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BREAKING: Mayor Zimmer vetoes elimination of $25 user fee

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading


Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer applies her first veto from roman brice on Vimeo.

Mayor Dawn Zimmer today issued her first veto in a press conference at the Multi-Center earlier this afternoon. The veto reinstates the existing $25 usage fee for children’s activities run by the City of Hoboken. Wednesday night the City Council voted 5-3 to eliminate the fee it had supported unanimously 8-0 earlier this year.

Talking Ed Note: Anyone who had doubts about the seriousness of Mayor Zimmer’s true fiscal responsibility need not look any further. She’s defined what it means to be a budget hawk. Others who apply the label to themselves with no supporting evidence are mere pretenders. Read More...

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Finale on responsibility on behalf of the taxpayer

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

Last night Hoboken got a glimpse on what is to come with the new ‘majority,’ – the five members who have assumed control with the installation of Tim Occhipinti on the City Council.

Fiscal responsibility was the first victim on the paltry recreation fee.  The public was told by the Council of No Four (Russo, Mason, Castellano, Occhipinti) plus Nino Giacchi there is really no need for a $25 fee for recreation, they said the taxpayers should pick up the whole tab.

Councilman Nino Giacchi – resolute for the Council of No increasing the taxpayer burden
Not so when it comes to State of NJ law re: parking ordinance for the Corner Cars program

Families who can’t afford the $25 usage fee for each activity are covered by the existing policy of the Zimmer Administration ensuring that children’s parents who truly can’t afford it are able to have their kids participate. Read More...

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Throwing down in the cage for a good cause

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

Charity Wrestling Match

Saturday, December 18, 2010 5:00pm – 11:00pm
Hoboken High School will host an evening of wrestling wherein professional wrestlers from East Coast Professional Wrestling will conduct a charity wrestling match to be held at Hoboken High School on the evening of Saturday, December 18, 2010 from 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm.   Proceeds from the event, after costs are covered, will be donated to Hoboken High School.  Tickets ($20 ringside, $15 general admission) are available at Hoboken High School’s Main Office, as well as the School Store.  In addition, tickets may be purchased at Mr. Wrap’s (8th and Garden, Hoboken) Luca Brasi’s Deli (1st and Park, Hoboken) and online at ecpw1.com (973-402-9599). Highlights include:  Cage match: Tony Fiore VS Dan Mandini Tito Santana VS La Parka USA with Donnie Diamond ECPW Heavyweight Championship Match: Champion Jeff Coleman VS Brolly ECPW Tag Team Championship Match: Champions Red Hot Russ & The Jersey Devil VS Little Tony Moose & Marquez ECPW Television Championship Match: Champion C. K. Kross VS Crazy Ivan ECPW Light-Heavyweight Championship 3-Way: Champion Merengue Warrior VS Timothy Plazma VS Nick Napoleon Gino Caruso VS Tony Meyers Rob Vegas VS Mike Donovan Andrew Anderson VS The Dark Shadow Plus a 20-Man Battle Royal! 
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Gloomy skies, cold winds and a black cloud over the City Council

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

As the end of the year looms with most Hookenites having their minds elsewhere, the finale rings in on the City Council’s last meeting for 2010, the honorable City Council President Carol Marsh presiding.

After the controversial November 4th special election, the post election Council meeting was a twilight zone like affair.  Cool demeanors in the front of the room lacking invective, and anything but festive considering the installation of Tim Occhipinti into the council seat and his first meeting on the dais.  Something was brewing and they knew it.  Sure enough a two fer by week’s end: criminal referrals from a Board of Elections to the County prosecutor, then another push up the hill to the NJ Attorney General’s office. Read More...

