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In the words of that famous tax evader Bono, there’s been a lot of talk, maybe too much talk about…..

Coming soon to a megadevelopment near you? Can Councilman Hamburglar D Variance his way into the mayor’s office? Mike DeFusco is taking lots of heat for promoting a lower Washington St. development in the guise of a burger joint.

Can one suffer the slings and arrows of a Shake Shack burger with an overgrown building, a permanent fixture courtesy of some beefy building variances?

Councilman Mike DeFusco, himself a veteran of the Zoning Board and a friend to D variance seeking developers everywhere finds himself in a peculiar pickle. Or did he say hold the pickle? It’s getting difficult to keep up with the Hoboken melodrama as election season begins to take its toll on Mile Square residents who dare to put a toe in those waters. Read More...

As a parent of a soon to be kindergartener, the raging emotion of my peers has to do with the sudden decision by the school board to stop accepting “preference” choices in school applications.  Whereas Hoboken used to be a school choice district, it now is not. The frustrating part of this move is there is no communication of what areas are sent to what schools. Nor is there a public acknowledgement of the strategy or change in policy. Just a very quiet decision and implementation.  The downside is for families who live downtown and are subject to send their kids to Connors school which is decidedly the worst performing school in the district.  Years past, parents would submit a few schools ranked in preference to send their child. That is removed from this years application and the town is moving people to “neighborhood” schools. They don’t want to publish this anywhere or face the backlash. They also won’t articulate what neighborhood streets would send to what school.  As a Hoboken parent, all of this is very frustrating.  William Bayard is a pseudonym.  Guest submissions of 1,000 words or less are welcome. Please submit to smartyjones@me.com and include a phone number for verification purposes. 

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In a shot across the bow to his once former ally and supporter in Mayor Dawn Zimmer, the first ward councilman backed up the earlier reports of a major fundraising coup in the first quarter in 2017.

Based on the above original copy filed with NJ ELEC earlier this week, Councilman DeFusco netted $87,838 in the first quarter ending last month.

The tally likely means a face-off will be expected this November for the mayor’s seat and three at-large council seats. The results of the November election will hold major consequences for Hoboken governance. Read More...

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Tonight the City Council will vote on a $175 Million PSE&G project that will combine the Marshall Street substation with the Madison Street substation and elevate and modernize the substation with the most reliable technology. Both of these substations are over 50 years old and are at risk from flooding. PSE&G has already invested $130 million to upgrade and elevate Hoboken’s 16th Street substation, and the Madison Street substation project will complete efforts to bring Hoboken’s entire energy system to 21^st century resiliency and reliability standards. Read More...

Another entry into the Hoboken mayoral sweepstakes is official. Well at least the initial paperwork is official.

Hoboken resident Ronald Bautista an occasional speaker at council meetings and a vocal supporter for bicycle lanes filed his entry as a mayoral candidate earlier this month.

Bautista’s entry means there are three official candidates in the race. Mayor Dawn Zimmer and local businesswoman Karen Nason have already announced their intention to run for the top elected office in the Mile Square City. Read More...

The big barnstorming event last night for Mayor Zimmer is not all the news that’s fit to print in the Mile Square City today.

There’s word confirmed from the Team DeFusco camp his first quarter campaign report filed with NJ-ELEC and it’s a bonanza of riches almost certain to raise eyebrows.

The reported Team DeFusco net for the first quarter is in the vicinity of $90,000.

A source close to DeFusco confirmed the campaign proceeds approaches $90,000!

How to net $90,000 in the first quarter of 2017? Be Mike DeFusco and have a bounty of a quarter in fund raising.

The benchmark haul is sure to generate lots of attention, surprise and some heated phone lines in and outside the Mile Square City. If the figure turns out to be in the ballpark of $90,000 assumptions will be made concluding a race for the Hoboken November mayoral and three at-large seats is most definitely on. Read More...