Category: Hoboken News

In early March, a man who participated in Hoboken’s annual LepreCon pub crawl was found clinging to a pylon in the Hudson River, screaming for help. He claimed to have been thrown into the river by two unknown assailants after fighting with his girlfriend at a nearby lounge. A few weeks later, 27-year-old Andrew Jarzyk …

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The Hoboken Board of Education has filed a lawsuit against the N.J. Department of Education and the Hoboken Dual Language Charter School (HoLa) over the school’s recently-approved state expansion to seventh and eighth grade, a spokeswoman for the school confirmed on Wednesday. The expansion, which board proponents say will cost the district around $600,000 next …

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Woman’s body found off Jersey City waterfront The body of a Caucasian woman in her late 40s to early 50s was taken out of the Hudson River on the 14th Street side of the Holland Tunnel air vent near the Newport Green Park at about 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, said Gene Rubino, spokesperson for the …

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Warm weather means it’s time for baseball! Hoboken recently enjoyed another Little League opening day. Here are some scores and photos. Mario’s Pizza defeats Chirachella Boys 8-4 Hudson Porada led Mario’s Pizza to victory with a single, double and a home run in their Little League matchup. Eli Blumenfeld contributed a two run single. Sawyer …

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One of the remaining patches of vacant land in the city is about to become the home of an environmentally-friendly residential tower. Two developers held a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday to kick off construction of their 135-unit rental project at 900 Monroe St., which will rise next to light rail tracks on the west side …

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One of the most popular local children’s entertainers ended up in his career nearly by happenstance. “Polka Dot,” otherwise known as Ron Albanese, can be seen donning outrageous costumes and polka-dot hats and performing for crowds of screaming children in and around Hudson County. The former Hoboken resident and one-time Jersey City teacher is known …

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One doesn’t think “New Jersey” and immediately conjure images of poets hunched over typewriters feverishly pecking away. But they do think of rock n’ roll and the iconically poetic Springsteen lyrics of the late 1970s. They also think of innovation and diversity. According to a group of poets who gathered at Hoboken’s Historical Museum on …

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