Category: Hoboken News

If you are descended from one of the millions of immigrants who gained entry to the United States through Ellis Island, you can conclude at least one fact about your pond-jumping ancestors – they probably didn’t own much more than the things they could fit in a trunk. Around the turn of the century, foreigners …

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How do you ensure that an energetic 3 year-old will fall asleep at bedtime? It’s simple: take him or her to Family Fun Night at Shipyard Park in Hoboken. After an hour of dancing, singing, picnicking, and playing with friends, your toddler will be so spent you may need to carry him home. Even the …

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If you’re going on vacation or just hanging out locally, take a photo with any Reporter newspaper, including the Bayonne Community News, and send it to us! We’d love to print it and show your neighbors where you went. Visiting relatives in the next town? Hanging out down the Shore? Riding a camel in the …

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Hoboken emergency workers break car window to save doll The tragic phenomenon of parents accidentally leaving their children in cars during the summer — causing their child to die of heatstroke in a short time — has gotten a lot of publicity this year. Cars can heat up very quickly, even with open windows, so …

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No one needs to remind Mayor Dawn Zimmer how important it is to move quickly on Hoboken’s flooding problem — her residents tell her after every storm. “I’m advocating as strongly as I can that we move as expeditiously as possible,” said Zimmer two weeks ago. “From the community process, we completely understand that everyone …

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Almost half a year after Hoboken, Jersey City, and Weehawken announced plans to launch a regional bike share program, the cities still have not received enough funding to launch the project. Originally slated to begin this summer, the program now looks unlikely to arrive before spring 2015. At a time when bike shares in New …

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When French photographer Fabrice Silly came to Hoboken, he only managed to take three pictures. It wasn’t for lack of subject matter. Silly’s photographs of Hoboken’s train terminal and waterfront, printed on aluminum, are equally striking in their beauty and their profound emptiness. Instead, Silly couldn’t stay in one place long enough to complete his …

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Dave Arellano may have regaled visitors to the opening night of the 2014 St. Ann’s Italian Festival with a rendition of “New York, New York,” but there were no “little town blues” on display. Despite the threat of ominous clouds, Hoboken residents and out-of-towners from Jersey City, North Bergen, and beyond came out in scores …

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A new comedy that showcases Hoboken’s talented actors and charming landscape could be coming to theaters and film festivals nationwide soon—if it can earn almost $57,000 in pledges before Aug. 6. “Cassanova Was A Woman,” the first feature film from Hoboken resident Jezabel Montero and her production company, has already raised $8,093 in an online …

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City seeks input for Western Edge Redevelopment Area Hobokenites concerned with the future of the city’s northwestern neighborhood have yet another chance to make their opinions known. The city of Hoboken will hold a public meeting next month to seek input on the creation of a new redevelopment plan for the Western Edge. The Western …

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