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A Jersey City man was charged with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, and cruelty to animals last week after he allegedly stabbed a man and a dog with a screwdriver in separate incidents on Monday morning, according to a police report. Police say that Varnell Richardson, 26, sneaked up on a dog and …
Decades ago, when Cubans began emigrating in large numbers to West New York and vicinity, many of the newcomers found employment at a handbag manufacturer with locations throughout the area. Today several of those locations have been repurposed into affordable housing for the local community. Located at 5609 Jefferson Street, Jaclyn Heights is a five-story, …
Continue reading “From handbags to high-rises
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911 calls from Short Hills Mall murder reveal widow’s frantic wait for ambulance Recordings of 911 calls made by the widow of slain Hoboken attorney Dustin Friedland revealed that it took 18 minutes for first-aid responders to reach the scene of the crime at the Short Hills Mall last month, according to the Newark Star-Ledger, …
In just a few hours, the Hoboken City Council made more appointments to three municipal boards than it had throughout all of 2013, the difference on Tuesday night being that the new council majority – propped up by newly-seated Councilman James Doyle and staunchly allied with Mayor Dawn Zimmer – was finally in control after …
Continue reading “Gov’t logjam unjammed
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Mayor Dawn Zimmer urged an end to the political divisiveness which she struggled to overcome in her first term and asked her colleagues and city residents to work with her throughout her second term to make Hoboken a stronger and more resilient community after being sworn into office for a second term as the mile-square …
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Hoboken boasts an overwhelming population of young people, and if there’s one thing that almost always holds true about young people, it’s that they enjoy drinking beer. But in the city that once was home to North America’s first brewery, young people today are often overly complacent with their tastes – settling for inexpensive brands …
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Clever library staffer helps nab alleged attacker A man who allegedly attacked and tried to rob a woman on Willow Street in late December was finally apprehended on Monday after an alert Hoboken Public Library staffer told police he had allegedly stolen XBox games from them, and was allegedly in the process of doing so …
Gino Mazzarella has always had his eyes on the prize, even though he’s hit some road bumps along the way. The Stevens Institute of Technology senior recalled his first foray into the business world, when the manufacturers of Little Trees air fresheners threatened to sue him after a logo on his line of lacrosse jerseys …
Continue reading “Coolest cables in town
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Judge dismisses ‘ethnic cleansing’ lawsuit against Zimmer; could be re-filed A Superior Court judge recently dismissed a lawsuit against Mayor Dawn Zimmer and her husband, Stan Grossbard, filed by the city’s public housing director and state Assemblyman-elect Carmelo Garcia last year alleging an agenda of “ethnic cleansing” which allegedly impeded Garcia from properly doing his …
The year 2013 saw much change in Hudson County. Residents witnessed arrivals, but also goodbyes and sadness. City officials and businesses have been joyously planning events in advance of the Feb. 2 Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands. The year saw local businesses thriving again after recovering from Hurricane Sandy. But there were …
Continue reading “The biggest news stories of 2013, by town
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