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Thugs, duds and Vote by Mail season

Hoboken election season is here and with it the crisp air, vote by mail and a little thuggery or what the Old Guard likes to say with a wink and a smile, “A little dab will do ya.”

A little dab did just fine at the Hoboken BoE forum where thuggish innovation saw the brilliant idea of standing behind the audience and using a flashlight app to shine in the eyes of the Forward Together candidates as they each gave answers to questions.

The culprit is well known in Hoboken political circles in numerous unseemly actions intimately connected to Beth Mason and her civic “investments” to him and other nefarious activities against the community. Read More...

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Welcome to the Hotel Hoboken for Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro

Update: Hudson County View filed the video report and story at the link:

http://hudsoncountyview.com/prieto-zimmer-praise-the-job-chaparro-has-done-in-trenton-at-hoboken-fundraiser/

For the second time in a week, Hoboken saw itself a scene of outside the Mile Square boundary unity as Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro held a fundraiser upstairs at Mills Tavern last night.

Last week, it was Phil Murphy’s ascent glorified on Hoboken’s waterfront as the municipal politicos showed in force getting behind the likely Democratic nominee for New Jersey Governor. Read More...

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Freeholder Stick Romano fundraiser strictly a HudCo affair

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The fundraiser set for Freeholder Anthony “Stick”Romano next month lost its star power appeal when the previously announced headliner, NJ Senator Cory Booker disappeared off the speaker list.

Romano is potentially slated to run for mayor next year against Mayor Dawn Zimmer as the Old Guard candidate although some voices suggest the Hoboken Board of Education election results will be determinative to that decision.

Previously, Romano had announced the NJ Senator as attending and saw a number of people listed who would be attending including Parents United BoE candidate Jessica Nelson. Read More...

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The NJ Gambling Gambit

From the desk of Trenton’s Bad Bet committee:

ATLANTIC CITY NAACP CHAPTER PRESIDENT – BETTY LEWIS – ENDORSES TRENTON’S BAD BET Concerned About Unemployment & Economic Impact To New Jersey, Betty Lewis Joins Casino Expansion Opposition  Newark, NJ – Today, Betty Lewis, the Atlantic City Chapter President for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), spoke out against casino gaming expansion in New Jersey by endorsing Trenton’s Bad Bet. A longtime leader in South Jersey’s African-American community, Lewis voiced her concern that new casinos would lead to unemployment and economic loss for the state.

“I stand with the thousands of residents across the state in opposing Question One and protecting New Jersey taxpayers,” said Lewis. “We know gaming expansion in North Jersey would lead to increased unemployment, the loss of billions in economic activity and leave taxpayers responsible when these projects fail.”

The referendum to expand casino gaming into North Jersey will be the first question voters are asked to consider on the November 8 ballot. Lewis’ endorsement is another in a long line of influential New Jersey residents, activists, community leaders, unions and associations committed to seeing the referendum defeated. Read More...

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Park Avenue Bridge work restarts October 30th: evenings 8:00 pm – 6:00 am

City of Hoboken announces:


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PARK AVENUE BRIDGE 
Hudson County will resume the rehabilitation of the Park Avenue bridge between Hoboken and Weehawken beginning on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 8:00pm. Construction was previously suspended due to an executive order from Governor Christie related to the Transportation Trust Fund. 

Work is planned to take place Sunday to Thursday nights from 8pm to 6am and Friday nights from 10pm to 8am to allow for the later traffic flow out of the City of Hoboken. The Park Avenue bridge will be closed to traffic in both directions during construction hours. Work will not be done on Saturday night, and the bridge will be re-opened to two-way traffic during daytime hours. 

SINATRA DRIVE NORTH 
Hudson County will begin construction to replace a section of Sinatra Drive North between 14th Street and 15th Street. The project will result in the following street closures: 

-Sinatra Drive North will be closed from 14th Street to Shipyard Lane. 
-14th Street between Shipyard Lane and Sinatra Drive North will only be open eastbound (closed westbound) 
-Sinatra Drive North between 14th Street and Constitution Court will only be open southbound (closed northbound)

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Sign of the Times: Old Guard United

The Phil Murphy visit to Hoboken brought out an interesting crowd. Of those in attendance from Hoboken, one Old Guard leader of their former west side Banana Republic who has been MIA for months since the FBI made a pinch of his lifetime compadre on bank fraud charges.

