Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
LEWIS, ROBERT J. ‘BOB’ – Funeral Services were held Jan. 2, for Robert J. ‘Bob’ Lewis, 87. He died Dec. 31. Born in Jersey City, he owned and operated the Mohawk Diner in Jersey City for 48 years, retiring in 1978. He was a graduate of Dickinson High School. Mr. Lewis served in the Army …
We are officially launching this website this weekend with a story in all of our print editions making sure your neighbors know about it and all of its great features, including our up-to-the-minute news! But please make sure you tell them too, so they can join the party! In our regular weekly editions, here are …
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The New York Times has published yet another article about people moving to Hudson County, and the great real estate here. They’ve published a bunch of these lately! This one is HERE… …In related news, they also published an interview with Hoboken resident Gov. Jon Corzine today, “over coffee and eggs and a cafe near …
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Many people in our area are not ready for the conversion to digital television, especially seniors on fixed incomes who can’t afford cable. In this story, a man named Kenneth from West New York is among them, noting that he’s on a fixed income and can’t afford cable. The converter boxes they can buy don’t …
CREATE Charter School in Jersey City is going to institute football for the first time this coming fall, and they have hired controversial Coach Bill Sullivan, who was the coach of the football program at St. Anthony in Jersey City this past fall before he allegedly used an ineligible player, a kid believed to be …
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The Jersey City Police Department announced in a statement on Thursday that their search has ended for the body of a baby boy discovered missing from Christ Hospital on Palisade Avenue earlier this month. The police in a statement issued on the department’s web site (www.njjcpd.org) said their search for Bashere Davon Moyd, Jr. led …
A columnist in the Daily News, Howard Kissel, writes today about a female friend of his who lives and blogs in Hoboken. Mr. Kissel, who has spent decades in New York City, had apparently never taken the $2.65 bus ride over to Hoboken until he visited his friend recently. Yes, people who live in one …
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Republican Christopher Christie, the former U.S. Attorney known for prosecuting scores of New Jersey politicians during his seven years in office, told supporters this week that he will run for governor. He is likely to face current Gov. Jon Corzine, a Democrat (and Hoboken resident), and possibly others. He already has a website up, christiefornj.com, …
If you’re the sort who likes to follow real estate happenings in Hudson County, you should know that partners Metro Homes, LLC and The Trump Organization announced this week the closing of a $2.4 million penthouse at Trump Plaza Jersey City, their joint venture near that city’s waterfront. The sale of the 2,000 square-foot condo …
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