City of Hoboken announces:
VOTE! General Election is Tuesday, November 4
The General Election is on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Polls will be open from 6am until 8pm. For additional information, visit the Hudson County Division of Elections website. For voter records, inquiries, complaints or problems, call the office of the Superintendent of Elections: 201-369-7745/7746/7747/7748/7749. For voting machine malfunctions or questions, call: 201-369-7794/7797/7799. Election Day is a government holiday, and municipal offices, including the Parking Utility, will be closed. Alternate side parking rules will not be in effect. ### Get the latest Hoboken news: Email & text updates | Facebook | Twitter | RSS
The Hoboken public could be forgiven for forgetting a local election is underway with polls open by the time most read this. Based on this sleepy municipal election season, the echoes of war sounded distant unless you lived in the Hoboken Housing Authority where the farming of Vote by Mail is seasonal tilling in the lay of the land.
The main factor driving the Hoboken BoE election is the New Jersey US Senate race, meaning, it’s of no consequence at all. The recent slew of endorsement activity on MSV is not unusual but this time it’s no branded slate of Kids First candidates but support for Wallace school parents under a new name. Outside of those new circumstances, the race has more April overtones than a November election before the BoE like hundreds of other NJ municipalities moved its races to the fall.| Frank “Pupie” Raia – today’s Board of Education race is his show. Unless someone stops him. No slate is showing signs of doing so placing him in the driver’s seat. That has its pluses and minuses for reasons not stated here for the moment. |
Here’s where Hoboken stands one day before the election. These numbers are for the the Mile Square City as of this morning, courtesy of the Hudson County Board of Elections. (Kind thanks for their prompt replies.)
Municipality: (HOBOKEN) Count: 992 =&0=&=&1=&THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2013
=&2=& =&2=& =&4=&One of the fascinating aspects of the Old Guard vs. Old Guard battle in the Raia-Mason vs. Ruben Ramos camps is the ensuing war over vote-by-mail fraud taking place in the Hoboken Housing Authority and seniors buildings.
Hoboken is less than 24 hours before an election. Honestly, nothing beats a Hoboken election. The rancor, the door knocking, the flyers, the Vote by Mail.
In Hoboken, it’s not a serious election until someone delivers hundreds of Vote by Mail as mailing in an election ballot is so passé.
In the Mile Square City, why would you waste time (and money) putting a costly postage stamp on a ballot and mail it back to the Hudson County Board of Elections when there’s eager messengers who work for “community leaders,” some on a full time basis to serve you better? They’ll ensure your Vote by Mail ballot doesn’t suffer in a drowning accident in a US Post Office or in their boss’s basement.
From the desk of Fifth Ward Councilman Peter Cunningham:
Dear Neighbors, Friends and Family,This Tuesday we will have the opportunity to vote and elect three Board of Education members. Of the incumbents, two of them have served for at least two terms as minority members of the Board, and one has served for ten months, selected unanimously by the Board to finish the term of a resigned Board member in January.
For years I have supported reform candidates for School Board, Mayor and City Council, and still feel very strongly that our best course of action is to stay the course and support the slate of Parents for Progress – Antonio Gray 2H, Sharon Angley 3H and Monica Stromwall 5H
Dear Horsey & MSV readers:
Positive, Active Parents Dedicated to the Schools!
I am writing in support of Parents for Progress (PFP) Monica Stromwall, Sharyn Angley and Antonio Gray in the upcoming School Board election. As a sitting BOE member, I truly understand how important it is to have people sit beside me with a proven desire for open communication and positive collaboration.
I know the field is big this year, with eight candidates on three tickets, so I wanted to offer a bit of my thought process.
Assemblyman Carmelo Garcia announces:
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Dear Horsey & MSV readers:
Last week, I attended the Hoboken High School Open House along with an impressive number of people from our community. As a community member, I was extremely proud to see and hear the passion, excitement and successes surrounding the school. It is clear that our tax dollars are being put to good use in the classrooms by improving and updating school facilities and programs and our children are being well taken care of. The administration, staff and students were wonderful. I am really proud of the progress the School Board has made over the last five years and I absolutely want to see that positive progress continue.
It is clear that that our schools are on the right track but we need the right leaders to keep it going. I will be voting for The Parents for Progress slate of Antonio Gray (2H), Sharyn Angley (3H) and Monica Stromwall (5H). They are involved parents and active school volunteers who are happy with the education that their children are receiving in our district. As Board Trustees they will be there to ensure that these positive changes continue.
Every vote counts! On Tuesday November 4th, please join me and cast your vote for The Parents for Progress slate, Antonio Gray (2H), Sharyn Angley (3H) and Monica Stromwall (5H).
Regards,
Jennifer Giattino
President
Hoboken City Council
The following letter was submitted by BoE candidate Sharyn Angley on behalf of the Parents for Progress Slate.
The BoE election is Tuesday.
Dear Horsey & MSV readers,
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Wallace teacher, Mark Mautone named New Jersey teacher of the year
Steady increases on state testing
A revamped curriculum that includes Singapore math in the elementary grades
The Johns Hopkins University gifted and talented program
Fourteen Advanced Placement college-level courses offered at Hoboken Junior Senior High School
More than 20 athletic programs offered at Hoboken Junior Senior High School