Category: Hoboken News

Hoboken resident Don Citarella has lived on Monroe Street for nine years, and until recently, he had only minor issues with animals in his backyard. He’s seen the occasional opossum on a tree branch, and one time, a raccoon mistook his fire escape for a new bed. But last month, he got some new guests. …

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Despite the cloud of controversy hanging over the north end of Hoboken for the last five years or so, the city has moved forward with plans to turn the area into a vibrant part of the city by naming DMR Architects as the redevelopment planner. The north end, not far from the Lincoln Tunnel, encompasses …

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In heated Hoboken council election, Raia to drop from 3rd Ward race against Russo To the surprise of some and the dismay of Hudson County politicos, 3rd Ward Council candidate Frank Raia has asked for his name to be removed from the ballot for the Nov. 3 municipal elections, Hudson County Deputy Clerk Janet Larwa …

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In what City Council members called a “historic moment” at the recent City Council meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 16, the council passed a $16.7 million bond to help acquire 6 acres of land in the northwest for a park and a parking garage. The patch of land between Madison and Adams Street near 13th Street, …

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While this year’s 22nd Annual Fall Arts and Music Festival – held Sunday, Sept. 27 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. – doesn’t have a headliner, per se, two names stick out to organizer Gerri Fallo the most: Willie Nile and Nicole Atkins. “This year there’s two performers sharing that, in a way,” said Fallo, …

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Zipcar first came into New Jersey with a few cars in Hoboken in 2002, and now they are the city’s official car share operator. A ribbon-cutting this past Thursday, Sept. 17 marked the partnership – which entails Zipcar taking over Hoboken’s Corner Cars program from Hertz and placing 46 vehicles throughout the city. “Zipcar is …

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Kevin Katch was in his early 20s when he first moved to the mile square city in 2001 after growing up in Massachusetts and living in New York City. Little did he know that 14 years later he would become a catalyst for an important question in Hoboken: Are we feeding the less-fortunate healthy food? …

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A flock of K-8 students were in high spirits as the Elysian Charter School opened the doors to its new location – an upgrade from their former home – during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, Sept. 9. “Is this not absolutely amazing?” director of Elysian Charter School, Harry Laub asked a crowd of students, parents, and …

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Of 23 who filed for school board and council elections, two names not on ballots The ballot drawing for the upcoming Nov. 3 elections for Hoboken’s Board of Education and City Council was conducted Friday, Sept. 11. Two candidates who originally filed to run in August will not appear on the ballots. Of the eight …

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