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New hotels, office buildings, and a data center
Commercial development thrives from the waterfront to the meadows

With the influx of commuters and young families moving across the Hudson River from New York City, residential development is booming. But what about commercial development? There are several big hotel and other commercial projects coming to the area. In November, Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner and a group of developers announced that over the next …

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Hudson County hospital trends reflect nation
Innovation, consolidation, and smaller care centers form new healthcare model

Hospitals in Hudson County over the last year have become a bellwether of the future of medical care – not just in Hudson County, but perhaps throughout the nation. Faced with the challenge of providing health services in an environment of increased competition and reduced reimbursement rates from insurance companies and providers, hospital networks will …

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The changing face of education
Recent state regulations create new mandates for local schools

Among the biggest challenges facing Hudson County schools are the drastic changes in New Jersey state education regulations that were introduced over the past few years. They affect how children are taught and tested, and how teachers and staff are evaluated. The New Jersey State Board of Education in 2010 adopted the Common Core State …

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HOBOKEN BRIEFS

Councilwoman drops public records suit after city finally supplies unredacted legal bills Second Ward Councilwoman Beth Mason has dropped a lawsuit against the City of Hoboken over alleged abuse of the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) after the city gave her unredacted legal bills from a major vendor, a spokesman for the councilwoman said Monday. …

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City approves $100K more to fight pier development
Developer calls Zimmer approach ‘frivolous’ and ‘highly questionable’

Mayor Dawn Zimmer has sent a strongly-worded letter to the Hoboken City Council asking for $100,000 more to fight a lawsuit filed by a local developer who wants to build two residential buildings on the 15th Street pier. The city has already paid one law firm $340,000 to fight the project. The developer, Shipyard Associates, …

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Strong words about Hoboken’s schools
Board of Ed. prez says charters cause ‘white flight’; school spokesman rebuffs him

A representative for the Hoboken Dual-Language Charter School (HoLa) issued a response on Thursday night to comments made by Board of Education President Leon Gold on Thursday in a Salon.com article. On Thursday, Gold had complained that the charter schools in Hoboken are pulling resources and students away from the other public schools. He made …

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Helping Hobokenites ‘from birth to death’
HOPES celebrates 50 years, but many aren’t aware of all the agency’s services

The HOPES moniker is a conspicuous one in Hoboken — it can be seen on the sides of school buildings and senior centers, on vans that make their way up and down Washington Street, and on lists of public partnerships with the city’s government and other organizations around town. Most of Hoboken knows HOPES, which …

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Classics are always in fashion
City Discount celebrates 45 years in business

On the day City Discount Clothing opened on Washington Street in February 1969, Hoboken was pounded with one of the worst blizzards in recent memory. The store’s present owner, Theresa Castellano, was in college at the time, but was on hand to watch her parents cut the ribbon on the store for the first time. …

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Police Beat

Man claims woman hit her with car A Hudson County woman has filed a police report to protect her and her family after she claimed a man tried to extort her by pretending that she hit him with her car at the corner of Fifth and Jefferson Streets last Friday, according to a police report. …

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Harvard doctor heads the team
CarePoint introduces robotic surgery to Hudson County

Dr. Daniel H. Smith didn’t need to be convinced to come to Hudson County to work in CarePoint’s new program for robotic surgery; he was thrilled to do it. CarePoint Health is the company that runs Christ Hospital, Bayonne Medical Center, and Hoboken University Medical Center. “Even though I’m technically retired, this is something I …

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