Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
City responds to complaints about icy/snowy streets The Reporter has heard from four people complaining about city street corners being difficult to use because of the snow and ice. “I really got angry when my wife fell with our child,” said the father of an infant who called in on Tuesday morning. He said he …
With four snow-related school closings in the last two weeks, Hoboken’s public school students have missed a lot of class. Parents are hoping they won’t miss any more, but the decision is usually a complicated one, since superintendents don’t know exactly when a storm will hit or how dangerous the roads may be. So how …
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The city of Hoboken has filed a lawsuit against the Boys & Girls Club of Hudson County alleging that the club, not the city, should be responsible for an oil spill that allegedly occurred next to the club in the days immediately following Hurricane Sandy. The suit followed one by a pair of neighbors who …
Continue reading “City won’t take blame for alleged oil spill on its property
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Hoboken has long been a destination for immigrants, especially from Ireland and Italy, and the cultures of both are still visible in restaurants and bars around town. Still, few places can boast the authenticity of Willie McBride’s, which was opened by Sean Hession and his wife Maura in 1996, a decade after they came to …
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Hoboken assault victim tells police he was victim of ‘knockout game’ A Manhattan man who was assaulted on Sinatra Drive early Sunday morning told police that he believed he was the victim of the “knockout game,” according to a police report. The game, in which groups of youths suddenly assault a random victim with the …
When he and his staff clean up the ferry boat at the end of the day, Capt. Mike Muia, a 15-year veteran of New York Waterways, usually finds things that people leave behind. Generally, staff that work for NY Waterways set these things aside in the lost and found. For Muia, this is not enough …
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Little League announces tryout dates The Hoboken Little League announced the dates that it will hold tryouts this year, starting this week and running through March 2. Tryouts will be held for the Major Leagues (ages 9 to 12) and the Minor Leagues (ages 7 to 8). All Sunday and Thursday tryouts will be held …
It was back on Sept. 18 that the Wall Street Journal wrote an article saying, “No one denies that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey triggered massive traffic jams when it shifted local toll lanes at the George Washington Bridge from New Jersey last week. But … police and elected officials in …
Continue reading “How Dawn Zimmer came forward
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On the windowsill of Nariman Farvardin’s office, with its gorgeous view of Manhattan, the Hudson River, and downtown Hoboken, there is a picture frame containing a long list of bulleted items. Some are green, some are red, and others blue. It seems an odd thing to frame unless you’ve observed the approach that Farvardin, the …
Continue reading “The man on the hill
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As you read this article, the Hoboken Family Alliance’s (HFA) annual Cabin Fever party, an indoor carnival for children and opportunity for parents to explore options for their tots’ summer activities, may already be underway. The event is set to kick off at 10 a.m. Saturday in the gymnasium at Brandt Elementary School, 215 Ninth …
Continue reading “A chance to get out of the house
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