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Hertz speaks to its Hoboken Corner Cars customers

by SmartyJones2 Min Reading
White Connect By Hertz

A number of readers have noted this communication from Hertz on the Hoboken Corner Cars program:

Dear Corner Cars Member,
 

You may have heard about the recent deliberations at the Hoboken City Council meeting on the status of the Corner Cars program provided by Connect by Hertz.  We want to reassure you that the Corner Cars program is alive and well and there has been no impact to Connect’s service.  Connect is working with the Department of Transportation to educate Council members on the program’s benefits and we are urging council members to support an ordinance establishing designated Corner Cars locations throughout the City.
Hoboken‘s Corner Cars program has been a success, with approximately 1,000 members after only 6 months.Corner Cars is taking cars off Hoboken’s streets with its “Surrender Your Permit” program which provides a package of incentives, valued at more than $500, to residents who give up their parking permit. To date, more than 45 residents have given up their parking permit and are living a “car-free” lifestyle!  
If you’re interested in learning more, or to voice your opinion, we suggest you write your Council person (http://www.hobokennj.org/council/).As always, we welcome your feedback, questions, and comments; please feel free to contact the Connect by Hertz Member Care Center at 877-654-4400, the City Department of Parking and Transportation at 201-653-1919, or your local Connect representative, Michael Reid at 203-738-9540.
We sincerely appreciate your membership and hope we can provide you with many more hours of happy driving.

 
Sincerely,
The Connect by Hertz Team
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NJ Transit takes Hoboken, part deux

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

Tonight the short noticed meeting right on the back of the holiday season sees the next stage of the NJ Transit vs. Hoboken saga with a meeting tonight in the Hoboken Terminal’s waiting room.

17 or 26 stories, what’s the difference?  NJ Transit doesn’t say what’s next, not yet.  Does this building look like a centerpiece or a subsidiary to more and larger towers?

The last meeting produced a big community turnout and a singular voice of concern from the community.  NJ Transit officials made a game show of it waiting until  the end before revealing the prize: a building in the twenty plus story range with little detail or how it fits into their plan for development in the larger area of its transit yard. Read More...

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Drive to work every day? City offers reduced “Monthly Limited” rates

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

City of Hoboken announces:

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For residents who commute every day by car and are looking for a little reprieve from garage parking fees, the City of Hoboken is now offering a new garage parking option called “Monthly Limited.”  This option offers a reduced rate of $140/month for garage parking in city Garages “D” and “Midtown,” and $180 in city Garage “B.”  This represents approximately 30% off the standard monthly rate; however, the reduced rate comes with a requirement that owners must remove their cars from the garage weekdays between the hours of 10:00 am and 4:00 pm. For residents who commute daily by car, this requirement is relatively easy to meet. Nonetheless, each month, residents who park with the “Monthly Limited” option are granted two days in which they can be in the garage during the 10:00 am to 4:00 pm period. If these are not used during month, they can “roll over” and be collected throughout the year for various purposes, such as leaving the car in the garage while on a vacation. Read More...

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HUMC Board Meeting – special meeting tonight

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

HOBOKEN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL
AUTHORITY
Hoboken University Medical Center
308 Willow Avenue
Hoboken, New Jersey 07030

PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to the Provisions of NJSA 10:4-6, et. seq., there will be a Special Meeting of the Hoboken Municipal Hospital Authority at 6:00 PM on Monday December 13, 2010.

AGENDA

1. Executive Session closed to the Public, pursuant to NJSA 10:4-12(b)(7); Contract Negotiation and matters falling within the Attorney Client Privilege.

2. Public Comments

Action will be taken at this meeting..

LOCATION: Assumption Hall, Hoboken University Medical Center, 308 Willow Avenue, Hoboken, New Jersey

George W. Crimmins
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Four retired police are back on “the job”

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

Some recent retirements with the Hoboken Police Department means the end of a career with the organization but it doesn’t mean they won’t be seen on ‘the job’ again.

Four retired officers now have found greener pastures in retirement – as civilian workers at reduced pay – compensation that won’t be adding to their pensions.

Robert Castellano – back on the job.  What is this?
Pictured at a September City Council meeting, Mr. Castellano is back
working at the HPD as a civilian since his November retirement.

The four recent retirees: John Castellano, husband of Councilwoman Terry Castellano, Bernard Della Fave, Jose Rivera and Emil Donfrio previously all earned more than $90,000 a year. Read More...