Category: Hoboken News

Hoboken, Weehawken, and Jersey City are being touted by the New York media as key sights to view the Macy’s July 4 fireworks this year, as for the first time since 2000, the show will take place over the Hudson River rather than the East River. The 26-minute show will begin at 9 p.m. and …

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Last week, 162 graduates left the hallways of Hoboken High School and Demarest High School for the long corridor of life. Some will go on to four-year colleges, like salutatorian Steven Barrett, who earned a scholarship to the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken. Others, like Christy Alvarez, Christina Baez, Lucas Ferrer, Robert Foster, David …

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Mayoral inauguration moved to Schaefer Center In order to accommodate the large crowd expected for the inauguration of Mayor-Elect Peter Cammarano and at-large City Council members Ravinder Bhalla, Carol Marsh, and David Mello, the venue has been changed to the Schaefer Center at the Stevens Institute of Technology campus. It will take place this Wednesday …

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After serving the city for 38 years and waiting out a six-month deliberation, Anthony Falco was appointed police chief on Thursday in City Hall, surrounded by family and friends. Falco was the top scorer of the five captains who took the state-administered chief’s exam after they all had their years of experience factored in. But …

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With teary eyes, Terry LaBruno and Ruben Ramos Jr. bade farewell to their seven City Council colleagues on Wednesday. They won’t be sitting at the dais anymore, but both vowed to stay active in the community. Ramos will continue to serve the city as state Assemblyman and LaBruno said she would follow the lead of …

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Even some of his closest staff members didn’t know that Schools Superintendent Jack Raslowsky was planning to take a job at a Manhattan Jesuit high school until the news broke on Wednesday, just a day after Raslowsky railed against adversarial board members for a lack of cooperation, communication, and partnership at a board meeting. Tuesday …

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Hoboken University Medical Center (HUMC) unveiled a new Emergency Department on Monday and hospital administrators are banking on it to help keep HUMC viable. “The area’s most advanced Emergency Department is now in Hoboken,” said HUMC CEO Spiros Hatiras, who recently took over the helm of the city-backed institution. “Patients can expect a new standard …

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Zero tolerance on July 4 On Saturday, July 4, Hoboken will be a central site for the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration over the Hudson River. Tens of thousands of visitors are expected. Mayor David Roberts said in a press release last week that all available police officers, firefigthers, Office of Emergency Management personnel, …

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