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Photos inside the partially reopened Hoboken train station

HOBOKEN — This past Monday, NJ Transit reopened tracks 10 through 17 in the Hoboken train terminal as it continues to repair the area around tracks 1-9 following a deadly train crash on Sept. 29. They also opened the waiting room. However, wooden green walls (see photos) have been erected to block certain entrances near …

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Caroline Leavitt will debut new novel on Oct. 13

HOBOKEN – New York Times bestselling author and long-time Hoboken resident Caroline Leavitt will launch her new novel, “Cruel Beautiful World,” on Oct. 13 at Little City Books, 100 Bloomfield Ave., Hoboken at 7 p.m. She will be in conversation with Liz Egan, author of “A Window Opens.” Admission is free. Refreshments will be served. …

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All Schools Open House is October 13

HOBOKEN –Hoboken Family Alliance will host its 12th Annual All Schools Open House on Oct. 13 from 5 to 8 p.m. Approximately 30 participating schools, including public, private, parochial, religious and charter schools, will present their information to families. Parents will have the opportunity to visit all these schools in one location and receive valuable …

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It’s about the kids
Education Matters slate seeks multiple layers of learning

“This election should not be about who is for or against the superintendent of schools, it should be about the kids,” said Sudhan Thomas, a candidate for the Board of Education along with Gina Verdibello and Angel Valentin on the Education Matters ticket. Education Matters, a ticket calling itself Jersey City United, and a number …

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Education Matters slate seeks multiple layers of learning

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Council replaces Town Administrator Drumeler
Also approves a new butterfly meadow, rain garden for Radio Avenue

The members of the Secaucus Town Council appointed Town Attorney Keri Ann Eglentowicz to replace Town Administrator David Drumeler at their meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 27. The town administrator is one of the top Town Hall employees, paid to help run the town, and Drumeler had served since 2008. He has moved on to work …

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Also approves a new butterfly meadow, rain garden for Radio Avenue

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Light rail stops likely to be added in JC, NB, Bergen County
Agreement on gas tax should fuel rail expansion

A recent $16 billion, eight-year transportation funding compromise between legislators and the administration of Gov. Chris Christie should allow for the expansion of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail both into Bergen County and to Route 440 in Jersey City, officials announced last week. The agreement is expected to pump $2 billion in new annual revenue into …

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Meeting: Town may lower speed limits near schools
Commissioners establish new one-way streets, honor retiring police lieutenant

Several road safety initiatives were discussed at the Wednesday, Sept. 28 North Bergen Board of Commissioners meeting, including the designation of two one-way streets and a proposed ordinance to establish a 15-mile-per-hour speed limit on streets surrounding seven township schools. The commissioners tabled the vote on the 15-mile-per-hour ordinance, which would be in effect only …

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Commissioners establish new one-way streets, honor retiring police lieutenant

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Pretty in pink?
Construction workers gather in pink hard hat ceremony to encourage breast cancer screenings

Dressed in pink t-shirts and pink hard hats, construction workers from Meadowlands Fire Protection Corp (a division of EMCOR/F&G Mechanical) gathered in the Newport Green Park development in Jersey City on Sept. 29, a call to action to help fight breast cancer. With a cool wind blowing off the Hudson River and the threat of …

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Dozens of dumped ducks depart
Officials and residents round up flocks that someone left during summer

In July, according to Secaucus Police Detective Sgt. Michael Torres, the town’s Police Department received calls about someone leaving ducks near Mill Creek Mall and Harmon Cove condominiums in Secaucus. According to Geoff Santini of the NJ Animal Control and Rescue and Humane Society, he apprehended the Secaucus woman soon after on seven counts of …

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Officials and residents round up flocks that someone left during summer

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