Category: Hoboken News

Acting Mayor and Council President Dawn Zimmer gave up her council presidency at Wednesday’s City Council meeting, as she is set to take over as mayor this week. However, she will officially remain the 4th Ward councilperson until she submits a letter of resignation following her election certification. After Zimmer gave up the council presidency, …

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In this recession, more and more pets are being abandoned, and some local animal activists are unhappy with the fact that some towns send their missing or abandoned animals to the Associated Humane Society shelter in Newark. A different shelter, the former SPCA Shelter in Jersey City, was shut down last year due to allegedly …

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Mason’s campaigners seek paychecks On Wednesday, roughly 20 campaign workers showed up at Councilwoman Beth Mason’s headquarters on Washington Street looking for a paycheck, according to several sources. Mason’s campaign manager Ryan Yacco said the people looking for the payouts were not told by the campaign that they would be paid that night. “The office …

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While local residents pull the lever on Tuesday for New Jersey governor and two assembly people, Hobokenites also get to choose a mayor for the next four years. In July, new Mayor Peter Cammarano resigned after being arrested for corruption as part of an FBI sting. City Council President Dawn Zimmer replaced him temporarily, and …

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The Hoboken taxpayers’ worst fear – not to mention the fears of low-income residents of Hudson County with medical problems – may be coming true. After the Hoboken City Council voted in 2006 to bond for $52 million to save the city’s only hospital, the taxpayers feared the ailing facility might continue to lose money …

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Ethan Chazin started with boot camps for unemployed Hudson County residents, and now he’s moved on to local schools. The local career coach and author was hired earlier this year to take his career building expertise to Hoboken High School for a string of workshops with juniors and seniors. In the past, Chazin, founder of …

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