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Chris Halleron keeps Hoboken ferry pass for emergencies
HOBOKEN — Perhaps Chris “Hal” Halleron was a Boy Scout when he was young. He spent a long while this year carrying a ferry pass in case he got trapped in Manhattan, as many...
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Hey, Hudson County - Which juicy stories will be in your papers this weekend?
HUDSON COUNTY — Want to make new friends around Hudson County, and join them them on a trip without using your car? Then read in the Hoboken Reporter this weekend about the activiti...
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Poet Jack Wiler dead at 57
Jersey City/Hoboken-based poet Jack Wiler once claimed he had come back from the dead. This was because he had been diagnosed with AIDS and, lacking health insurance, failed to get it treated ea...
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Zimmer is officially sworn in as Hoboken's new mayor
HOBOKEN — After winning the Hoboken special mayoral election on Tuesday, Dawn Zimmer was sworn in Friday afternoon as the new Hoboken mayor. She also officially resigned her 4th Ward co...
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Artie Lange says he 'hates' that he doesn't live in New York
HOBOKEN — Howard Stern sidekick Artie Lange, who lives in uptown Hoboken, sort-of says in an interview in New York Magazine this week that he hates not living in New York. We say ‘...
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NEW LEADERSHIP – Hoboken University Medical Center CEO Spiros Hatiras and board Chairman Kevin Kramer both came into leadership roles this year. Hatiras is shooting for a break-even budget in 2010. New CEO on how to fix ho$pital’s problem$
Hoboken University Medical Center lost 1/3 of net assets in one year

The Hoboken taxpayers’ worst fear – not to mention the fears of low-income residents of Hudson County with medical problems – may be coming true. After the Hoboken City Council voted in 2006 to b...
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JOB PREP – Local high school students are taking cues from Ethan Chazin, seasoned career coach and author. He also ran a series of “job search boot camps” earlier this year for the local unemployed. Career coach hits high school
With unemployment spiking, Ethan Chazin gets to work

Ethan Chazin started with boot camps for unemployed Hudson County residents, and now he’s moved on to local schools. The local career coach and author was hired earlier this year to take his care...
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Police Beat
Compiled by Timothy J. Carroll 11/1/09

Four new outfits Police said a recent increase in shoplifting arrests are may be attributable to bad economy. In an incident at Burlington Coat Factory in Hoboken, two suspects are accused of ta...
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SINATRA PARK OFF LIMITS – The city announced that Sinatra Park has been deemed unsafe for use by city engineers and will remain closed into the fall. A pier connected to the park is crumbling into the Hudson River due to an increased presence of teredos, which are mollusks that eat away at the wooden pilings. Acting Mayor Dawn Zimmer thanked the Hoboken school district, Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner, and Stevens Institute of Technology for providing access to their athletic facilities while the pier undergoes repairs. HOBOKEN BRIEFS
11/1/09

An undetermined tax break Fiscal Monitor Judy Tripodi announced last week that property taxes for Hoboken residents will be reduced this year, after they were drastically increased last year. Th...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY – As a birthday present, Elsa Arellano took her son Carlo on his first visit to Memphis, Tenn., to see the home of Elvis Presley, the Sun Studios where the King of Rock n’ Roll made his first recordings, and historic Beale Street. Here they pause with the Hoboken Reporter before the gates of Graceland. Reporter on vacation
You can submit photos of yourself and your favorite paper any time!

We are now accepting “Reporter on Vacation” photos year round. So if you get a photo of yourself or your friends and family with one of the Reporter newspapers or the Bayonne Community News , se...
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IN THE ZONE – Tony Soares (left) and James Aibel (right) were appointed to the city’s Zoning Board last week. Soares, previously an alternate member, was made a full voting member. Aibel was appointed to replace Soares as an alternate member. Losing parking near theater
Council debates new meters, critics ask Zimmer for budget

The Hoboken City Council debated at length on Wednesday Night whether they should remove resident and business parking on five uptown blocks near the new movie theater on 14th Street between Adam...
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Tough questions for top candidates
Glatt, Mason, Raia, Zimmer respond to rumors, criticism

It’s true that Hoboken mayoral candidate Kimberly Glatt had supporters from Union City attending her recent debate, she admits, but it isn’t true that she used to babysit for the kids of convicte...
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Police Beat
Compiled by Timothy J. Carroll 10/25/09

Alleged Squeegee attack A taxi driver was arrested after he allegedly wielded a squeegee as a weapon during a confrontation with another driver. On Sunday, Oct. 18, police responded to the taxi...
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THEATER EVENT – Due to the inclement weather forecasted for Saturday, Clearview Cinema’s “Ultrasonic Super Fantastic Family Day” will now take place on Sunday, Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival includes entertainment, crafts, and games for the whole family. Pictured is Buddy Valastro (right), the Cake Boss, at Wednesday’s ribbon-cutting event. Photo by Keith Furman. HOBOKEN BRIEFS
10/25/09

Debate videos now online Debates the Hudson Reporter held with candidates from Secaucus, Hoboken, and Bayonne have been posted to www.HudsonReporter.com and can now be viewed by the public. Tec...
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HIGH SCORES FOR PALISADES MEDICAL CENTER – Palisades Medical Center scored in the top 10 percent of New Jersey hospitals for their care of heart attacks, surgical care, and heart failure patients. Palisades scores highest in Hudson County
North Bergen hospital in top 10 percent of state

The state recently released its sixth annual New Jersey 2009 Hospital Performance Report, and Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen had the highest scores in Hudson County. Jersey City Medical...
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VOTE FOR ME – Six of the seven mayoral candidates sat down for a debate at the <i>Hoboken Reporter</i> last week. Candidate Patricia Waiters was not present. Their way
Six of seven mayoral candidates debate the issues

The Hoboken Reporter mayoral debate featuring six of the seven candidates uncovered at least one thing they all agree on: The next mayor’s favorite Frank Sinatra tune is “My Way.” Acting Mayor ...
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LEAVING THE CLASSROOM BEHIND – Josephine DeGennaro is leaving Connors School after 35 years in the district. Many board members and members of the public thanked her for her service on Tuesday night. Farewell to Mrs. DeGennaro
Also, school board spends stimulus money

Saying goodbye to a model teacher is hard to do. The Board of Education announced last week the pending retirement of one of Hoboken’s finest by many accounts: Josephine DeGennaro, a fourth grade...
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