Category: Hoboken News

Lower taxes? That’s easy. After a 47 percent tax hike, there’s no one in town who wouldn’t want lower taxes. But what else are Hoboken residents looking for from the next mayor? The election will be held Tuesday, May 12. Residents can vote for any of the six mayoral candidates, and also choose any three …

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Public safety director releases changes for St. Pat’s Parade Hoboken Public Safety Director Bill Begin drafted a letter last week laying out the city’s proposed changes for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, beginning next year. The city is making six days available for the parade, all after the actual holiday: Monday, March 22 or 29; …

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The City Council voted 6-2-1 on Wednesday night to approve a $123.8 million budget that covers city spending from last July 1 through this coming June 30. While the state-appointed fiscal monitor and the city’s new finance director said this was a “real” budget and contained none of the gimmickry and temporary band-aids of the …

Continue reading “$123.8M budget approved – but not by allSix of nine council members say yes; some residents object”

On the first weekend in April, Hoboken’s high school auditorium will be hopping with gamblers, do-gooders, and a rum-laced trip to Havana. The Hoboken High theatre group is bringing “Guys and Dolls,” the 1951 Tony Award winning musical, to stage with some new character interpretations, according to director Jared Ramos. Four showtimes are scheduled from …

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Who hasn’t experienced the horrible sinking feeling that comes after a wallet has been misplaced or stolen? Call it the three stages of loss. First comes panic, then bargaining: “Please, God, help me find it. I promise I’ll never be careless again.” And then comes the third stage: realizing that everything – drivers license, credit …

Continue reading “Secaucus Samaritan returns woman’s purseAnonymous man drives valuables to Hoboken”

An ongoing Zoning Board hearing on the validity of a former city official’s already-completed home expansion will wrap up on April 2 after final arguments are heard from attorneys on both sides of the issue. Former Hoboken Tax Collector Louis Picardo’s neighbors have objected to the fact that the addition to his home on Castle …

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The Hoboken Board of Education met Tuesday to introduce their $59.36 million budget, up from $56.3 million last year. Despite the approximately $3 million overall increase, the budget will cause the school tax rate to drop by 1.82 percent, saving homeowners $55 on properties assessed at $250,000 in this tax year. Although costs for contractual …

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Candidates file for mayor, council; Russo answers questions A Thursday filing deadline turned up six mayoral candidates and 14 council candidates running in the Hoboken May 12 municipal elections. Hoboken voters may vote for any mayoral candidate and any three of the council-at-large candidates. Council members Peter Cammarano, Beth Mason, and Dawn Zimmer, along with …

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