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WEATHER WIZARD -- Dr. Alan Blumberg, who runs the Center for Maritime Systems at Stevens Institute of Technology, has developed a plan to build islands around the Tri-State area. He used data from past hurricanes that he analyzed using technology he created.
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A scientist at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken has applied for federal funding to build a series of islands off the coast of New York and New Jersey in an effort to head off, and les...
WHEN WILL IT BE GONE? – Hoboken drivers are seemingly fed up with the enormous mounds of snow still present in the streets and on street corners.
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As Hoboken turns the clocks ahead an hour and looks forward to the solace of spring, residents have been complaining en masse on Facebook, in letters to the editor, and at Wednesday’s City Council ...
LUCK OF THE HOBOKENITES – A tamer than usual LepreCon in Hoboken resulted in fewer arrests than in recent years, but some revelers still managed to get into big trouble. Pictured: Saturday afternoon.
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Historically one of Hoboken’s most raucous days, the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration resulted in fewer arrests and ambulance calls than in recent years, according to data released by th...
NEED OF A NEW PLACE TO PRAY – The fire at Al-Tawheed Islamic Center left members without a place to say their daily prayers
Tough week for fighting fires
Four perish in one family; firefighter dies battling out-of-town blaze
Four perish in one family; firefighter dies battling out-of-town blaze
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Days after a fire destroyed the Muslim prayer center on West Side Avenue on March 1, the chilly air still held the acrid scent of smoke. Workers wearing hardhats and work gloves scrambled to pick u...
WAR OF WORDS – Council President Rolando Lavarro accused Councilmen Michael Yun and Richard Boggiano of obstruction at council meetings.
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Even as a police officer escorted a resident out of the City Council chambers for refusing to relinquish the podium after her time expired at the Feb. 26 meeting, Council President Rolando Lavarro ...
A LESSON IN HISTORY – Mayor Steve Fulop reads to students about the history of the Statue of Liberty.
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“Hello, my name is Steve. What’s yours?” Mayor Steve Fulop asked on the second part of two-hour visit to Golden Door Charter School on March 4. First grade students lined up to greet the mayor, eac...
CUTTING THE RIBBON – Left to right: Weehawken Councilman-at-Large Robert Zucconi and 2nd Ward Councilwoman Rosemary Lavagnino, Roseland’s Marshall Tycher, Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner, Hartz Mountain’s Leonard Stern, PNC Real Estate’s Rick Litton, Hartz Mountain’s Emanuel Stern, PNC Real Estate’s Doug Paul, Hartz Mountain’s Edward Stern and Peter Michelis, Roseland’s Carl Goldberg and Brad Klatt.
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“It’s amazing what the standard in luxury apartments has become,” said Emanuel Stern, president and COO of Hartz Mountain, developers of the new Estuary rental development at Lincoln Harbor in Weeh...
‘TASTE’ SUPPORTS LIBRARY – The 14th annual ‘Taste of Weehawken,’ featuring a sampling of fare from local restaurants, will take place April 29 at the Lincoln Harbor Food Court.
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Save the date! The Annual Taste of Weehawken returns to the Food Court at Lincoln Harbor on Tuesday April 29. This marks the 14th year for the popular culinary event, which helps raise important fu...
SAFER THAN EVER – CarePoint Health is introducing robotic surgery at Christ Hospital in Jersey City.
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Dr. Daniel H. Smith didn’t need to be convinced to come to Hudson County to work in CarePoint’s new program for robotic surgery – he was thrilled to do it. CarePoint Health is the company that runs...
SIMPLE MACHINES – Sidd Saran teaches an eight-week “pre-engineering” class to kids ages 6 to 9.
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Leaning over a table, focused intently, five little scientists collaborate on assembling a new invention from assorted gears and shafts and pulleys. “She’s very curious,” says mom Geetika Patel abo...
LIVE FROM SECAUCUS – The hosts of Veria Living Live are (from left) Alyson Charles, Jaycee Gossett, Sonia Baghdady, Matt McClure, Robyn Youkilis
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“Television needs to evolve,” said George Davilas, executive producer of Veria Living Live, a new daily health and lifestyle program. “This isn’t your grandmother’s talk show: one host talking for ...
SAFER THAN EVER – CarePoint Health is introducing robotic surgery at Christ Hospital in Jersey City.
