Category: Hoboken News

Fluke season had just begun, and Bruce Dillin of Bayonne was scouting the Hackensack River across from Laurel Hill Park in Secaucus for a spot to trap killie fish he could use as bait. “I remember it being a hot sunny day,” he said. “I was in my kayak, and looked at a stream near …

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From a commanding perch in the Howe Center of Stevens Institute of Technology atop Castle Point, Lt. Kenneth Ferrante was sworn in as the 10th chief of the Hoboken Police Department on Dec. 1. A 21-year veteran of the HPD, Ferrante has moved swiftly through the ranks since joining the force in 1993, becoming a …

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Hoboken-Weehawken bike share held up by FCC review of ‘smart bike’ technology Hoboken and Weehawken’s joint bike share program must wait until March 2015 while the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reviews novel electric components contained within the German-made smart-bike technology utilized by the system, the city of Hoboken announced in a press release. NextBike has …

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In an apparent about-face, New Jersey’s acting Commissioner of Education David Hespe is seeking to review the state’s decision this past spring to allow Hoboken Dual Language Charter School (HoLa) to expand to seventh and eighth grade. In a Nov. 7 motion filed in state appellate court, where the Hoboken Board of Education’s controversial lawsuit …

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Thanksgiving came early this year for the Boys & Girls Club of Hudson County, which treated its children to dinner and entertainment in Hoboken this past Monday and Jersey City this past Tuesday. The annual Hoboken event has been held for at least 10 years, and has been supported by Party With Purpose, a local …

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A recent e-book by Hoboken-based children’s author Daniel Errico is making waves online for its unconventional ending—the story features a prototypical dashing knight who decides to live happily ever after with the prince, not the princess. “The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived” is far from the first children’s book to deal with homosexuality, but according …

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Zimmer backs down on ‘rolling reassessment’; proposes revals every six years The administration of Mayor Dawn Zimmer is backing off of its plans for a rolling annual revaluation of property values for the next four years. In a letter to the Hoboken City Council released Nov. 26, Zimmer announced that she placed an ordinance on …

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‘Tis the season not only of giving thanks, but of sharing. This is the time of year when many of our communities and businesses reach out to ensure that everyone, no matter their financial or family situation, has an opportunity to enjoy a hearty meal, to socialize with neighbors, and to participate in the holiday. …

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The city of Hoboken will offer chemical giant BASF Corporation $9.7 million for three empty lots it hopes to eventually turn into a signature park for northwest Hoboken that would also be a cornerstone of the legacy of Mayor Dawn Zimmer. The offer letter, along with the city-ordered appraisal report upon which it is based, …

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