A resolution passed at Monday night’s City Council meeting authorizing an appraisal and offer* for the west side Henkel Cognis site at 11th and Madison St. puts a bulls eye on the property for open space and public use.

BASF, the chemical company is currently remediating the site aiming to making a deal with the City to develop part of the six acres in exchange for making an offer on another select portion.

The City’s purchase offer makes public the City’s clearest intention to acquire the entire property. The City Council voted 7-1 to approve the purchase offer with Councilman Dave Mello arriving just after the early vote. Read More...

Talking Ed Note: To say there is misunderstanding on the reval is an understatement. Commenters have been having a lively discussion for days here on the issue. What’s apparent is people do not understand how the reval works even after the one concluded after almost 25 years.

Some continuous complaints claim they will face an annual increase in City of Hoboken taxes with a rolling reval. Put simply, this is not true.

As with the one previous, in a rolling reval all properties values are weighed (reassessed) across town. If the average citywide property valuation increases, say 10%, the only properties which would see a tax increase are those that exceed the valuation beyond the 10% average. Read More...

NEW JERSEY, JERSEY CITY – CLIMB TO THE TOP 2015

Climb for a cure of MS & CADASIL Syndrome for Jennifer Costner’s Father.

Donate to Ashley! Join Ashley’s Team! View Natural International Talent Alliance  Personal Progess: Goal: $2,500.00 Achieved: $310.00 Fundraising Honor Roll Tamara James In recognition of Jennifer Bradburyn Costner$25.00 Civea Inasu Title Evolution, LLC$100.00 Natural International Talent Alliance, LLC New York City$100.00 [Stop] [Start] I, Ashley T. Head,  have a new and dear friend, Jennifer Costner, whose father is suffering from an uncommon yet deadly disease called CADASIL Syndrome. It is disease very commonly misdiagnosed as Multiple Sclerosis since it is very similar in the way the initial symptoms manifest.  As a Clinical Scientist who specializes in managing clinical trials on humans, I am climbing the stairs for my friend’s father and for the many people who suffer with Multiple Sclerosis and CADASIL Syndrome and many diseases that are similar.  More research needs to be conducted to save our loved ones from these life altering diseases. For this reason, I am Team Captain and will be climbing the stairs on November 15, 2014. Go Team Natural International Talent Alliance! (N.I.T.A). Multiple Sclerosis affects people in the prime of their lives, between the ages of 20 and 50. Every hour someone is newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. More than 2.5 million people worldwide live with this unpredictable disease. The symptoms of MS are different for everyone – the only certainty is that it will affect yet another person every hour of every day. I will MAKE MY MARK and do my part to make a difference in the lives of those living with MS. By supporting me you too will MAKE YOUR MARK in this pursuit. Let’s Move Forward Together. Currently there is no cure for MS. The money that is raised will be used to find the cause, treatment, and ultimately the cure for multiple sclerosis. The money is also used to provide education, information, direct financial support, and scholarships to individuals and families living with MS. Please join me in the movement to do something about  Read More... News Mandatory sick leave ordinance on small business on tap @ 7:00 11/17/201401/22/2021 by SmartyJones1 Min Reading Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream (No commercial interruption on the Ustream app on iPhone and iPad.) The ordinance to force local businesses to give mandatory sick leave is up on second reading. Sponsored by Councilwoman Terry Castellano and Beth Mason, it was suppose to be a layup but the Hoboken small business community has slowly woken up to the hit job. (No conversations or meetings were held when the ordinance was originally put up and it caught many by surprise.) Perhaps after the local Chamber of Commerce is finished patting itself on the back, they’ll show up and do something. Read More... News Hudson Reporter claims award as federal investigation smoke around Carmelo Garcia explodes into cauldron 11/17/201401/22/2021 by SmartyJones1 Min Reading =&0=& The late Friday bombshell by way of John Heinis at The Hudson County View shifted the smoke signals emanating out of the Hoboken Housing Authority seeing it form a mushroom-like nuclear base. Federal investigations confirmed after months of troubling actions coming out of the Hoboken Housing Authority under the reign of former Executive Director Carmelo spells big trouble for him and the Old Guard who backed him to the hilt desperate to see the controversial undocumented massive downtown redevelopment Vision 20/20 politrickeryed a fait accompli. Read More... News Sign of the Times: Blues legend Michael Powers at Maxwells Tavern 11/16/201401/22/2021 by SmartyJones1 Min Reading Legendary blues guitarist Michael Powers appeared last night at Maxwells. More on Micheal Powers: http://www.michaelpowers.com/biography.htm News BREAKING: MULTIPLE FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS ONGOING IN THE HOBOKEN HOUSING AUTHORITY 11/14/201401/22/2021 by SmartyJones1 Min Reading In a breaking exclusive, The Hudson County View confirmed Friday there are multiple investigations “ongoing” by federal law enforcement looking into the Hoboken Housing Authority. The bombshell comes way of an interview yesterday with interim HHA Director Bob DiVincent who admitted the rumors circulating saying, “There are some investigations going on. The biggest one I’m aware of is the Office of the Inspector General has requested some documents on contracts that were part of the procurement investigation that HUD already did.” Read More... News Beth Mason, her certifiable legion and a Godzilla Raccoon 11/14/201401/22/2021 by SmartyJones1 Min Reading Beth Mason who has made a self-inflicted cottage industry with her autobiographical political manual, “How to be politically tone-deaf, make war on your constituents and be self-righteous about it” is delivering her latest out of touch project on the second ward and Hoboken at large. Her cause? Taking on monster raccoon and possum dog killers. She claims her dog was attacked by a critter and she’s receiving “more and more complaints” about her similar victimization among others. Two guiding rules here: a) It’s always about Beth Mason and b) Beth Mason is always the victim, no matter who she’s harming. Read More...