Category: Hoboken News

This past Tuesday, over 300 students from all 11 sixth grade classes at public, private, and charter schools in Hoboken gathered at the Canavan Arena on the Stevens Institute of Technology campus for a day of fun, teamwork, and bottle rockets. The first annual STEM-a-thon, organized in conjunction with the Hoboken Family Alliance, sought to …

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Suspects accused of brutal assault at Hoboken McDonald’s turn themselves in A man remains in critical condition at Jersey City Medical Center two weeks after he was brutally assaulted at a Hoboken McDonald’s, according to a hospital spokesman. Two New York men accused of carrying out the early morning assault on Monday, May 25 have …

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The Hudson Theatre Ensemble’s “Silly on Sixth” series continues in June with a production of “The Elves and the Shoemaker,” at the Hudson School Performance Space, 601 Park Ave., Hoboken. “The Elves and the Shoemaker” with its all-adult cast is presented for children ages 3 to 10. This is the 15th season of the series. …

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Heavy rain triggers flooding Sunday night At least three inches of rain on the afternoon and night of Sunday, May 31 filled the sewers of northwest Hoboken, causing sewage-laden water to fill streets and damage several homes and businesses. The flooding was at its worst in the area around the ShopRite at Ninth and Madison …

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If nothing else, the public meeting held two weeks ago at the Jubilee Center to present the city’s draft plan for the Western Edge Redevelopment Area illustrated the difficult balancing act Mayor Dawn Zimmer, her planning professionals, and the City Council must perform in seeking to satisfy every party with an interest in the area’s …

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On Tuesday, June 2, besides voting in the primary elections for state Assembly and county executive, Hoboken residents can pick a male and female representative for their tiny election district in either the Democratic or Republican Party, if they are registered with that party. A fight may be brewing among the Democrats over who will …

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Chicago was his kind of town, and New York was where his vagabond shoes longed to stray, but Hoboken will always be Frank Sinatra’s hometown, and never more so than in the month of June, when the city celebrates the “Sinatra Centennial,” with a host of events commemorating the singer’s birthday. Sinatra’s actual birthday isn’t …

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A few weeks after Hillary Clinton fired up her 2016 presidential campaign at the Women in the World Summit in New York City, she began a series of smaller invitation-only fund-raisers. Hoboken Councilwoman Beth Mason was invited to one of five $2,700 per-ticket fund-raisers by Susan Thomases, an attorney that represented Clinton when she was …

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Hoboken Fire Chief Richard Blohm to retire Monday, June 1 Fire Chief Richard Blohm has indicated his plans to retire on Monday, June 1, according to a press release issued by the city of Hoboken on May 28. The administration of Mayor Dawn Zimmer will soon appoint a provisional fire chief to lead the department …

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