Category: Hoboken News

Quinn Steven is following in the footsteps of leaders from the past. The ambitious 12-year-old girl, who attends the private Hudson School in Hoboken, will travel to Washington D.C. on July 25 for a six-day Junior National Young Leaders Conference called “Voices of Leadership: Reflecting on the Past to create the Future.” Steven, along with …

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Brazil PD: Gatti committed suicide According to the Associated Press, police in Brazil are no longer saying that boxer Arturo Gatti – who has lived in Hoboken and Jersey City in the past – was killed by his wife, a Union City native. They have ruled the death a suicide. They also have ordered his …

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The timing was more than ironic. On Wednesday, July 15, just a day after new Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano publicly announced that his administration had a “clear-cut zero tolerance policy against any violation of the public trust” and called for a Housing Authority commissioner to step down because of a bribery charge, Cammarano – according …

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When the City Council met on Wednesday, no one at the dais knew that at the crack of dawn the next morning, the newly-elected mayor would be leaving his home in handcuffs. Still, the council’s agenda for the meeting highlighted two issues that intertwine with the mayor’s legal predicament: his recommendations for six new city …

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Lawmakers in Trenton recently passed legislation to limit abuses in absentee ballot voting – potentially cutting down on dirty tricks in local elections. The “vote-by-mail” law, which went into effect July 1, could have major implications for several close races this fall, including the statewide race for governor and the local mayoral race in Secaucus. …

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Annette Davis jockeys the phones at The Hudson Reporter front desk and does much more. “Annette has great customer skills,” wrote a colleague in nominating her for Employee of the Month last month. “She does her job efficiently when dealing with customers. Annette is always willing to help other departments when needed.” Davis was born …

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