Category: Hoboken News

Even in the inner sanctum of an Athenian wood, the sea is never far. In Hoboken, it is often close enough to fill one’s eyes and mind. In choosing to set his production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on the edge of the Hudson River in Frank Sinatra Park, Mile Square Theatre Artistic Director Chris …

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After six and a half months of shuttered service, D’s Soul Full Café is back in business, and possibly better than ever. On New Year’s Day 2015, an electrical fire broke out in the apartment above the restaurant at 918 Willow Ave., causing extensive damage to the building. Along with eight families who occupied the …

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Hoboken-based online retailer Jet.com takes off A potentially massive new player has entered the world of e-commerce, and it’s coming straight out of the Mile Square City. Jet.com, which opened its headquarters in a brand new office tower on the South Waterfront earlier this year, aims to bring the price club model to online shopping. …

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Will Wuillamey has lived in northwest Hoboken for several years, and he is ready to see more street life in the neighborhood. “My wife and I have two boys,” he said, “and we are starving for more places in town where we can take our kids for wholesome family fun and entertainment.” “We certainly appreciate …

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The women of the St. Ann Roman Catholic Church at Seventh and Jefferson streets are too old to carry the statute of their patron saint on their shoulders, but they have lost none of their devotion to their religion, their community, or the annual festival that celebrates all of their traditions. On Sunday, July 26, …

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It’s been 30 years since the “wackiest mayor in America” was elected to lead Hoboken, and the town’s old-timers still remember. Born in Bradley Beach, N.J., in 1928, Thomas Vezzetti was the 33rd mayor of Hoboken from 1985 until his sudden death from a heart attack in 1988. Vezzetti was known for his eccentric behavior. …

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Stevens ranked 48th best American college by Money Magazine The Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken has been ranked the 48th best university in America in a new college ranking by Money Magazine that tries to gauge the best bang for one’s college buck. Though it was no match for Princeton University, which came in …

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Hoboken’s Corner Cars program – in which 42 cars are placed on the streets for people to use at an hourly rate – will continue, but within four to six weeks, it will be run and furnished by Zipcar rather than Hertz. The car share competitor, which already has 26 vehicles in Hoboken, will take …

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The accountant for the Hoboken Housing Authority warned of serious budget pressures looming for the public housing agency after the U.S. Congress significantly underfunded its public housing commitments in this year’s budget. At the July meeting of the HHA Board of Commissioners this past Thursday, accountant William Katchen warned that the agency, which manages around …

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