Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
There are many ways to use the Hoboken Public Library. All of them are free, some of them are surprising, and a few are potentially life-changing. Here are eight suggestions for getting the most out of your library experience. 1. Check out a book, audiotape, DVD or CD from one of 75 libraries in the …
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Hudson County Clerk’s Office moves Hudson County Clerk Barbara A. Netchert announced that the County Clerk’s Office will be moving to a new location during the week of July 27, 2009. The Clerk’s services, which include the issuing of passports, election information/absentee voting, notary oaths and public records, will be conducted on of the fourth …
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It was only eight months ago that Hoboken resident Hector Claveria, 36, was appointed to the seven-member volunteer board that oversees Hoboken’s housing projects, after several City Council people touted his financial expertise and said the board needed new blood. _____________ “File this under ‘desperate people do desperate things.’ ” – Perry Belfiore________ Soon after …
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After Hoboken Schools Superintendent Jack Raslowsky announced last month that his last day would be Aug. 31, the Board of Education began a quick search for a replacement. Rather than hiring someone permanent, they conducted an expedited search for a one-year interim superintendent who will stay until next summer. From this coming Sept. 1 through …
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For 99 years, Hoboken has hosted a five-day celebration of St. Ann, the patron saint of pregnant women, at St. Ann’s Church at Seventh and Jefferson streets. The “Feast of St. Ann” has grown to lure tourists and locals alike with its concerts, vendors, and warm, doughy zeppoles. According to Christian tradition, St. Ann was …
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Taxes down slightly for two quarters According to the city, the next set of tax bills will include a 5 percent property tax decrease from the last two quarters. Since the citizens got a massive tax hike last year to make up for years of budget deficits, some of the recurring costs are being paid …
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What can be said in 140 characters? A lot, apparently. Thousands of people in Hoboken are communicating in 140-character blocs, including the mayor, a couple calling themselves “TheBoken,” and the Cake Boss. Twitter is a website that allows users to send out small updates on their activities in 140-character increments. One can read the updates …
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“Build it and they will come” – that is 2nd Ward Councilwoman Beth Mason’s plan for the northern end of town. But this is not just any field of dreams; the former mayoral candidate wants to attract a minor league affiliate of the Yankees, Mets, or Boston Red Sox to the northwest corner of Hoboken …
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Mayor Peter Cammarano is building his cabinet of directors. “It’s going to look like Hoboken,” he said last week. The city will have six departments, each with a director, and the mayor is also entitled to appoint other positions like chief of staff and corporation counsel (a city attorney). Each appointment is on an “advice …
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Two major additions to the Hoboken waterfront – a waterfront walkway from the train station to downtown Jersey City and the long-awaited park at Pier C – should be ready by September, city officials said. Pier C Park is on Sinatra Drive between Third and Fourth streets near the W Hotel. The 2.5-acre park will …
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