Hoboken housing commissioner says controversial Facebook post was not an endorsement of meme

HOBOKEN — At Wednesday’s Hoboken City Council meeting, Councilman Ruben Ramos questioned a Facebook post made last month by Hoboken Housing Authority Commissioner Hovie Forman. Howie Forman is one of seven unpaid commissioners on the board that oversees the city’s 1,353 federally funded units of low-income housing. The meme in question, posted by Forman to …

Hoboken housing commissioner says controversial Facebook post was not an endorsement of meme

HOBOKEN — At Wednesday’s Hoboken City Council meeting, Councilman Ruben Ramos questioned a Facebook post made last month by Hoboken Housing Authority Commissioner Hovie Forman. Howie Forman is one of seven unpaid commissioners on the board that oversees the city’s 1,353 federally funded units of low-income housing. The meme in question, posted by Forman to …

Jersey City Medical Center celebrates World AIDS Day

JERSEY CITY — World AIDS Day was observed at City Hall in Jersey City last week. Participants marched from Jersey City Medical Center, a Barnabas Health facility, to City Hall to show their support of the continued fight against AIDS/HIV and to commemorate those who have died.

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The Bayonne Board of Education’s 2015-2016 operating budget may include a $2.2 million deficit, according to a statement from Mayor James Davis. The statement cited “preliminary information” deriving from a mandatory annual audit of the BBOED by the NJ Department of Education. In the statement, the mayor attributed the potential structural deficit to the “mismanagement …

Let it snow next week?

HUDSON COUNTY — A little bit of snow is in the forecast. Flurries are predicted for Sunday, a bit of wet snow and wind Monday, and some snow and wind on Wednesday. Things change quickly, so click the weather symbol in the upper right of hudsonreporter.com.    

Car accident causes car to disintegrate on Route 3 Thursday morning

SECAUCUS – A statement from Hudson County Sheriff Frank Schillari on Thursday said that a motor vehicle accident on Route 3 occurred at approximately 12:30 a.m. The Secaucus Police, North Bergen Police and Hudson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a car crash westbound near Route 495. First arriving units found part of a car engulfed …

NJ Transit passenger pulls emergency release after phone falls on tracks

SECAUCUS — On Monday, Dec. 5, a passenger on an NJ Transit train caused delays when he pulled the emergency door release, officials told the media. According to a report, NJ Transit said the man had accidentally dropped his cell phone on the tracks in between cars. Reports said that the train stopped around 8:20 …