that has gained national popularity is about to have a new Hudson County angle. While the job market isn’t favorable, pastry chef Buddy Valastro of the TLC show “Cake Boss” is about to award a new job as an assistant at Carlo’s Bake Shop, located at 95 Washington St. (Parking not …

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Perhaps it’s true that the more things change, the more they stay the same. The Clam Broth House – the legendary Hoboken watering hole renowned for its roots catering to the food and libation needs of the city’s dock workers in the early 1900s – has come full circle. After closing and leaving Hoboken’s restaurant …

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The Liberty Humane Society animal shelter in Jersey City, which takes in strays from that city and Hoboken, was hit with a lawsuit two weeks ago from a group of volunteers who are questioning the shelter’s policies related to euthanizing and adopting out animals. Around the same time, one of those volunteers was arrested for …

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Corner Cars: How did you vote? Last week, we asked the readers to vote in our online poll which asked the question, “Is Corner Cars a good program for Hoboken?” The issue was addressed at the City Council meeting, and the results swung heavily in one direction in our poll. To see the results of …

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Now that the City Council has voted against reserving permanent parking spaces in Hoboken for the “Corner Cars” car rental program, the city could eventually see the cars removed from the city’s streets. Another vote on the program is slated for this Wednesday’s council meeting. Supporters of Mayor Dawn Zimmer and Parking and Transportation Director …

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The Hoboken Board of Education has found the man they want to be superintendent of schools, but they haven’t received the necessary approval of his contract from the county superintendent or the state. The board voted 8-1 on Tuesday to take legal action against the county superintendent and the state Department of Education to expedite …

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Robert Oliver was sitting at his desk in a comfortable office on Wall Street one day when he decided he wanted out. Maybe it was the satisfaction he got from his experience as a semi-professional soccer player nagging at him as he worked in the corporate world, but he decided that he wanted to do …

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Jochen Spengler had what he thought was a simple vision for the 22-unit condo building in which he lives in Hoboken, so he shared his vision with his fellow neighbors and the condo association. Spengler wanted to conserve condo association resources by saving water and energy costs in the small building’s common areas. He proposed …

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Blogger crosses the line? How did you vote? Last week, we asked you the readers in an online poll whether or not Zoning Board member Nancy Pincus crossed the line with a Nazi parody post on her blog. The poll elicited a strong response early in the week then quickly swung in the other direction. …

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