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Just a little of what they said this week on www.hudsonreporter.com

Dozens of readers left comments about our up-to-the-minute news stories and our regular news stories last week, and you can, too! Here is just a smattering of some of the comments people left. Click on the site to read more, and write your own! Also, the stories with the most comments are in a scroll …

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Take the Reporter on vacation!
Snap a photo of you with the newspaper, and see it published

Are you planning to travel to exotic locales this summer, or just do a “Day-cation” at the local gas station with your 50 cent hot dog? Either way, you can surprise us, make us laugh, show off your kids, or just share your trip with your neighbors by sending us a photo of you and/or …

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Cammarano v. Zimmer
Mayoral battle continues June 9

Hoboken will wait a few more weeks to elect its next mayor, as the field was pared down Tuesday night to Councilman-at-Large Peter Cammarano and 4th Ward Councilwoman Dawn Zimmer. Both candidates pulled far ahead of third-place finisher Beth Mason (see sidebar) and three independent candidates. A runoff election is necessary if one candidate cannot …

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Garcia hired to run public housing
‘National’ search ends for Hoboken Housing Authority director

Years ago, Carmelo Garcia was the Housing Authority heir apparent, and now the spot is his. Garcia, a young Hoboken politico who grew up in the city’s public housing projects, was promoted from deputy director to executive director of those same Hoboken Housing Authority (HHA) projects at a meeting Thursday night. A committee of the …

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Ditched the leg braces, then went after Hitler
LaBook to be grand marshal in Memorial Day parade on Wed.

Al LaBook fought polio, Nazis, and the North Koreans, and then he fought fires in Hoboken. This week, LaBook will be honored for his patriotism and dedication. On Wednesday, May 20 at 6 p.m., the Hoboken Memorial Day Parade will march down Washington Street, and so will LaBook. LaBook is 83 years old and one …

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Employee of the Month
Joyce Laterra ends 26-year run at Hudson Reporter newspapers

A series of events conspired to delay Joyce Laterra’s anointing as “Employee of the Month” for April at the Hudson Reporter newspaper group. Just a few days before Laterra was about to be surprised at work with the honor, she told her bosses she would have to retire. Her 101-year-old mother had fallen in her …

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HOBOKEN BRIEFS
5/17/09

City files motion to stop a state-appointed police chief Corporation Counsel Steven Kleinman filed a motion in Mercer County Superior Court last week to stop the state Division of Local Government Services from appointing a police chief. As of Thursday, the city had not heard back from the judge, Kleinman said, but expects to soon. …

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