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Office of Assemblyman Reuben Ramos announces:
Between the hours of 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM on Saturday, June 19th at
Employers who will be attending: Wal-Mart, Plumbers local #24, North Hudson Community Action Corp., U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Aflac, Hoboken Housing Authority, Hudson County Community College, Primerica, Eco Maids, PNC Bank, Wachovia Bank, The 1080 Group, Army, Viridian Energy Company, Hill & Knowlton , and People Care
Last night Tim Occhipinti made it official throwing in his hat for the special election this November for the 4th ward City Council seat. Appearing last night at Northern Soul, Tim is looking to unseat Mayor’s Zimmer’s chosen successor for the 4th ward seat she vacated with her election to mayor last November.
Tim has become a fairly common figure at City Council meetings over several months, speaking at several. Most recently, he joined with third ward residents to speak against the rumored move of the Municipal Garage to the site of the Pino’s yard on Jackson Street. He also has become an attendee of some high profile health fair events sponsored by the HHA at the Mama Johnson field.
Here’s a communication from Director Brandy Forbes of Community Development to the City Council outlining the status of projects in Hoboken including 1600 Park, Hoboken Cove, Maxwell Place and the Master Plan among others.
Please be careful upon entering. This is for the hardcore Hobokenite who just has to know what’s going on in every corner of town. Adult supervision is not required, but strongly suggested.
Please ingest responsibly.
City of Hoboken announces:
CARLO’S BAKERY 100th YEAR CELEBRATION NOTICE
Carlo’s City Hall Bake Shop is celebrating their 100th year in operation in Hoboken with a series of events. The City of Hoboken invites residents and visitors to join in the celebration. Visitors are strongly encouraged to arrive via public transportation.
On Friday, June 18th, TLC & Carlo’s Bakery will be distributing more than 1,000 free “commuter cupcakes” at the PATH station.
On Saturday, June 19th, Carlo’s will hold a family-focused block party on the street in front of the bakery featuring dessert decoration stations, a dunk tank – with a chance to dunk Barolo “Buddy” Valastro – and the installation of the “Carlo’s Bakery Way” street sign at the corner of Newark and Washington Streets.
STATEMENT FROM MAYOR ZIMMER ON CITY COUNCIL’S UNANIMOUS VOTE TO PASS BOND ORDINANCE
I want to thank the Council for coming together and doing the responsible thing for the City of Hoboken. If the bond ordinance had not passed, we risked defaulting on the municipal garage property and burdening taxpayers with hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional interest payments. I look forward to continuing to work with the Council to do what is best for the residents of Hoboken.
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The City Council vote on the bond to provide the funds to give the city a contingency should the sale of the Municipal Garage fail to materialize, passed tonight in an 8-0 vote.
Just as both Councilman Russo and Councilwoman Castellano spoke agreeing with each other not to vote to approve the bond, Councilwoman Mason opted to break the direction in the vote and agreed to the no cost bond ordinance. The cost to taxpayers for delaying the bond’s approval was put at $160,000. Additional interests costs was pegged at $600,000 annual and Councilwoman Carol Marsh pointed out that would be a long term annual cost. Even so, the bond’s passage requiring six votes was very much in doubt.
The City of Hoboken, New Jersey and Connect by Hertz are launching “Corner Cars” — the country’s first true city-wide car-sharing program. With the roll-out of this program, more than 90 percent of Hoboken residents will live within a 5-minute walk of a car-sharing vehicle location. The first phase of this program is anticipated to remove more than 750 vehicles from Hoboken’s crowded streets.
City of Hoboken announces:
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Once again, the bond ordinance to protect the city’s interests on the existing Municipal Garage is front and center at tonight’s City Council meeting. Doing so could lead to the garage staying where it is but some people on both sides of the City Council table don’t appear to like that potential option happening either.
There will be lots of questions and discussion also about the new locations as well but let’s state the obvious once again – one has nothing to do with the other.