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Three hundred and twenty four city residents will soon be able to turn over one of the more annoying aspects of their lives to a computer thanks to a soon-to-be-completed 324-space, fully automated parking facility that is being erected at 916 Garden St. Some residents oppose aspects of the garage’s design, but many have signed …
With a small brigade of soft-spoken, high-priced consultants at his side, Hoboken-based developer Sanford Weiss presented the case Monday night for why he wants to build an 18 story “C” shaped residential apartment building on a vacant lot at the Hoboken-Weehawken border. More than 200 residents attended the forum at Hoboken’s All Saints Church. Weiss …
Like Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Terminator,” the Hoboken Cinemas will be back. The city’s only movie theater, located on Hudson Street, had closed its doors on Jan. 1. Its new proprietor, Nelson Page of Galaxy Theaters, said it will reopen before the end of the month with a new look and more “upscale” movies. Page has …
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WEST NEW YORK – In front of his family and nearly 80 supporters, West New York Mayor Albio Sires was sworn in at the War Memorial in Trenton Tuesday as the newest member of the state assembly. As 33rd District assemblyman, Sires, a Democrat, will represent Guttenberg, Hoboken, Union City, Weehawken, West New York and …
Captain Bill Sheehan has had a lot of roles in his life, from rock-and-roll drummer as a boy to cab dispatcher in later years. Yet, the most consistent thing in his life has been the Hackensack River. Even though he has spent more than 30 years fishing and boating on the river, the Secaucus resident …
Four-foot 2-inch City Councilman Tony Soares urged voters to “stand up for the little guy” when he ran for City Council in November, but less than two months since he won a seat on the city’s governing body, somebody appears to want to squash the little guy. The outspoken city councilman and administration critic says …
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Like Kevin Costner in “Field of Dreams,” Sanford Weiss has learned a lesson about development, with one alteration: If you build it, they will come – to Zoning Board meetings. Weiss’ proposed 18-story apartment building caused controversy when it was proposed last year for the city’s northern border, because in its original form, it stood …
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Councilman Tony Soares, who has been critical of the way the administration manages the city’s money, did not make substantive comments about the budget at this council meeting, but he did raise an issue about the city’s two-week payroll period that ended on Dec. 22. Every two weeks, the City Council approves the municipal pay …
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Councilman Michael Cricco must have eaten his Wheaties Wednesday before coming to the City Council meeting, because he was just brimming with new ideas for how to improve the quality of life for the city’s residents. During the caucus session that precedes regular council business, Cricco asked the city’s lawyers to look into drafting a …