Pictured below, it’s Carmelo Garcia aka Mister Carmelo who is pictured having a special moment with Freeholder Anthony “Stick” Romano at the Murphy shindig.  Mister Carmelo has been out of sight mostly since his failed bid to snatch a council seat from City Council President Jen Giattino went down in flames. That filthy effort was tainted by a series of disgusting mailers Beth Mason fully funded using her Kreim spree political operatives. Where’s that campaign report showing where all the loot came from by the way? Read More...

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Forward Together BoE slate: The threat to our schools

Forward Together announces:


Dear friends and neighbors, If you were at the Board of Education Candidates Forum on Thursday night, you witnessed firsthand the enormous threat facing the Hoboken Board of Education. You saw our uninformed opponents spend two hours bashing our schools. But you also saw Jennifer, Sheillah and Irene three passionate, intelligent individuals who have spent years selflessly working to improve our schools on your behalf. We must get them elected them in order to keep building on the steady progress the district is making. =&0=& =&1=&, in order to reach as many voters as possible with a city-wide campaign mailer in time for the November 8 General Election. If you haven’t contributed: please, now is the time. If you’ve already contributed, then we urge you to consider an additional contribution. No amount is too small and every contribution counts in our all-volunteer, grassroots campaign. You can contribute online or mail a check (payable to Forward Together Hoboken) to Forward Together Hoboken, c/o 515 4th Street, Apt. 309, Hoboken, NJ. In addition to contributing to the campaign, you can help in lots of different ways! You can “like” us on Facebookfollow us on Twitter, put a campaign sign in your window, canvass with a candidate, volunteer on election day and tell your friends why it’s important to =&2=& =&3=&: This is the most important thing you can do!  It can be as simple as emailing your friends and talking to your neighbors to let them know that you’re supporting 1-2-4! We need to make sure voters don’t forget to vote 1-2-4 on Election Day. Also, just one or two hours of your time on election day will make all the difference in this election. =&4=&: If for any reason you can’t vote in person on November 8, you can apply to Vote By Mail. To receive your ballot by mail, your application must be received by the County Clerk seven (7) days prior to the election. A voter may also apply in person to the County Clerk until 3:00 p.m. the day before the election.
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Mayor Zimmer endorsement letter for BoE slate Forward Together: 1, 2 4

Dear Horsey & MSV readers: This November, voters across the country will face a critical decision in electing our next President. At the same time, Hoboken voters should also remember to vote in our important municipal school board elections. I am proud to endorse the Forward Together ticket (1-2-4) of Jen Evans, Sheillah Dallara, and Irene Sobolov for school board on Election Day.

Jen, Sheillah and Irene have been working hand in hand with Superintendent Christine Johnson on a number of improvements for our school system since her appointment last year. In particular, I’ve been impressed with the Project Lead the Way curriculum introduced in the public schools, which has given our children new tools to succeed in subjects such as computer science, engineering, and biomedical science.

Additionally, Jen, Sheillah, and Irene have played a key role in enhancing after-school programs offered for children, and the results have been overwhelmingly positive for a discounted price. With the new Passport to Learn programming, children now have the option to participate in 17 new after-school activities, including Spanish, chess, debate and dance classes, among others. Read More...

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Hoboken welcomes the Man who would be King

Last night, a popular downtown eatery was overtaken by a massive force sweeping through on its way to tsunami status by November of next year.

That tsunami making a pit stop in Hoboken on a gilded path to the Democratic nomination for NJ Governor with an eye to a final stop in Trenton is Phil Murphy.
Democratic NJ candidate for governor Phil Murphy addresses a packed overflowing room 
downtown last night as Mayor Dawn Zimmer looks on.
While many Hoboken and NJ voters don’t quite know who Phil Murphy is yet; they soon will. Having vanquished all his Democratic opposition – North & South, Murphy is building a progressive well oiled, well funded machine that has “Express to Trenton” written all over it. A packed overflow back room at Ainsworth along the waterfront was the site of a receiving line for what almost everyone attending saw as an opportunity to see and hear the next governor of New Jersey. Mayor Dawn Zimmer hosted the blow out event featuring wine and food for the political junkies who came, saw and did not leave disappointed.  More to come.