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Hudson Theatre Ensemble to premiere ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’
HOBOKEN – The children’s theater wing of the Hudson Theatre Ensemble, Silly on Sixth, will premiere its new production of “Jack and the Beanstalk: A Zany Adaptation,” at the Hudson School Perfo...
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Garcia says he'll step down from Board of Ed. if he wins Assembly seat
HOBOKEN AND BEYOND - Carmelo Garcia, one of the Hudson County Democratic Organization's two candidates for state Assembly in the 33rd District, said today that if elected he would step down from...
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VIDEO: Brad Pitt shows up at Hoboken ‘World War Z’ screening
HOBOKEN – It’s not Hollywood, and it’s not even New York City, but once in a while Hoboken is graced with the presence of the Silver Screen’s biggest stars. On Thursday night, Brad Pitt, the st...
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Update: Hoboken resident trying to save life of her brother, a former Bayonne resident
HOBOKEN, BAYONNE, AND BEYOND -- Steven J. Kilianski, a native of Bayonne, desperately needs the support of his community. Kilianski was diagnosed a couple of years ago with a very rare maligna...
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Emergency alert issued for flash flooding
HUDSON COUNTY -- The National Weather Service issued an emergency alert Thursday afternoon after a long downpour. The flash flood warning was scheduled to last until 5:30. In flood prone Hoboke...
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FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES – Flooding has always been an issue in low-lying Hoboken, but since Hurricane Sandy the issue has reached a critical mass. This week, the Rockefeller Foundation announced that it was funding a $3 million study into improving Hoboken’s infrastructure, along with the infrastructure of seven other cities around the country.
Rockefeller Foundation funds Hoboken storm surge study
City one of eight nationwide that will be models for weatherproof resiliency

Can cities partner with private businesses to raise money to rebuild? A coalition of foundations announced Wednesday afternoon that Hoboken will be one of eight municipalities around the country ...
May 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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RED, WHITE AND BLUE – Passing beneath a massive American flag draped across Washington Street on Wednesday, the Hoboken Historical Society’s Fife and Drum Corps brought up the rear guard in the city’s 115th Annual Memorial Day Parade. Fifer Jack O’Brien (left), a veteran of World War II, was marching in his 70th parade.
Memorial Day on Washington Street
Biggest parade ever honors vets past and present

It was red, white, and blue all over Hoboken on Wednesday night when residents crowded Washington Street sidewalks for the city’s 115th Annual Memorial Day Parade. The longest continuously-running...
May 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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A refreshing approach to childbirth
Hoboken OB/GYN putting families first

George McQuilkin, who has delivered thousands of Hoboken newborns since opening his practice here in 1986, never goes anywhere without his shortlist of patients who are approaching their due date....
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IS THERE A COMIC IN THE BUILDING? – Comedian and Hoboken resident Artie Lange was honored by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office this week after he performed at a benefit for victims of Brainstem Glioma last weekend. The benefit was held at the Hoboken Elks Club. From left: Det. Matt Stambuli, Lange, Det. Polly Hans, Det. Sean O’Leary, and Hoboken Chief of Police Anthony Falco.
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FEMA grants now available to Hoboken homeowners The city of Hoboken announced Friday morning that the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs will begin accepting applications for the reNew ...
May 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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When getting it first isn’t necessarily best
Six months after Hoboken man was misidentified as Newtown shooter – what was learned?

As details about the massacre of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., began to emerge on Friday, Dec. 14, the name Ryan Lanza started circulating on major...
May 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES – As recent events have shown, any strong rainstorm during high tide will most likely result in severe flooding around Hoboken.
City takes steps to curb flooding
Announces varied approach

Mayor Dawn Zimmer announced on Wednesday a plan to install a $9 million emergency flood pump station on 11th Street near the Hudson River, which she said would help alleviate the city’s long-term...
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ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FOURTH GRADER? -- All Saints Episcopal Day School fourth grader Stephen Christopher presents a piece of his class’ research into the consequences of dog waste on Hoboken streets to the City Council on Wednesday night (see sidebar). Following the students’ presentations, the council descended into its usual infighting.
Fighting words
Councilman refers to Ku Klux Klan as members spar over plan to revamp the projects

Residents of the city’s public housing projects came to Wednesday’s City Council meeting to protest what they said was a politicization of the Housing Authority board, which is supposed to overse...
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HOMETOWN PRIDE – Hoboken residents can bask in the drama of their own history at Mile Square Theater’s “7th Inning Stretch” this weekend. The show consists of 7 10-minute plays about baseball. Here, Paul Muccini and Frank Rosner in Chris O'Connor's “The Mascots” at last year’s show. Photo by Joe Epstein.
Curtain, and batter, up!
Mile Square Theatre kicks off annual baseball-themed ‘7th Inning Stretch’

Before Buddy Valastro took over the Food Network, Hoboken used to be known to the masses for two things – Frank Sinatra and baseball. And while Ol’ Blue Eyes famously detested his hometown, baseb...
May 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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THURSDAY NIGHT BLUES – Lake Street Dive, a Boston-based jazz-infused rock n’ roll quartet, rocked Maxwell’s Thursday night, which was filled with a mainly out of town crowd.
From Lake Street to Washington Street
Soulful rockers drew eclectic crowd to Maxwell’s

“I don’t really know what we’ve been doing all this time, not coming to Hoboken,” said Rachael Price, the lead singer of Lake Street Dive, to an audience of about 200 last Thursday night. The Ma...
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RIDE OUT – Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer (left), Ryan Rzepecki, the CEO of Social Bicycles (middle), and Buddy Valastro, TV’s “Cake Boss” and owner of Carlo’s Bakery, ride some of Hoboken’s new bicycles that are for rent. Hoboken’s partnership with Social Bicycles and Bike and Roll has formed the first hybrid bike sharing/bike rental program in the country. The bike sharing component will be one of the first to use a more flexible, lower-cost “smart lock” technology.
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City to hold meeting on Willow Avenue redesign The city of Hoboken has invited residents to attend a community meeting to provide feedback on a proposed complete street redesign of a section o...
May 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Right now, cities from New York to Secaucus are lobbying and jockeying to line up funding and other support for their Super Bowl-related activities.
Super Bowl prep
As preliminary plans come together, local towns search for funding, profits

With the weather heating up, baseball in full swing, and the NBA playoffs just around the corner, it may not seem like time to think about 2013-2014 football season. But with MetLife Stadium playi...
May 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Arts and Music Festival drew thousands
New foods, local bands were the highlights

It was a mob scene on Washington Street last Sunday, but the good kind of mob scene, where the kids are all smiles and the only obstructions are groups of old friends catching up on what may have...
May 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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