Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Tommy Morrissey wants to induct Giants quarterback Eli Manning into the Hall of Fame… the Morrissey Hall of Fame. Morrissey was given a pair of Manning’s sneakers by Manning’s then-fiancé seven months before the Giants won the Super Bowl in 2008. Due to a Reporter article about the exchange, last April, Morrissey reconnected with a …
Police officer settles lawsuit with city A 2006 lawsuit filed by Police Sgt. Kevin Houghton was settled out of court recently. The suit alleged that Houghton was skipped over for a promotion and retaliated against due to his criticisms of the department. City attorney Steven Kleinman said as part of the settlement, the city will …
Over the last several weeks, news outlets have been abuzz about the eBay sale of the 201 area code version of the phone number made famous by the 1980s rocker Tommy Tutone in the song “867-5309/Jenny.” Weehawken Disc Jockey Spencer Potter had the number for five years as the contact for his business, A Blast …
Bob Hurley did not become the legendary coach of Jersey City’s powerhouse St. Anthony High School basketball team overnight. Nor was there an immediate path to his current enshrinement in the Hudson County Sports Hall of Fame. Hurley and four other current Hall of Famers shared their life experiences leading up to their current success …
After temporarily stalling on a parking garage it began building on the waterfront more than five years ago, the Stevens Institute of Technology has swapped its original design in favor of a structure that critics of the original facility call a positive step. In 2001, the Stevens Institute of Technology planned to build a massive …
Council meeting stalwart Helen Hirsch wants to completely overhaul the way local government works. Hirsch has pitched the idea of changing the city’s form of government at almost every bi-monthly City Council meeting in the last few months. Right now, Hoboken has a full-time elected mayor and a nine-member City Council, including six council people …
The Hoboken City Council had several contentious votes on weighty issues Wednesday night, foreshadowing the likely tenor of meetings through the May mayoral election. Council members Dawn Zimmer and Peter Cammarano have already declared that they will run for mayor, and Councilwoman Beth Mason is rumored to be a candidate as well. Wednesday night, the …
Found unconscious On Sunday, Feb. 15, police received a call of a possible bar fight at a restaurant on Sinatra Drive and Fourth Street. Officers arrived at the establishment around 2:15 a.m. and found a man unconscious on the floor inside the bar. The man soon regained consciousness, but told police he was unaware of …
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One of the attractions developers haven’t planned for the $2.3 billion Xanadu Meadowlands retail/recreation complex on Route 3 is a roller coaster. But maybe they should. The long-delayed project has had more ups and downs than a ride at Coney Island. A year ago, several companies signed lease agreements to open in Xanadu and made …
The Hoboken St. Patrick’s Parade Committee hosts their annual “Irish Party” this Sunday, Feb. 22, a fundraising event to support the upcoming March 7 parade. At the event, they will publicly honor this year’s grand marshal. Held from 5 to 9 p.m., the party will feature a steaming plate of corned beef and cabbage, live …
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