Category: Hoboken News

Now that the Police Department audit is public, the City Council has a lot of information to digest from police officials, the administration, and residents before considering action on the report’s recommendations, one of which calls for a third of the force to be cut. The council has also received written responses to the state-issued …

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In 1899, United Decorating opened for business at 421 Washington St. in Hoboken, helmed by Robert Kirchgessner, a German immigrant and stonecutter. To put the longevity of the still-running business in context, that year the United States signed a peace treaty ending the Spanish-American War, young newsboys of New York City went on strike, and …

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Open forum with Assembly reps State Assembly Democrats from Hudson County – Joan Quigley, Caridad Rodriguez, Vincent Prieto, Ruben Ramos, Anthony Chiappone, and Charles Mainor – will be hosting a public forum on Wednesday, March 10 to hear directly from Hudson County residents on ways to cut taxes, maintain services, and improve the quality of …

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Whether on vacation or celebrating at a union picnic, some of our readers just can’t seem to do without their hometown Hudson Reporter newspaper. You can send in your photos, too, even if your vacation is in your own backyard. Just get the newspaper into the paper and send us information about who’s in the …

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Top-heavy, underworked, and technologically challenged. An audit of the Hoboken Police Department conducted by the state Department of Community Affairs has confirmed public perceptions that the police force is in need of reform. Will the report be used by the city to cut costs, and if so, would any cuts affect essential police services? One …

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Lee Lyons is a symbol in the Housing Authority, a symbol of recovery and a symbol of the struggle to stay clean. He has bad days. He curses. He’s not perfect. He was once a symbol of wasted ability, a walking anti-drug advertisement. But for 11 years, Lyons has made the decision every day that …

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Parade plans set On Saturday, March 6, the Hoboken Saint Patrick’s Day Committee will sponsor the annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. The event is scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. from 14th and Washington streets and travel south on Washington Street. The reviewing stand is in front of City Hall, First and Washington streets. …

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This Valentine’s Day in Hoboken was truly a matter of the heart. Almost 300 runners embraced the first “Hoboken on Hudson Hot Chocolate 5K” sponsored by Delta Tau Delta and Phi Sigma Sigma from Stevens Institute of Technology to benefit The Shana Foundation. The Shana Foundation was pleased to help make this Valentine’s Day start …

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