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Some Hoboken residents may be dreading picking up their phone with reports coming in all weekend of a push poll and the unofficial foreboding entry of election season.

Election season in Hoboken is known for being a bruising affair for candidates, staff and supporters alike. Then there’s the civilian casualties and exploitation of Hoboken’s most vulnerable population as they are herded to turn over unfilled paper ballots for cash.

The push poll began Friday night based on reports to MSV and continued all weekend alarming residents with its misinformation and less than obvious intentions. Read More...

The following information on Friday’s flash flood is offered by Kurt Gardiner, a Hoboken commissioner on the North Hudson Sewerage Authority.

I am a commissioner on the NHSA representing Hoboken. I would like the share some information that can help people understand what happened on Friday. 


The information below is directly from a Principal Engineer who works for the Sewer Authority.


The pump stations were fully operational during the event.  Based on the analysis of the rain data provided, the storm had between a 5 year and 10 year return period (ie. between a 5 year (1.09 inches in one hour) and 10 year (0.88 inches per hour for 3 hours) event). 


Please refer to the graphic below. The pump station capacity and wet wells were adequate (as may be seen in the H-5 and H-1 graphics below) to pump the flows and were not the issue. The collection system capacity can convey approximately a 2 year storm event. The tide elevation was not an issue and did not affect the pumping capacity of the pumping station. The rain intensity was greater than the collection system can convey to the pumping station. Read More...

The extra heavy rains are leading to some street closures and reports of flash flooding.

An Emergency Alert has been issued with a flash flood warning in the area until 4:30.

Flash flooding at Ninth & Madison. The pump is working but overwhelmed.

Another photo from the scene of west side Hoboken. Observer has suffered similar problems.

Flooding in west Hoboken at Ninth and Jackson St.

Another reader submitted photo shows a closure at Monroe and Sixth St. Other areas are experiencing similar flash flooding with closures. Entrance of Sinatra Drive is closed at 11th and Hudson too.

All photos copyright MSV 2009 – 2017.

MSV reported earlier Hoboken activist Ronald Bautista filed papers intending to run for mayor.
Yesterday he made it official with a video announcement on Facebook.

The video is available at Ronald Bautista’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RonBautistaNJ/

Among his listed highlights:

– I was born in #Ecuador and came to #Hoboken in 1999.  – Began journey as activist when I joined the Harvard Model Congress program at Hoboken Junior Senior High School. Class of 2004 – Executive Director of a nonprofit in NYC:

Organizacion Juventud Ecuatoriana Read More...

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Hi MSV readers, =&0=& Fitness in the Park Due to popular demand, we’ve expanded Fitness in the Park!  The free and popular fitness classes take place four nights a week at Pier A Park, the 14th Street Viaduct and Maxwell Park and run through the end of September. Whether you’re trying yoga or pilates for the first time or are looking for an additional workout, come enjoy a fitness class with some of Hoboken’s top instructors!

More from Saturday’s effort with Hoboken residents taking matters into their own hands.

Throw it in there son.

Rub-a-dub-dub, folks give the Gazebo at Church Square a scrub.

Uptown at Fox Hills, people pitched in with BoE Trustee Sheillah Dallara (no. 33) lending a hand.

Police Chief Ken Ferrante and Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro arrive with tools to get the job done right uptown at Fox Hills.

On Upper Washington St. a group of residents take matters into their own hands garbage bags at the ready.

Love. Your. Town.

All photos courtesy of Jhnny “to the butter” Newman

The years long controversial legal battle waged in Hoboken schools between the Hoboken BoE and the HoLa charter school is coming to a head with an Appellate hearing featuring oral argument tomorrow morning in Jersey City.

Originally the fight over public funding in the expansion of HoLa to seventh and eight grades, the question now is overpowered by the funding battle and could become a statewide election issue this fall.

The state approved the grade expansion back in March 2015 as seen in this NJ.com story. Read More...

Hoboken saw a banner day with a summer-like day Saturday. Hundreds of residents came out Saturday to pitch-in and add a little early season clean-up across the Mile Square City.

A photo essay is coming.

Councilman Jim Doyle works with some young hands in the efforts Saturday to spruce up Hoboken

A different effort at cleaning up saw these pro-Anthony Romano door holders popping up across town as he promoted the June 6th primary linking to Phil Murphy in the NJ governor’s race. Race, who said anything about a race?