UPDATED: Your legislators may vote today on bill to weaken public notice of liquor licenses, govt meetings

STATEWIDE — The state’s legislature may vote Monday on a bill supported by Gov. Christopher Christie to take away the longstanding mandate that local governments must advertise their actions and meetings (including liquor license transfer votes and the like) in advance in newspapers. The language was tucked into a series of measures that also would …

UPDATED: Your legislators may vote today on bill to weaken public notice of liquor licenses, govt meetings

STATEWIDE — The state’s legislature may vote Monday on a bill supported by Gov. Christopher Christie to take away the longstanding mandate that local governments must advertise their actions and meetings (including liquor license transfer votes and the like) in advance in newspapers. The language was tucked into a series of measures that also would …

Parking meters roll out on Washington, Hudson streets in Hoboken

HOBOKEN — Parking meter machines have just begun to be installed in uptown Hoboken on Washington and Hudson Streets. The City Council approved the project last June. The machines will be operational “sometime in early 2017,” according to city spokesman Juan Melli. “Plenty of notice will be provided to the public before they are in …

Parking meters roll out on Washington, Hudson streets in Hoboken

HOBOKEN — Parking meter machines have just begun to be installed in uptown Hoboken on Washington and Hudson Streets. The City Council approved the project last June. The machines will be operational “sometime in early 2017,” according to city spokesman Juan Melli. “Plenty of notice will be provided to the public before they are in …

Where are answers in Hoboken train crash?
Questions remain in wake of accident that took life of local mom

Nearly two months after a commuter train crashed into a platform at the Hoboken terminal, killing a young mother who had just dropped her daughter at day care, the events leading up to the accident remain a mystery. On Thursday, Sept. 29, around 8:45 a.m., a NJ Transit train from the suburbs failed to slow …

Questions remain in wake of accident that took life of local mom

‘Road of death’
Bike JC pushes for changes on Grand Street

Even though downtown Grand Street is four lanes wide in some places, it’s still not safe enough for bicyclists, considering the large volume of cars traveling at high speed. At least, that’s according to members of Bike JC, who are among the local groups that have petitioned the city to make changes to the street …

Bike JC pushes for changes on Grand Street

‘Road of death’
Bike JC pushes for changes on Grand Street

Even though downtown Grand Street is four lanes wide in some places, it’s still not safe enough for bicyclists, considering the large volume of cars traveling at high speed. At least, that’s according to members of Bike JC, who are among the local groups that have petitioned the city to make changes to the street …

Bike JC pushes for changes on Grand Street

‘How are you doing at the North Pole?’
Post office responds to Hoboken kids’ letters to Santa

“Santa Claws 1 reindeer-Lane north pole Alaska,” reads an envelope in a child’s handwriting, sitting on top of several others like it in the Hoboken Post Office. “Dear Santa, I have been very good. How are you? How are you doing at the North Pole? Santa have your elves been silly or good making the …

Post office responds to Hoboken kids’ letters to Santa