The NJ Superior Court ruled on a controversial extension by Louis Picardo at 920 Castle Pt. ordering an added floor be removed in a decision filed July 22nd.

The controversy stems back to 2008 when the addition to the Picardo residence suddenly went up over a period of weeks.  Hudson Street neighbors protested the addition and filed a lawsuit in 2008 after the Hoboken Zoning board rescinded approval for the extension.

Picardo said he had approvals from the Hoboken Construction Office issued by then Hoboken Zoning Officer Virginia “Ginger” Buonfiglio and former Construction Code Official Al Arezzo. Read More...

There’s still some scuttlebutt out there that Michele Russo’s desired county job is not a done deal and  is more than slightly reversible should some pressure be exerted by the public on Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise.

A call to the County Executive’s office this morning did not confirm knowledge one way or the other.  The offer to send our call to the county communications office was declined.  MSV is awaiting a call back on the issue.

As part of the whispers, people have been concerned the night supervisory position for Michele Russo would provide her access to all kinds of sensitive documents and election materials, but there’s an unconfirmed report she wasn’t planning on spending much time there in Jersey City, night time or otherwise. Read More...

Councilwoman Jen Giattino’s family marshaled more than two dozen volunteers on Sunday to tackle the thorny problem of illegal notices posted all over public property.

The effort drew more than two dozen volunteers and although planned as a 6th ward event, the manpower allowed it to spread out further in the Mile Square City.

A utility pole at 8th and Garden Street showed signs of a recent cleaning

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City of Hoboken announces:

=&0=& City partners with Chazin Group to empower Hoboken’s job seekers to find their dream job by tapping into the jobless job market The City of Hoboken is partnering with Ethan Chazin, Hoboken’s compassionate career coach, to offer residents free job search boot camps once per month at the Multi Service Center this fall. “Now more than ever, job seekers require entirely new set of skills in order to market oneself for career success as job growth remains stagnant,” said Ethan Chazin, the founder and President of The Chazin Group. “By applying the strategies taught in these boot camps, attendees will learn to sell themselves like a product to a select group of ideal potential employers, to greatly improve their job search effectiveness and reduce the time spent looking for employment.” The job search boot camps are free of charge to Hoboken residents and will be offered the first Friday of every month from 6:30-7:45pm at the Multi Service Center located at 124 Grand Street (between 1st and 2nd Streets), beginning August 5, 2011. Additional dates are September 2nd, October 7th, November 4th, and December 2nd. For more information on these programs or to register, call Ethan Chazin at (201) 683-3399 or by email at Ethan@TheChazinGroup.com. Link: http://www.hobokennj.org/news/free-job-search-boot-camp-series-for-hoboken-residents/ Get the latest Hoboken news: Email | Text |Website | Facebook | Twitter | RSS

Kurt Gardiner of the Hoboken Journal is seeking election to represent Hoboken and part of Jersey City heights as its Freeholder, the legislative representative in Hudson County.

His complete, detailed platform is available at the link:
https://hobokenhorse.com/p/issues.html

MSV will add a link for Freeholder’s Anthony Romano’s website when it becomes available.

Hudson Healthcare, Inc. announces:

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