Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
It’s sometimes hard to tell the difference between things that look or sound alike. That shirt may be brown, but is it coffee, or cocoa, or maybe mocha? Here in Hoboken, there are several organizations that use the term library, but surely they don’t all mean that nice old building on Church Square Park. It …
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Census Bureau: Hudson County remains fastest growing county in state For at least the seventh year running, Hudson County is the fastest growing county in New Jersey, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual population estimates. Between July 1, 2013, and July 1, 2014, the population of Hudson County rose by 0.8 percent or 5,209 …
Hoboken property owners are set to pay more in taxes to both the city and the public schools under proposed budgets for the two entities introduced this past week. If maintained in the final budgets adopted later this spring, the property tax increases will be the second consecutive hike for the city and the third …
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Don’t look now, but the Hudson River is on the mend. Marine biologists have reported resurgent oyster populations on the piers of western Manhattan, and humpback whales are returning to New York Bay in droves. No longer is the Hudson a mere receptacle for industrial waste and double-crossed mafiosi. Unfortunately for the residents of Hudson …
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The real estate market in Hudson County has withstood the economic recession and rough weather and appears stronger than ever now. Many developers, though wary, see no sign of a price bubble forming. While the pace of development has slowed in dense communities like Union City and Hoboken, it continues to skyrocket along the waterfront …
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For the second year in a row, Work It Out Fitness Studios is teaming up with Wallace Elementary School to host a fundraiser for the Global Autism Project and Wallace’s Applied Behavior Analysis program. The specialized school-within-a-school educates 30 children between the ages of three and nine with autism spectrum disorders, and has been recognized …
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The start of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) or “ObamaCare” early in 2014 changed the medical landscape throughout the nation. But in Hudson County, where for-profit hospitals compete directly with more traditional non-profit hospitals, 2014 going into 2015 has been a boon for residents in need of medical services. The three main medical care …
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Residential buildings aren’t the only types of developments sprouting around Hudson County. A fair number of office buildings, businesses, and stores are rising to service and employ the new residents. In the near future, at least three hotels are expected in three different towns, with more on the way. Here is a roundup of commercial …
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If you were to describe the year in education in Hudson County, the best word to use would be “new.” New methods of teaching, new technologies, new facilities, new grade levels for charter schools – and new state testing. In Weehawken, as is true of so many other districts, it was all about preparing for …
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Jersey City man allegedly grabs woman’s groin on Hoboken dance floor A dance floor encounter at a downtown bar this past weekend resulted in a criminal sexual contact charge for a Jersey City man, according to a report from the Hoboken Police Department. Himanshu Patel, 28, allegedly led police on a foot chase around the …