Reporter on Vacation
Take a photo with your newspaper and send it in!

If youโ€™re going on vacation or just hanging out locally, take a photo with any Reporter newspaper, including the Bayonne Community News, and send it to us! Weโ€™d love to print it and show your neighbors where you went, even if it wasnโ€™t far. Visiting relatives in the next town? Hanging out down the shore? …

Take a photo with your newspaper and send it in!

Enjoying summer in Hoboken
Both visitors and residents take in all city has to offer

While many North Jersey residents enjoy escaping to the beach, there are a number of Hudson County residents who find leisure and relaxation right in their backyard in Hoboken. The outdoor cafes along Washington Street, the views of New York City from the waterfront, the city parks, and simple strolls through the mile-square city provide …

Both visitors and residents take in all city has to offer

HOBOKEN BRIEF

Follow breaking news from the Reporter on Twitter! T he nine community newspapers published by the Hudson Reporter are now providing breaking news updates and previews of upcoming stories on Twitter. Donโ€™t miss anything important! Itโ€™s easy to sign up. For Hoboken, go to www.twitter.com /hobokenreporter . To sign up for mobile alerts, log into …

Attorney: Cammarano lost everything, had rough childhood
Ex-mayor sentenced to two years in prison in corruption bust

Former Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano, 33, was a rising star in the Democratic Party 14 months ago โ€“ but thanks to an FBI corruption sting last July, โ€œHe has been absolutely unemployed โ€ฆ [heโ€™s] lost his marriage and been separated from his child,โ€ said defense attorney Joseph Hayden on Thursday. Hayden and Cammarano appeared in …

Ex-mayor sentenced to two years in prison in corruption bust

Rash of immigrant hatred
Recent letters, bias attacks, laws incite fear even in legal residents

Communities in the Tri-State area have seen an increase in anti-immigrant sentiment lately โ€“ with angry critics of present immigration laws not always able to distinguish people who immigrated here legally from the illegal aliens about whom they complain. Anger against people of different ethnicities has manifested itself in ways ranging from frustrated letters to …

Recent letters, bias attacks, laws incite fear even in legal residents

Axe to fall
Police, low-level city workers receive word of layoffs

A controversial layoff plan for Hoboken police and city workers has begun to take effect. Mayor Dawn Zimmerโ€™s plan to trim $2.5 million from city spending will release 18 members of the Police Department and 18 employees in City Hall, and will result in the demotion of 19 senior police officers. A week ago, the …

Police, low-level city workers receive word of layoffs

โ€˜She was the love of my lifeโ€™
Formerly homeless man says goodbye to perhaps Hobokenโ€™s oldest dog

When โ€œLadybugโ€ โ€“ a German shepherd/golden retriever mix โ€“ died of natural causes three weeks ago at the age of 21, her owner, Thomas DeMartine of Hoboken, said she might have been the cityโ€™s oldest dog. She certainly was one of the most loved. The fact that Ladybug lived so long might lead one to …

Formerly homeless man says goodbye to perhaps Hobokenโ€™s oldest dog

Attracting viewers from all over the state
โ€˜Movies Under the Starsโ€™ had gradual evolution

From the days of manually changing film reels in the park, to today, when Hoboken Coordinator of Cultural Affairs Geri Fallo simply presses the โ€œplayโ€ button, the cityโ€™s summer โ€œMovies Under the Starsโ€ series has come a long way. Before taking her position with the city in 1994, Fallo worked with a non-profit organization called …

โ€˜Movies Under the Starsโ€™ had gradual evolution

Police beat

Rash of nighttime burglaries Police Det. Sgt. Anthony Falco said last week that Hoboken is seeing an unusual trend in burglaries: those committed at night while residents are home, rather than during the day while residents are at work. โ€œThese recent โ€˜catโ€™ burglaries, although anomalies, are definitely being committed by extremely bold criminals who are …