Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
New languages can be learned, novels can be written and buildings can be constructed faster than the time it takes the county to publish an artists’ directory. After nearly three years of deciphering and fact-checking forms filled out by artists, the county’s Division of Cultural Heritage says it is finally ready to publish an all-county …
Tom Cheplic isn’t one who accepts praise well, fishes for compliments or hunts for accolades. The captain of the Weehawken Volunteer First Aid Squad just goes about his business, coordinating the daily rigors of the diligent corps of dedicated volunteers. “It’s really a thankless position,” said Cheplic, an elementary school music teacher in West New …
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A group of concerned citizens gathered at the El Club de Fomento on 38th Street in Union City last Sunday morning and spoke through tears to reporters from both the Spanish and English language media about an elderly relative whom they said was missing. There was only one problem. The police say that the 84-year-old …
Continue reading “Mysterious proceedings surround elderly doctor and his misinformed family”
Traditionally, the administration of Mayor Anthony Russo gets what it wants at City Council meetings, because six of the council’s nine members see eye-to-eye with the outspoken mayor, while it sometimes seems that the other three members would rather poke his eyes out. But tradition did not hold Wednesday night when the council voted 5-4 …
Continue reading “Amabile, mayor’s PR exec rebuffed by council”
The city is taking action to quell the fears of a number of residents who were worried that the new half-built, Parking Authority-operated garage at 916 Garden St. would be a noisy eyesore. In a private Monday night meeting at City Hall, a working group including city officials, a Hoboken Parking Authority commissioner, the city …
Continue reading “City to take action to ensure new garage meets specs”
The Hudson School will soon begin constructing a new building at the corner of Sixth Street and Park Avenue thanks to a $500,000 grant the non-denominational, private school recently received from the Kaplan Family Foundation of Englewood. School officials plan to move the classes from the buildings the school currently rents space in at Park …
Continue reading “$500K gift helps Hudson School build new facility”
Frank Sinatra enthusiast Ed Shirak re-opened his one-room shrine devoted to “Ol’ Blue Eyes” Tuesday, featuring a new relic that is sure to excite fans of the Hoboken-born crooner who drop by for a visit. Shirak’s “From Here to Eternity” Sinatra museum will display one of the three copies of a recently uncovered 8-inch Sinatra …
Continue reading “Sinatra museum re-opens with first-ever recording of The Voice to be featured”
Christmas never seems to come early, but thanks to the efforts of the Cunning family and dozens of other devoted Irish-American Hobokenites, St. Patrick’s Day always does. For the last 14 years, the Cunning family has spearheaded an effort to hold the state’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade in Hoboken, sometimes holding the event more …
Continue reading “St. Pat’s Parade planners prep fundraiser”
Taxes and crime may be falling in the city, but not everything is perfect for Mayor Anthony Russo. The smooth talking mayor, who has made appearances in a number of films including a cameo in Analyze This, had his appearance in Restaurant, a major motion picture that opened Friday, edited out of the final version …
Continue reading “Mayor’s acting career not served by Restaurant”
Carlos Perez came to Hoboken from his native Dominican Republic when he was just five years old. When he arrived, he had never heard of the sport of football. Baseball was the only game in his life, which is no surprise, considering that baseball is played in practically every corner of the Caribbean island. “When …