Category: Hoboken News

If you’re worried that Mayor Dawn Zimmer has been losing sleep after a week of being both praised and scrutinized in the national media, being called either a hero or a liar by the political left and right, and taking aim at a powerful governor and presumptive presidential nominee, then don’t. “There were a few …

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Super Bowl events to kick off in Hoboken on Tuesday Hoboken will kick off its pre-Super Bowl celebrations this week as the city invites tourists and residents to take part in a series of winter events that will be held on Pier A on Tuesday afternoon. Three fully-equipped lanes for curling, a Scandinavian winter sport …

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A Superior Court judge on Thursday approved a developer’s application to build two 11-story residential towers, known colloquially as the Monarch Project, on the uptown Hoboken waterfront, after the city Planning Board, which had opposed its construction, missed a deadline to hold a hearing on the merits of the project. The project, spearheaded by Shipyard …

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Council approves potential 10 percent raises for top city officials The Hoboken City Council voted 5-4 on Wednesday to increase the minimum and maximum salaries for eight of the city’s top administrative posts, with many of the increases jumping close to 10 percent. The measure was introduced just three weeks after Mayor Dawn Zimmer achieved …

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Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer reiterated last week her disappointment in the amount of state aid the city has received since being devastated by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, but said that while she’s thought considerably about whether her decision not to endorse Gov. Christopher Christie played a role in the aid payouts, she is refusing to …

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The city of Hoboken’s credit rating, which is based on the city’s potential ability to repay loans and determines its borrowing strength, rose considerably at the end of 2013 after a presentation by the city to the agency Standard & Poor’s. The city’s new rating, AA+, stands in stark contrast to its previously low rating …

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The rebuilding of the 14th Street Viaduct that allows traffic to access Hoboken from Union City and Jersey City Heights may alter the developmental landscape in a way few could have predicted a decade ago. Long seen as outdated, the bridge-like structure serves as a conduit for vehicle and pedestrian traffic to and from the …

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It goes without saying that teachers play possibly the most important role in our society, grooming our young ones to become able and involved citizens. It’s also true that the efforts of those teachers all too often go unnoticed or underappreciated. But once a year, the Hoboken school district takes time to recognize several of …

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