City of Hoboken announces:

THREE YEARS AFTER SANDY, HOBOKEN IS BUILDING A MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITY   Three years after Hurricane Sandy, the City of Hoboken is making progress towards creating a more resilient city through many initiatives.  

The City funded the construction of the H-5 wet weather pump, which is currently underway, and is moving forward with the acquisition of the 6 acre BASF property in Northwest Hoboken that will be designed with at least one million gallons of underground stormwater detention. Both projects will alleviate flooding in northwest Hoboken, including the flood-prone neighborhood around the ShopRite. Read More...

From the desk of Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer:

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Mayor Dawn Zimmer applauded the Hoboken City Council’s unanimously-passed resolution calling on the Governor and State legislature to require county governments to comply with the same 2% tax levy cap which currently only applies to municipalities. The resolution also calls for Hudson County to voluntarily comply with a 2% cap regardless of whether State law changes to make such compliance mandatory. Read More...

From the desk of First Ward council candidate Michael DeFusco:

Friends and Neighbors, With the excitement of the World Series and Halloween, I just wanted to remind everyone that Election Day is just six days away — this coming Tuesday, November 3rd! If you elect me to the Council, I will strongly support modern professional budget practices – ones that are essential to holding the line on taxes and keeping Hoboken on a sound fiscal path.  Another important topic for our transit-centered community is the recent PATH service cuts. I want to again restate my extreme disappointment with these cuts. Like many of our neighbors, I take the train daily to NYC and the decrease in scheduled service not only lessens our quality of life, but seriously hurts downtown business.  I will

Demand more out of Hudson County to get a better share of our County tax dollars back to Hoboken.

Strongly support maintaining an adequate budget surplus, making sure we have a fund in case of emergency— like Hurricane Sandy.

Work to identify and promote cost-efficiencies in our municipal budget, ensuring quality of life improvements are put at the forefront.

Engage developers to create fair contributions to the community which encourage improved street infrastructure, green space, and pedestrian safety.

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Hoboken’s decisive City Council election is approaching the backstretch. The street is being engaged, money is flowing, campaigns are firing on all cylinders and candidates are jittery for what promises to be an intriguing election this Tuesday.

A true three way race in the fourth ward wasn’t expected by some but anticipated by others. Ruben Ramos is preparing a repeat of the 2013 GOTV effort. Mom has been knocking on doors but there’s some unwelcome unannounced guests arriving on lower first street. That wasn’t part of the plan. Who invited them? Read More...

The following story comes courtesy of John Heinis of the Hudson County View:

After about two months, Hudson County View has profiled all 13 candidates running in the Hoboken City Council race, which take place one week from today.  By John Heinis/Hudson County View Ward 1 Theresa Castellano (incumbent) vs. Mike DeFusco =&0=&

The Reach Higher BoE campaign announces:

Dear friends and neighbors,

It’s just one short week until the November 3rd election, and we’re working hard to spread the word to ensure high voter turnout!

Tom Kluepfel is running for re-election. He is joined by Sheillah Dallara and Addys Velez, two energetic and committed district parents. The Board of Education needs their kind of integrity and commitment.

Although we’re getting down to the wire, there are still significant ways for you to help. Contribute to the campaign, of course — we still need to produce a city wide mailer and more campaign flyers. Spread the word by “liking” us on Facebook and putting a campaign sign in your window. And tell your friends why it’s important to vote Kluepfel, Dallara, and Velez  2-4-6 Column F on November 3rd! Read More...

The Dark Knight takes the mound to open the 2015 World Series.

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UPDATE: The Biancamano for Council campaign responded to this story. Pablo Fonseca on behalf of the campaign said in a phone interview:

“Peter will continue to focus on the issues of the campaign, which are the priorities of the residents of the second ward.  We will continue to reach out to the voters. We will continue to give them our message of integrity and transparency and we are six days away from victory.”

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Questions are swishing and dishing, rocking and rolling with some curious eyebrows raised on Peter Biancamano’s campaign report. Read More...