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BREAKING: Landlords' 2010 class action lawsuit over Hoboken rent control is dismissed by judge
HOBOKEN – A group of Hoboken landlords seeking to overturn rent control in Hoboken has lost their bid. Their class action lawsuit brought against the city was dismissed last week by Judge Mary Co...
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RESCUE – The National Guard in Hoboken last fall.
Hoboken Mayor Zimmer responds to FEMA flood zone revisions
HOBOKEN – Earlier this week, FEMA released its revised flood maps for New Jersey (see earlier story linked below). Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer said in a statement: "While I appreciate FEMA’s willing...
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Clinton Street CVS in Hoboken temporarily closed; part of sidewalk closed
HOBOKEN -- A sign on the CVS at Clinton and Eighth Street on Monday morning said it was temporarily closed for structural repairs, and that the prescriptions had been transferred to the 14th Str...
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FEMA releases preliminary post-Sandy revisions to flood map for Hudson County
HUDSON COUNTY -- What's your flood risk? On Monday morning, the Federal Emergency Management Agency released its long-anticipated revisions to flood maps. They scaled back the size of the flood...
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Senate Majority Leader is highly unthrilled with Democrats backing Gov. Christie for re-election
STATEWIDE -- Democrat Loretta Weinberg, the state Senate majority leader, is unhappy with Democrats in New Jersey publicly supporting Republican Gov. Chris Christie for re-election, according to...
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BYE BYE – A local custom furniture maker who once called 715 Clinton St. home has pulled up stakes and moved out ahead of the redevelopment of that building.
Part of Wonder Bread factory to become condos
Some artists and businesses leaving structures on Clinton Street

The interconnected former factory buildings that occupy an entire city block between Seventh and Eighth streets, from Clinton to Grand streets, have long been a place of wonderment. Maybe that’s b...
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WHAT’S UP DOC? – Dr. George McQuilkin said a new emergency department for pregnant women saves time and possibly lives.
A special place for pregnant women
Christ Hospital and HUMC offer new OB emergency room

When an ambulance pulls up to Hoboken University Medical Center or Christ Hospital in Jersey City with a pregnant woman inside, the patient is rushed into a new emergency suite, where doctors and ...
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GUTTED – The interior of the city’s senior center at its Multi-Service Center was badly damaged in Hurricane Sandy, but a contractor began renovation on the space and that it will be open by early July, said a city official.
‘We’re older and we don’t have anywhere to go’
Senior Center finally getting repaired after Hurricane Sandy

The Hoboken Multi-Service Center, a two-story building located on First Street between Grand and Adams streets that was badly damaged in Hurricane Sandy, will finally open its doors as soon as ear...
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VIBRANT CLASSROOMS – The Apple Montessori School, which will open its doors in the fall to full-time students aged six weeks to six years, employs an open philosophy of hands-on learning and collaboration. Many of the classrooms look out onto the Hudson River.
A hands-on family affair
New Montessori school, owned by family, opening uptown

According to legend, when Michelangelo wanted to see what was missing from his masterpiece, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, he laid on his back and looked up. From there, it’s said, his vantage...
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Little League champs!
Dom’s Bakery wins city title

Hoboken Little League Majors team Dom’s Bakery beat the Chirichella boys 7-4 to win the city championship last week. Pictured is the celebration immediately afterward. Thanks to everyone for a gre...
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YOGA, ART AND WINE – Hob’art is teaming up with One Love to host a yoga, art and wine-tasting fundraiser from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday June 19 at the Hob’Art gallery space, 720 Monroe St., second floor, room E208, in Hoboken (see brief).
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Hoboken plan will keep energy on during blackouts Thursday morning, an agreement was signed by Mayor Dawn Zimmer, Rob Gorur of the Department of Energy, Ralph LaRossa (president of PSE &G), Rob...
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NEW SYSTEMS – John Morgan, the city’s new director of parking, demonstrates the SmartCard with Mayor Dawn Zimmer. The SmartCard will allow residents another method of payment at the city’s muni-meters.
Toughest job in town
New Hoboken parking czar says customer service, not enforcement, is key

A few scorching Saturdays ago, John Morgan managed the Hoboken Parking Utility’s (HPU) booth at the city’s Arts and Music Festival, watching closely as thousands of residents and visitors strolle...
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END OF AN ERA – Maxwell’s, the legendary Hoboken rock club and restaurant, will close at the end of July. One of its longtime owners says the city has simply changed too much for the club to thrive.
Owner of Maxwell’s speaks out
Remembers good times, cites ‘changing’ Hoboken as reason for leaving

When Maxwell’s, the legendary Hoboken rock club and restaurant, closes its doors for good at the end of July, it will be largely remembered for the legendary artists who graced its stage. Nirvana,...
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BERRY BONANZA – Stony Hill Gardens, one of the best produce farms in New Jersey, unleashed its strawberries on the Hoboken Uptown Farmer’s Market Thursday, the market’s opening day.
Go bananas! Pretty peas?
Three farmer’s markets around town offer fresh Jersey produce

Jersey Fresh was on full display in Hoboken on Thursday, when the first of three farmer’s markets in town opened its sidewalk for the first time this season. The unofficially-dubbed “Uptown Market...
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HHA RESIDENTS SPEAK OUT – Shakea Coleman, a Hoboken Housing Authority resident and member of the city’s Karate For Kids program, was one of four students to speak out against the council’s refusal to support the Vision 20/20 housing redevelopment on Wednesday night.
Deadlocked on $104M budget
Also: Public housing tenants continue protests; and a step back, then forward, for parks

The Hoboken City Council failed once again to pass a municipal budget for the 2013 calendar year at their meeting Wednesday night, despite claims of willingness to compromise from both factions on...
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POLICE BEAT
19 fake Jacksons and a Latin King At about 6:50 last Sunday evening, police on a routine patrol spotted Angelo Santiago, 29, of Hoboken, walking east on Eighth Street from Adams Street. The of...
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BIKES GALORE – Hoboken’s new bike share program kicked off in recent weeks, and sharing stations have popped up around the city, including this one across the street from The Hudson Reporter offices on the corner of Washington and Fourteenth streets.
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Is Hoboken Councilwoman Mason considering a run for Lautenberg's Senate seat? Hoboken 2nd Ward Councilwoman Beth Mason has reached out to top state Democratic leaders to say she may be interest...
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