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While not sharing the marquee of the 22nd annual Hoboken Arts and Music Festival with musicians like Leon Russell and Amanda Holley, Jersey City-based singer Sylvana Joyce is ecstatic that the biannual festival is coming up again this May. “It’s only a matter of time before the Hoboken/Jersey City music scene is recognized as one …

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The late freeholder Maurice Fitzgibbons’ zeal for politics and public service is considered by many to have been unwavering. First Ward Councilman Michael DeFusco, one of two sponsors of a City Council resolution to name the park under the 14th Street Viaduct after him, said that Fitzgibbons played a key role in the creation of …

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Even 43 years after the conclusion of the war in Vietnam, many veterans still have a stinging memory of their return. The war often elicited bad feelings that Americans inappropriately dumped on the shoulders of the men and women who served. “The Vietnam War divided our nation politically. It was often a bitter and violent …

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Hoboken filmmaker Frank Gigante recently received a recognition award on behalf of the Mayor of Andria, in the Puglia region of Italy, for sharing a film based on local traditions and culture on weddings in the 1960s, a sort of history piece. The film “La Zuite” by Sabino Matera and directed by Umberto Sardella, about …

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5th Annual Irish Cultural Festival will be May 21   The city has scheduled its fifth annual Hoboken Irish Cultural Festival for Saturday, May 21. The festival, in collaboration between the city and Irish Network New Jersey, will be held from noon to 6 p.m. at Sinatra Park (on the waterfront near Fourth Street). In …

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The issue of schools unearthing high levels of lead in drinking water hasn’t yet hit home for Hoboken parent Vera Sirota. But in a way, it has. Her hometown in Detroit is an hour away from a crisis in Flint, Michigan in which lead has been discovered in the drinking water. In another situation in …

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The battle against cancer is hard to begin with. But Hoboken resident Craig Lockner, 38, realizes that it’s much worse for those who face financial hardship. His uncle and best friend’s brother died from cancer. Zachary Ciperski, his best friend’s brother, died at age 34 and his uncle, Richard Lowen, died when he was 42. …

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Thirty-one school districts in New Jersey, including Hoboken, currently receive state funds for free pre-K 3 and 4 programs in the public schools. Now, some legislators hope to increase the number past 100 (approximately a sixth of the state’s districts) so that low-income parents in the other towns won’t have to pay for early child-care …

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“Something we all do naturally is play,” is the mantra Hoboken teacher Michele Traina has in mind as she prepares to launch a new class for children with special needs as part of her theatre company Propbox Players. The idea came to Traina when her daughter, Grace, began to show signs of cognitive, social, and …

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How will planners design Hoboken’s flood protection? Give your input at April workshops What will Hoboken’s flood protection look like? Planners expect to make renderings public by June but residents first need to provide input. The City of Hoboken will host three workshops in April to discuss a finalized plan as part of the $230 …

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