Category: Hoboken News

Gabriel Russo of Dahlonega, Ga., remembers spending summers visiting with his grandparents on Park Avenue in Hoboken as a child. They were great times, filled with family, friends, and special moments. So it was a homecoming of sorts for Russo, 60, when he was crowned winner of the eighth annual Sinatra Idol Contest on June …

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Hoboken Sandy charity gives grants to local organizations The Rebuild Hoboken Relief Fund announced a second round of $7,500 grants benefiting nine local charities still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Sandy last week. The checks were presented at a ceremony on Tuesday in Pier A Park. “We are so pleased to be able to …

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The city of Hoboken plans to stop booting cars of residents with expired parking permits in anticipation of a new summons and warning system expected to be launched in early July, the city’s parking chief said at the City Council meeting on Wednesday. The measure follows complaints from residents and recent articles in the Hoboken …

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There’s not always an app for that. In Hoboken, where more than 50,000 people are living in a square mile, people occasionally want to leave a message for one or more neighbors. But they don’t always know who the person is who parked a little too close or “borrowed” their bike. Hence the need to …

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Sometimes she was Lady Macbeth. Sometimes she was Velma von Tussle, the bigoted bouffant of “Hairspray.” Once or twice, she was the tortured loner of Richard Aldington’s poem “Le Maudit,” roaming the city streets murmuring, “Women’s tears are but water; / The tears of men are blood.” Through four years at Hoboken High School, Leslie …

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When Rick Mendes of Hoboken sat down with a reporter at Napoli’s on Washington Street this past Tuesday, the choice was clear: the Italian restaurant’s specialty is margherita pizza, and one 14-inch pie would easily satisfy both parties. But for those who need to order pizza for birthday parties, offices, and other large groups, knowing …

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Alleged Hoboken package thief turns himself in to police A man suspected in a string of package thefts from apartment buildings in Hoboken turned himself into police on Tuesday, according to a report on NJ.com. Police say the alleged thief, a 33-year-old resident of Union City, was charged with burglary and theft of movable property …

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