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HUDSON COUNTY - Would you have your baby at home, without an ounce of pain medication? Well, a woman just did this in her Weehawken home for the THIRD time. Read about it %20&id=467...
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What's in the papers this weekend, and: Looking to volunteer or get a free meal this Thanksgiving?
HUDSON COUNTY — All of the Hudson Reporter newspapers will be running a story this Sunday listing events in our towns this week where needy people can get Thanksgiving food, and resid...
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Route 7/Wittpenn Bridge closure
HUDSON COUNTY — The New Jersey Department of Transportation ( NJDOT ) today announced the replacement of two barrier gates on the Route 7/Wittpenn Bridge in Jersey City and Kearny, Hu...
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50 Cent coming to Jersey City
JERSEY CITY AND BEYOND — Rapper 50 Cent is coming to Jersey City’s new Best Buy Store on 18th Street Friday night at 6 p.m. to celebrate the release of his new album Before...
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SCHOOL AUDIT: Student funds reimbursed teacher for lost $400 iPod
HOBOKEN - The Board of Education met Tuesday to discuss a recent audit of the Hoboken schools that included some troubling findings. The audit included the following claims: -The district w...
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ON THE WAY OUT – Business Administrator Brian Buckley, Board Attorney Joseph Morano, and Board member Phil DeFalco (above) all submitted their letters of resignation recently. SCHOOL AUDIT: Student money reimbursed teacher for lost iPod
Board of Ed hears details of negative audit and test scores; officials resign

The Board of Education met Tuesday to discuss a recent audit of the Hoboken schools that included some troubling findings. The audit raised the ire of some parents at the meeting, especially when...
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THE FORGOTTEN WARD – Michael Lenz was selected by the City Council to fill Mayor Dawn Zimmer’s vacated 4th Ward seat. He said the “ignored” ward will have the representation it deserves. Lenz to represent 4th Ward
Council picks polemic pol; ‘open process’ probed

Michael Lenz has meandered his way through Hoboken politics since the early 1990s, and now he will return in a pivotal role as the interim City Council representative for the 4th Ward – the powde...
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FUND RAISER #1 – Hoboken resident Elaine DePinto (center) was by the city for her fundraising participation in the “Making Strides” breast cancer walk. DePinto was the top fundraiser in Hudson County, gathering up over $3,000 for the American Cancer Society. She is pictured with Monsignor Michael Kelly from Newark, Mayor Dawn Zimmer, and local friends who helped her raise the funds. HOBOKEN BRIEFS
11/22/09

Thanksgiving editorial and advertising deadlines The Reporter offices will be closed this Thursday, Nov. 26, in observance of Thanksgiving. As a result, some of our deadlines have changed. Our...
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GIVING AND RECEIVING – This Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, the St. Lucy’s Shelter, 619 Grove St. in Jersey City, will hold its annual Thanksgiving dinner for anyone in need on Thanksgiving Day at 4 p.m. The shelter also accepts donations that can be dropped off at the shelter. Many free meals offered for Thanksgiving
Where to eat, donate, or volunteer in each town

This Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, and the days before that, the less fortunate can get a free meal, and local residents will be able to donate food or volunteer. _____________ Sky Club Fitness &am...
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ON DANCER – The first new Santa Claus float in over 20 years will debut in 2009, with Santa’s sleigh elevated above his house as he leaves the North Pole. Macy’s parade starts in Hoboken
Floats for Thanksgiving Day parade built in old factory

Hidden inside the former Tootsie Roll factory on Willow Avenue, in a large nondescript warehouse in uptown Hoboken, floats have come to life. A 78-foot-long Spiderman, a gigantic Buzz Lightyear, ...
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THE WINNERS – Left to right: Larry Henriques; Toni Tomarazzo; Loretta DePalma, accepting on behalf of her son John DePalma; Ron Hine; Dan Tumpson. Hoboken’s Hall of Fame
Museum hosts annual awards for citizen volunteers

In 2005, a coalition of several Hoboken community groups began selecting five honorees every year who embody the spirit of civic duty. Helen Manogue, president of the Quality of Life Coalition, s...
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MEET THE CHIEF – Police Chief Anthony Falco and 2nd Ward Councilwoman Beth Mason (right) spoke with a local resident during the meet-and-greet at City Hall. Meet the police chief
Business owners talk crime prevention

Smash-and-grabs, shoplifting, and holiday crimes were just a few of the topics discussed Tuesday when almost two dozen business owners took their turn meeting Hoboken’s new police chief, Anthony ...
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HONORING HEROES – City and county officials joined with local veterans and other residents to honor the service of the soldiers who risked their lives in defense of freedom. The mile-square city had more than 150 casualties in World War II. Dedication to America
Local veterans honored; forum tackles homefront issues

Hoboken hosted two events last week to honor local servicemen and servicewomen for Veterans Day, once known as Armistice Day to remember the end of World War I. Dubbed by Woodrow Wilson the “War ...
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Compiled by Timothy J. Carroll 11/15/09

Robbery arrests Police have arrested three suspects in connection with a string of robberies in Hoboken last week, according to Det. Lt. Mark Competello. The first robbery occurred on Monday, N...
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ELYSIAN ART – Third and fourth grade students from the Elysian Charter School celebrated their art display at the old Coconut Factory building, which houses a CVS and New York Sports Club, last week. The display was part of the Art Studio tour sponsored in part by the Hudson Reporter and Bijou Properties. With the students were school Director Carol Stock (left), several teachers, building owner Larry Bijou (back left), Mayor Dawn Zimmer (center), Trustee Ken Neilson, (back right), Reporter publishers Lucha Malato and David Unger, and city Cultural Affairs Coordinator Geri Fallo. HOBOKEN BRIEFS
11/15/09

Inauguration ceremony for Zimmer The city will host a public inauguration ceremony for Mayor Dawn Zimmer on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. at the Hoboken High School Auditorium, 800 Clinton St. Zi...
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Crab cakes and gumbo and wine – oh my!
‘Taste of Hoboken’ raises thousands for YMCA

What’s better than eating from 35 area restaurants for dinner? Nothing! On Tuesday, Nov. 10, hundreds of people sampled the area’s finest food and drink at the 22nd annual “Taste of Hoboken” fund...
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GREEN SUPREME – Zimmer’s green shirt brigade was victorious on Tuesday, receiving over 40 percent of the vote. She said her first order of business is preparing the 2009-2010 budget. First female mayor in Hudson County history
After big win, Zimmer likely to be inaugurated this week

Only six months after Dawn Zimmer lost her first mayoral race in Hoboken, she is now about to be inaugurated as the first female mayor of Hoboken – and the first female mayor in Hudson County his...
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