Category: Hoboken News

Fifty years ago, Tony Conza, living in Jersey City at the time, and two buddies from Hoboken High School got the idea to go into business. Like many urban kids from North Jersey, they liked going to the Jersey Shore, where they tasted a kind of sandwich they had not tasted before. “It had a …

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Everyone knows that Hoboken is the birthplace of Frank Sinatra and baseball. But what about Blind Tom, the former slave who rose to international notoriety as a pianist and died in Hoboken in 1908? Or Dorothy Gibson, the Hoboken native and Titanic survivor who briefly became a Nazi sympathizer in Germany before fleeing to Italy …

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Southside Johnny to perform at Hoboken Spring Arts & Music Festival Featuring over 300 artists, sculptors, photographers and local crafters, as well as rides, games, face painting, local businesses, restaurants, food vendors, and much more, the 20th Anniversary Hoboken Spring Arts & Music Festival is set to kick off on Sunday, May 4 from 11 …

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He was among legions of young, professional Hoboken residents who work in financial services, jog on the waterfront to stay in shape, and relax on Saturday night drinking with their friends in one of the mile-square city’s many bars. But Andrew Jarzyk, 27, who lived on Monroe Street, met a different fate last Saturday night …

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Attorney Joseph Maraziti, who represents the city of Hoboken on various matters related to redevelopment and land use, was subpoenaed by the U.S. Attorney in early March as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations by Mayor Dawn Zimmer against high-ranking officials in the administration of Gov. Christopher Christie, city spokesman Juan Melli said last …

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A team contracted by the city has spent the winter updating the assessed market value of properties all around Hoboken, meaning some landowners will now pay higher taxes based on how their home would sell on the current market, and some will have their taxes lowered if their home wouldn’t sell for as much today …

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A group of Hoboken High School students set a new school record recently when they took home 10 awards from the New Jersey Thespian Festival, a theater competition that pits around 630 young actors and actresses from around the state in contests for acting, improvisation, and stage setup. Seniors Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks, Jaemison Yoon-Hendricks, and Danielly …

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City clerk honored for 30 years of service Mayor Dawn Zimmer and the Hoboken City Council issued a proclamation on Wednesday night honoring James Farina, who is celebrating his thirtieth year as the city clerk. Joined by former Mayors Pat Pasculli and David Roberts, Zimmer issued the following statement about Farina: “Jimmy was hired by …

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The chairman of the city’s public housing board of commissioners said last week he plans to file complaints with state and federal authorities against three fellow commissioners who are allies of Mayor Dawn Zimmer, claiming political “bullying.” At a meeting two weeks ago and one in January, two of the housing board members introduced resolutions …

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