Category: Hoboken News

Several palatial former bank buildings, vintage palaces of commerce from back to the early 1900s, are undergoing conversions. In several cases, the developers have pledged to keep the towering columns and high ceilings that were staples of the time when people conducted much of their business there rather than through ATM machines or computers. _____________ …

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Hoboken University Medical Center is in tough financial straits, as are most area hospitals who have to deal with insurance reimbursements and other issues. Now, HUMC CEO Spiros Hatiras is concerned that patients who normally would be brought to his hospital are being unfairly diverted by ambulance to Jersey City Medical Center. Christopher Rinn, JCMC’s …

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It took over two years for the Hoboken Housing Authority (HHA) to spend $2.78 million in federal stimulus funding, but for those who can now move into 37 newly renovated units, it was perfect timing. From the stucco-painted roofs to the freshly finished floors, the units are gleaming and ready to be leased out. The …

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Roughly 20,000 cars, trucks, and buses use the deteriorating 14th Street Viaduct from Union City and Jersey City to Hoboken every day, but since engineering studies call it “fracture critical,” the federal government is investing $45 million to replace it while keeping it open. The federal government is also creating three 60-by-150-foot swaths of public …

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Between calls and text messages, local blogger Kurt Gardiner’s phone rang almost 150 times from 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 2 to 11 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3. Apparently, someone posted the Hoboken resident’s cell phone number on Craigslist.com along with various ads, including one offering free tickets to the Jets playoff game. Another post purported …

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Stevens president to resign Last year, New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram filed a lawsuit against the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, alleging mismanagement and overcompensation. Stevens fired back with a lawsuit of their own, but the two sides reached a settlement last week. According to Stevens officials, Stevens President Harold Raveche has agreed …

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Philadelphia has been the setting of A&E’s cable television show “Parking Wars” for three years, but the ticket-and-tow reality show may be coming to a parking spot near you. According to city officials, “Parking Wars” has shown an interest in bringing their show to Hoboken for Season 4. Parking and Transportation Director Ian Sacs said …

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The Hoboken City Council held its first budget hearing last week, and very few residents showed up to question the bottom line. Unlike the past few years, only a handful of taxpayers spoke up, and the biggest complaint was that the proposed budget wasn’t on the internet yet. The total budget for fiscal year 2009-2010 …

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Carmelo Garcia, Frances Rhodes-Kearns, and Phil DeFalco won three seats on the Board of Education in April of 2008, but according to a lawsuit filed by their public relations consultant in mid-2009, the three candidates neglected to pay $15,821 that they owe his firm. Anthony Amabile, a longtime political player in Hoboken and president of …

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