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Dr. Daniel H. Smith didn’t need to be convinced to come to Hudson County to work in CarePoint’s new program for robotic surgery – he was thrilled to do it. CarePoint Health is the company that runs...
WORKING THINGS OUT – Municipal officials are still negotiating a purchase price for a portion of the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor, where groundbreaking is expected early next year.
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The redevelopment of the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor took a huge leap forward on Thursday, Feb. 27, when the Bayonne Planning Board unanimously approved the plan for Harbor Station North, the 30-ac...
HAT IN THE RING – James Davis started his grassroots campaign for mayor with a kickoff on Feb. 27. Council candidates Gary Lapelusa and Sharon Nadrowski flank him.
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Cop versus cop. Mano a mano. Ticket against ticket. However you want to frame it, the race for mayor and council is on between Mayor Mark Smith and Police Capt. James Davis after the Feb. 27 launch...
ANTHONY ZANOWIC—the #Better Bayonne ticket
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The Zanowic for mayor campaign has endured a tumultuous two-week period, with candidate Anthony Zanowic saying all systems are still a go in his pursuit of the city’s chief executive post. Zanowic’...
STEP ONE – Greg Longo heats the bitumen or “hot tack” before lining a pothole.
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“There are a lot of potholes right now,” said Greg Longo, one of a crew working to repair the streets of North Bergen on this snowy winter day. “What happens with potholes is you get the freeze and...
A UNIQUE APPROACH -- David Sepulveda and fellow architects decided they wanted to find another way to protect cities from storm surges
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For Union City resident David Sepulveda, a graduate of North Bergen High School, finding a new, perhaps permanent solution to flooding due to storm surges like those in Hurricane Sandy led to he an...
BULLYS BEWARE – Filmmaker Frank Gigante is reaching out to opponents of teenage bullying to support his new short film on the subject.
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Hoboken-based filmmaker Frank Gigante is set to begin working on a new short film, “Broken Silence,” about the dangers of bullying. The film, written by Gigante, is one of many new projects in the ...
DUE GEMELLI – At 6023 Park Avenue in West New York, the restaurant has its own parking lot.
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Due Gemelli Restaurant, located at 6023 Park Ave. in West New York, is an Italian restaurant with a difference. Owners Ivan Cardenas and Javier Fuentes-Better, best friends since the early 1970s, p...
150 YEARS YOUNG – St. Joseph of the Palisades Church is celebrating a significant anniversary.
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St. Joseph of the Palisades Church has been servicing the North Bergen, Guttenberg, and West New York area for 150 years. More or less. “The foundation date of the parish is sort of nebulous,” expl...
SAFER THAN EVER – CarePoint Health is introducing robotic surgery at Christ Hospital in Jersey City.
Mar 09, 2014 | 0 | 14 |
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Dr. Daniel H. Smith didn’t need to be convinced to come to Hudson County to work in CarePoint’s new program for robotic surgery – he was thrilled to do it. CarePoint Health is the company that runs...
150 YEARS YOUNG – St. Joseph of the Palisades Church is celebrating a significant anniversary.
Mar 09, 2014 | 0 | 12 |
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St. Joseph of the Palisades Church has been servicing the North Bergen, Guttenberg, and West New York area for 150 years. More or less. “The foundation date of the parish is sort of nebulous,” expl...
DUE GEMELLI – At 6023 Park Avenue in West New York, the restaurant has its own parking lot.
Mar 09, 2014 | 0 | 12 |
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Due Gemelli Restaurant, located at 6023 Park Ave. in West New York, is an Italian restaurant with a difference. Owners Ivan Cardenas and Javier Fuentes-Better, best friends since the early 1970s, p...
SAFER THAN EVER – CarePoint Health is introducing robotic surgery at Christ Hospital in Jersey City.
Mar 09, 2014 | 0 | 14 |
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Dr. Daniel H. Smith didn’t need to be convinced to come to Hudson County to work in CarePoint’s new program for robotic surgery – he was thrilled to do it. CarePoint Health is the company that runs...
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Monday, March 10, 2014
Hudson Artists of NJ Board Meeting
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GFWC Peninsula Women's Club Monthly Meeting
11:00 PM - 10:59 PM
Mangia Hoboken! The Hoboken Food & Culture Tour
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Hoboken High School Class of 1964 Reunion
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