Category: Hoboken News

Thirty-five performers, including over a dozen Hoboken residents, nine professionals, and “Captain” the dog will dazzle audiences later this month at a show with all the Broadway trimmings. Hosted by St. Francis Church, “The Best of Broadway” will mark its return after an 18-year hiatus on March 18. The wait makes the show all the …

Continue reading “Broadway comes to Fifth Street

“

What a possible transit strike means for your commute NJ Transit rail operations face the prospect of a system-wide shutdown should the membership of its rail union opt to participate in a work stoppage on March 13. This would result in the complete suspension of NJ Transit rail service, affecting more than 160,000 customers who …

Continue reading “HOBOKEN BRIEFS”

Hoboken is gearing up to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, but without many of the traditions that have died out over the years. And now, another tradition is set to leave the mile-square city: The 117-year-old Washington Street business that made its living off the city’s anniversary celebrations and parades. This is the last year that …

Continue reading “Cops prepare for Lepre-con weekend

“

A 13-year-old Chicago, Ill., student died in 2010 from an allergic reaction to peanuts after a Chinese restaurant cooked meals for a school party and apparently used peanut oil, after saying they would not. In 2012, a 7-year-old girl in Chesterfield, Va., died at school after she shared a friend’s treat that may have contained …

Continue reading “When eating can be a life-or-death decision

“

After questions from the Hudson Reporter staff two weeks ago, Hudson County Administrator Abe Antun has notified all county offices that they are required to keep a countywide homeless hotline number available for anyone who calls. The hotline number, which is supposed to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, is run through …

Continue reading “Homeless? Call 1-800-624-0287

“

Jen Dockendorf had been living in Hoboken for seven years in 2008 when her father, Chuck, was diagnosed with lung cancer. She preferred not to go into much detail about his condition, but chemotherapy did little to improve it. It was September of 2008 when Chuck heard the news, and he and his family were …

Continue reading “‘Charlie’s Turtles’ take off

“

Meeting to be held about Post 107 providing housing for homeless vets Six homeless veterans would be able to call Hoboken’s American Legion Post 107 home under a current plan to convert the garage-esque meeting hall on Second Street into a new five-story building. Post 107 faced significant flooding issues during Superstorm Sandy, which the …

Continue reading “HOBOKEN BRIEFS”

HOBOKEN – Hoboken Police Chief Kenneth Ferrante told The Hoboken Reporter earlier this week that the 21 year-old man that was shot at a basketball court earlier this month is not cooperating with investigators. The man, who remains unnamed but is now revealed to be a Florida native, was not an innocent bystander in the …

Continue reading “Hoboken basketball court shooting victim is ‘not cooperating’ with investigators”

The heated debate over whether Hoboken’s Washington Street has enough room for both drivers and cyclists ended in a compromise plan last week. On Wednesday, Feb. 17, the City Council adopted a redesign plan 8-1. The new plan will still narrow the 17-block thoroughfare, retain parking spots, add on-street bike lanes downtown, possibly add “sharrows” …

Continue reading “Washington St. redesign gets ‘green light’

“

This past Wednesday morning, as Hoboken Fire Chief Anton Peskens walked through the six residential units at 505 and 507 Washington St. that were walloped by a fire last weekend, he was nearly speechless describing the damage. “Everything is…well, frozen,” he said over the phone during his informal inspection. “Right now we’re trying to defrost …

Continue reading “From fire to freeze to fund-raiser

“