Category: Hoboken News

Did the recent municipal tax hike come at the worst possible time? Can’t find work in Hoboken? Don’t know where to park? You are not alone. These are the issues many Hobokenites face. So what can you do to make a change? Six people are running in Tuesday’s election to be mayor, and 12 are …

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The City Council focused Wednesday on a controversial contract revision for the planners of a large development, and on possible action by the state to pick a new police chief. A few weeks ago, the council decided not to approve a payment to FXFOWLE, the planners contracted to design a proposed 70-story office tower and …

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Business Week magazine recently profiled the 50 best small cities for starting a small business. They selected one from each state – and Hoboken represented New Jersey. The publication stated that a robust workforce, proximity to colleges and universities, and the availability of local government aid made small cities ideal for small businesses. Does Hoboken …

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A group of landlords says that tenants are unfairly getting back thousands of dollars in rent because the city is making incorrect decisions on what their rent should be, based on incomplete information from the past. The Mile Square Taxpayers Association (MSTA) filed a motion in Hudson County Superior Court last month to stop the …

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Was Dawn Zimmer really planted in the Hoboken mayoral election by a political organization to siphon votes from candidate Beth Mason? Since Mason has simultaneously used three paid public relations people and a paid aide just in her job as a part-time city councilwoman, would she really be able to cut employee spending if she …

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There have been 29 gang-related incidents since the start of the school year involving two schools in the Demarest School building, formerly the terrain of Frank Sinatra. Police said last week that they are using instant messages and other evidence to get to the bottom of the escalating situation, but complained that administrators at one …

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A Hoboken father said the Wallace Primary School delayed his attempts to talk to his son about a medical emergency, and alleges that after he questioned the legitimacy of the school policy, they called a state agency to make a retaliatory report of child endangerment. The father said that after he had a confrontation with …

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