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HUMC Board Meeting – streaming live @ 7:00

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading
MILE SQUARE VIEW EXCLUSIVE

Update: Post Meeting


The Hospital is seeing some benefits from the new emergency room.  At this meeting the numbers showed a significant boost in the admissions and also surgeries.  The numbers overall are a bit off from projections but far more in line than recent years. One big concern is the accounts payable.  There was an increase from the average of 123 days to 129 with $16.8MM estimated outstanding. The new board showed a strong unified voice and looks to be very active in the oversight role, a drastic improvement from years past. MSV will update some additional information later as the board members went into executive session.  Apologies for some of the audio, the room had fans running due to the heat and members are not using microphones. Read More...

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Operation legal taxi underway…

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

City of Hoboken announces:

HOBOKEN REIGNS IN ILLEGAL TAXI OPERATIONS

The City of Hoboken has been increasing its efforts to enforce taxi and limousine regulations for the protection of residents and visitors.

“My Administration is taking taxi and limousine safety issues very seriously,” Mayor Dawn Zimmer said.

Code enforcement officers have already issued over $60,000 in summonses to illegally-operating taxi services. In addition to scheduled inspections, spot checks for proper documentation and vehicle condition are now regularly conducted. Read More...

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Superintendent Carter clarifies, calms the district

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

Superintendent’s Letter to Citizens and Parents Regarding Connors School

THE CONNORS SCHOOL MATTER
Dear Citizens and Parents of Hoboken,

Within the past twenty or so hours, the air has been buzzing about a letter written to me by the Schools Development Authority, a governmental agency located in Trenton, New Jersey, about the status of the renovation of the Connors School. Let me state at the outset that the letter which bears my name and has been making the rounds throughout the area, has yet to be stamped into my office. In other words, I am still waiting to receive a letter which others have chosen to share, and to which reaction is occurring. I did intercept a copy of the letter as it was winding its way among fax machines and e-mail attachments and who knows what else, and then call the Authority in order to receive the “official” document which I did receive via e-mail at 2:50 p.m. Read More...

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State reconstruction of Connors School on hold

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

This letter arrived from Assemblyman Reuben Ramos’ office announcing the disappointment in the State placing the construction of the Connors school on hold. There’s no clarity on the length of time although the work was anticipated to begin this June. Students from Connors have already been prepared to move to Demarest.

This project earmarked earlier from the State was anticipated to cost $33 million.

The Jersey Journal has posted the story along with a comment from fourth ward Councilman Mike Lenz. Assemblyman Ramos has requested a meeting with the Governor to express the necessity of this project. Read More...

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Hoboken not our kinda town no more

by SmartyJones3 Min Reading

Things had been going pretty well.  Lots of traffic coming and going in and out of Hoboken but I knew I’d always make up for the time lost by not having to hunt for twenty minutes or more to find a parking spot near my destination.  My friend who is buds with Johnny C hooked me up with this nifty little device that gets me in and out of the Hoboken parking garages pronto.  I just leave it in the window and the parking attendant either ignores me or waves me along.

Even when some bad news befell our friend Johnny C, my friend said there’s nothing to worry about, everything is good to go.  I pay him a monthly rental fee for the little doo hickey and get unlimited free parking everywhere in town.  Didn’t tell my friend I lent it out to my family and friends for a little scratch on the side.  Put them on the friends and family program too.  A little grease never hurt anyone. So it was pretty bad when my device stopped working last month.  Came into Hoboken and when leaving the garage, the doo hickey thing didn’t work and the gate didn’t open.  The attendant said there was a problem and I had to pay the cost of parking.  It was $27!  I couldn’t believe it.  Took the ticket to City Hall and found out where this Ian Sacs guy was who had replaced our friend.  He was very uncooperative.  He wanted to know who gave me the doo hickey and why I was using it.  I just wanted him to throw out the ticket.  He was really arrogant and told me to get out of his office even when I told him about our friends from the arcade company.  This guy is really thick.  Doesn’t he know how things run here? So then I went to the mayor’s office to complain.  Told she was busy although all I saw her doing was talking on the phone and telling someone to shut all of the doo hickeys down.  Maybe she was on the phone with that Ian guy.  Did someone miss a payment or something? One of our friends told me to go to the Russo Association to see what I can do but they told me to go talk to Councilwoman Terry Castellano.  So I get her on the phone and before I could finish explaining she tells me there is no parking quarters problem.  She said, “It’s been resolved” and hung up.

What have they done to our town?  This used to be our thing.  I ain’t ever coming back to Hoboken no more.  This ain’t our town no more. Read More...

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Rustle up 13 billion dollars or so for New Jersey

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

The State of New Jersey is facing a double digit deficit in the billions of dollars.  A weekend protest by thirty-thousand mostly public sector workers sought to convince Gov. Christie they should not feel the pinch in meeting that deficit.

This video shows the psychology prevalent today in New Jersey and beyond, some would call it global with France seeking to raise the retirement age from 60 and Greece suffering with riots as the public sector has squeezed its way into every crevice of private sector’s production.  At a certain point, it’s not sustainable. Read More...

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The Cartel continues to rock

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

Let’s just number these announcements to keep them straight….
1.) The Cartel has been selected to screen at the 2010 National Charter School Conference in Chicago in late June.  Other events will include Keynote Speeches from Bill Gates, Co-Chair Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Reed Hastings, Founder & CEO, Netflix.  Full details soon to be released here:
National Charter School Conference

2.) Look for a live TV interview with The Cartel’s Director Bob Bowdon on the Fox Business Network’s Varney & Co.(with Stuart Varney), this Friday, May 28, 10:30-11amEDT. Read More...

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There goes the free parking

by SmartyJones2 Min Reading

The City of Hoboken announces:

INTERNAL AUDIT ASSISTS IN CATCHING ILLEGAL USE OF PARKING TRANSPONDERS


In October 2009, Mayor Zimmer directed Transportation and Parking Director Ian Sacs to conduct an audit of all active Municipal Parking Garage transponders.

After completing the audit in January 2010, Director Sacs identified about 160 active devices that were not associated with a City vehicle and had them disabled. The arrests announced today are a result of the Mayor’s efforts to restore integrity in government and the cooperation between the City’s directors and the Hoboken Police.


Related: The Jersey Journal reported just earlier on an arrest of a city employee at the Municipal Garage.  Expect this story to get legs if well, reporters decide to actually report.


Talking Ed Note: As a matter of policy MSV avoids commenting on press releases from the city.  (It’s been our preference to allow the public to digest it first.)  In this instance we’re making an exception as this development is truly an outstanding effort to lock down an obvious loophole of systematic abuse.  


Now MSV does have a question about the 160 active devices.  Who had them, who failed to report them missing or take any action?  The cost to the city must be in four or five figures and this is a substantial amount of fraud.  An analysis may even hit six figures when it’s all done!  



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Dust up on Church Square Park

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

Church Square Park is one of the most popular destinations in town and some recent proposed changes by a local Hoboken group, Project Play, introduced their plan detailing efforts for upgrading some of the children’s area.

Of the reported 35 residents who attended, there was a clash of ideas on the agenda of what should be upgraded and how.  Three residents aligned against a group of mostly parents and it got heated to the point where the meeting was almost shut down.

Andrew Tavani of Hoboken.patch.com provides the blow by blow, well not quite but it’s well told. Read More...