Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
The Zoning Board voted 7-0 last Thursday night to deny 23 variances a developer sought in order to demolish an old factory and build anew. A surprised contingent of artists and small business owners from the Neumann Leathers buildings celebrated as the unanimous vote came down shortly after midnight. The decision concluded a series of …
Erin Peterson, 24, met her fiancé when they were both working at the ShopRite in Hoboken four years ago. This coming July, their life will be full of magic, as they plan to wed in one of their favorite places – Disney World in Florida. “We always like going there,” Peterson said last week. Peterson, …
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Dr. Richard J. Wolff of Weehawken, who was appointed to the Tri-City Sewerage Authority in 1988 and became its chairman that same year, was elected chairman for the 21st consecutive year at the last meeting of the Authority, which was renamed the North Hudson Sewerage Authority in 1996. During his tenure as chairman, Wolff presided …
Sunburned on GHB, allegedly A man who dozed off on a tanning bed was arrested for allegedly being under the influence last week, police said. On Wednesday, March 4, police charged James Rice, 24, of Norwood, N.J., of allegedly being under the influence of a dangerous controlled substance when he was found unresponsive in a …
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You know it’s the day of the Hoboken St. Patrick’s Day parade when the green people come out to play. They appear early in the morning, decked out in green beads, leprechaun hats, green face paint and even shamrock-shaped glasses. They carouse the streets from morning until well into the evening, feasting on green beer. …
Continue reading “Eat like the Irish! A reader shares her soda bread recipe”
During times of economic crisis, it’s natural to look for ways to cut spending. But recent suggestions that the city of Hoboken cut funding for our library will do far more harm to our community than good. When the economy is bad, library use soars. Children, especially those whose parents can’t afford to buy books, …
Budget meeting this week Fiscal Monitor Judy Tripodi has called for a special budget meeting this week to introduce budget amendments and expedite the budget process. The meeting is on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in City Council Chambers, City Hall. The entire council is expected to attend and members of the public will be allowed …
When the going gets tough, the tough grow beards. At least, David Cohen did. Laid off from his senior web editor position in October, Cohen resolved to let his chin hair grow until he procured an interview. Almost five months later, he had to concede. “It was my birthday,” he said last week. “I had …
Continue reading “Growing a beard until he gets an interviewUnemployed Hobokenites band together”
Six months ago, state fiscal monitor Judy Tripodi came to Hoboken to oversee the city’s finances, in the wake of the City Council’s last-minute budget passage. Since then, she has uncovered some problems and errors in City Hall’s financial initiatives that the taxpayers may have to pay for. As the May mayor/council election approaches and …
DNA check leads to charges Police charged Ricardo Cipriano, 39, of Hoboken with burglary, theft, and forgery on Tuesday, Feb. 24 after a piece of evidence containing DNA helped to close an investigation several months old. Police initially had been called to a burglary on the 500 block of First Street on Aug. 28. Upon …
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