Category: Hoboken News

On Tuesday, residents can vote for one council person to represent their ward in town, three Board of Education candidates, and two people for the state Assembly. The City Council has nine slots, but it’s only the six ward seats that are up for election. The Board of Education has nine seats as well, with …

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The awning of the Issyra art gallery’s pokes out from the Neumann Leathers Building along Observer Highway. Issa Sow, the curator, steps out into the sunlight to take a break. His white and brown cat weaves through his legs. Sow, who was born and raised in Senegal and moved to Hoboken three years ago with …

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Carla Cubit spent the past year traversing New York City with her camera, capturing protesters and authorities during the Black Lives Matter demonstrations. Len Scrivanich, a Hoboken local for 26 years, displays his love for the mile-square city with oil paint and graphite canvas work. Anthony Johnson says he’s photographed every sunrise in 2015 so …

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Hoboken resident and real estate agent Ashok Singh sat at his computer rifling through old files in search of a photo from when he was nearly 400 pounds. He was hard-pressed to find one. “I just didn’t take them,” he said. “I didn’t go out, and I didn’t want to see myself.” Today, Singh, 46, …

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“Let me get this out of the way from the beginning,” said Esther Suarez, newly sworn in last month as the first Hispanic and first woman prosecutor in Hudson County history. “There is a lot of discussion and negative media. This is the face of immigration.” She made it perfectly clear that she felt immigrants …

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Police and Fire departments host toy drive The Hoboken police and fire departments have partnered with the Hoboken Special Needs Parent Group to host their annual toy drive. The toy drive will have several drop-off locations throughout the city and will run from Nov. 1 to Dec. 1. Those interested in donating toys can bring …

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A lawsuit filed against Mayor Dawn Zimmer, the city of Hoboken, the Hoboken Housing Authority (HHA) and others by terminated HHA Executive Director Carmelo Garcia – who is an assemblyman and is running for 6th Ward council against the mayor’s candidate – may be modified to include new complaints against the mayor’s husband. Recently, during …

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This is the second of two articles on Hoboken’s upcoming Nov. 3 City Council races. The Hoboken City Council election will be held Nov. 3. Six of the nine seats are up for election, each representing a different part of town. Mayor Dawn Zimmer currently supports candidates in five wards, and most of the wards …

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Parents and residents still on the fence over who to vote for in the Nov. 3 Board of Education election still have a week and a half to decide. Three out of nine seats for the volunteer three-year positions are up for grabs. School board trustees oversee the district’s budget, approve the curriculum, evaluate Superintendent …

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2015 Business Award Finalists From over 130 companies and business people in the mile square city were nominated, the Hoboken Chamber of Commerce has announced the finalists for the fourth annual business award. The awards, which attract over 200 attendees each year, honor businesses in 13 categories including “Hoboken Business of the Year” and “Hoboken …

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