Category: Hoboken News

Thirteen candidates running for six Hoboken City Council seats clashed over questions last week about the city’s Washington Street redesign project, rent control, which businesses to bring to town, and even what they’d do if a giant chicken terrorized Hoboken. There were loud arguments, laughs, and someone even invoked late pizza restaurateur Benny Tudino. You …

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Three out of nine seats on the Hoboken Board of Education are in contention this November, and seven candidates are competing for the spots. The Hoboken Quality of Life Coalition will hold a forum for the 2015 Board of Education candidates on Monday, Oct. 5, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Our Lady of …

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What better way to commemorate an Indian festival meant to celebrate the power of light over darkness, than to take the festivities outdoors? Surati for Performing Arts and Education, an arts group based in Jersey City, will hold the Diwali Festival for the first time at Pier A Park in Hoboken on Saturday, Oct. 10. …

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Joseph Hottendorf, a Hoboken native and the president of Hudson County’s Liberty Board of Realtors, is already a well known critic of local governments, and a watchdog over taxes. Now he has taken his vigilance to a new level. Last week, Hottendorf unveiled a new website: http://njrealestatetaxes.com. The site is designed to give people access …

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It was fitting that a few minutes into the Hoboken Chamber of Commerce’s “Let’s Talk Parking” roundtable on Thursday, Oct. 1, nearly half the audience had to suddenly get up and move their cars to avoid tickets due to the street sweeper. After the ironic turn of events, the president of the Hoboken Chamber of …

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After a recent screening at the Golden Door Film Festival, a short docu-fiction film, “Breaking The Silence,” will be screened admission free at Port O Lounge, 286 First St. in Jersey City on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m., followed by a question and answer session with the cast. The evening will include singer Sicily …

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Mathnasium’s TriMathlon contest is designed encourage kids to engage in math and to support local schools. Children at all levels of math ability are invited to participate. In addition to winning medals, all students who participate this year will earn money for local schools with a donation for each student participating in the event. The …

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Stevens professor who predicted Sandy’s flooding says: ‘If Joaquin were to come here it would be much worse than Sandy’ HOBOKEN – A Stevens Institute of Technology professor and ocean engineer — widely known for predicting the massive extent of Hurricane Sandy’s flooding before many others — has his own forecast for Hurricane Joaquin. Although …

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Over a hundred people attended a meeting at the Multi Service Center on Thursday, Sept. 24 to discuss the beginning stages of the $230 million Rebuild by Design project, including Mayor Dawn Zimmer, City Council members, and residents. The plan is designed to avoid the kind of disaster that Superstorm Sandy caused in October 2012 …

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The Stevens Institute of Technology’s new 436-space garage, to be located near Sinatra Drive facing the waterfront, is designed to blend in with the rocky area and the Hudson River. Initial construction of the Babbio Center actually got started in the winter of 2002-2003 after Stevens received zoning board approval. Although the Babbio Center was …

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