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Coffee with a Cop: tomorrow morning La Isla 25 12th St

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading
=&0=& “Coffee With A Cop”! Please join us on Wednesday, October 5th from 9:00am to 10:30am. We will be at La Isla Uptown, located at 25 12th Street at the corner of Maxwell Lane. I will plan to be there a little early to have some of La Isla’s amazing Stuffed French Toast so please feel free to join me! http://laislarestaurant.com/menu-uptown/#breakfastut Coffee with a Cop brings police officers and the community members they serve together – over coffee – to learn more about each other, to discuss issues, and strengthen community ties. I will proudly join at the meeting: Chief Ken Ferrante, Captain Tory Pasculli, Lieutenant Scott Hochstadter, Sergeant Steve Kranz, and Detective Ed Lepre, along with our Mayor Dawn Zimmer. Everyone is invited to discuss any law enforcement or policing issues at the local, regional or national level in an informal setting. The Hoboken Police Department will provide coffee and pastries.  #ourhoboken#ourHPD #CoffeeWithHPD #LaIslaForBreakfast
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Council members Bhalla & Cunningham: come see us and the BoE candidates

by SmartyJones3 Min Reading
=&0=& Dear family, friends and neighbors,  The election season is upon us from the national to the local level next month, and it’s time to focus on Hoboken.  While the national elections tend to take center stage, the local elections is where you can truly make a difference as every vote counts.  I have always encouraged my constituents to be an informed voter by reading up on all the candidates, attending candidate forums and meeting the candidates at every opportunity.   I am supporting the “Forward Together” candidates for Hoboken School Board because they are a smart well informed team comprised of two incumbents Jennifer Evans and Irene Sobolov, and newcomer Sheillah Dallara.  She’s not really a newcomer.  Sheillah ran a great campaign last year and did a terrific job at the candidate forum.   This is a hard working team demonstrating leadership and overcoming great budgetary challenges to move our Public School District forward.  We can be proud of their progress and the impact they have had on Hoboken’s overall success.  Families are staying and attending our public schools.   This Thursday come out and meet these candidates.  Join me and my council colleagues Ravi Bhalla, Jim Doyle, Tiffanie Fisher and Jen Giattino at their kick off at Ganache at 1500 Hudson Street at 7pm.  Thanks, Peter





From the desk of Councilman Ravi Bhalla:

Dear Friends and Neighbors – While much of our country is focused on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, I write to bring your attention to something more local, where your vote can actually make a difference for Hoboken on Election Day this November.  In addition to the presidential election, on November 8th there is a school board election for three seats on our Board of Education. I’m proud to be endorsing the Forward Together Hoboken team – Jennifer Evans, Sheillah Dallara, and Irene Sobolov in this important election, and I hope you’ll join me! Having dedicated, qualified, intelligent people on the school board is crucial to continuing the progress we’ve seen in our schools, and I trust their leadership and decision-making abilities to make an even better public school district in our city. Have questions? Want to meet the candidates? Please join us in a meet and greet at Ganache (1500 Hudson St.) on Thursday, Oct. 6 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. You can also join us at 626 Bloomfield St. (the home of Tom and Lynn Kluepfel) on Friday, Oct. 14 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. I’ll be attending, along with the Forward Together Hoboken slate and council members Peter Cunningham, Jim Doyle, Tiffanie Fisher, and Jen Giattino. These events are a great way to ensure the people who can make a difference in our community hear your concerns. Hope to see you there! Sincerely, Ravinder S. Bhalla Councilman-at-Large, City of Hoboken
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Hoboken announces agreement of six acre purchase with BASF

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Community: Hoboken Reaches Agreement With BASF to Purchase 6 Acre Property for Hoboken’s Largest Park
Dear Horsey & MSV readers,

The City of Hoboken has reached an agreement with BASF to purchase their 6.1 acre property in northwest Hoboken for $30 million which will be presented to the Council for approval. The City intends to use the property to create a 5.4 acre “resiliency park” along with an above-ground parking garage on a smaller adjacent lot.

The new park, to be designed with at least 1 million gallons of underground stormwater detention to help alleviate local flooding, would be the largest park in Hoboken. Currently, Hoboken’s largest park is Pier A with an area of 4.8 acres.

“This project is the latest example of my commitment to providing quality park space for every neighborhood,” said Mayor Dawn Zimmer. “While in the last 20 years, almost all of Hoboken’s major new parks have been built along our waterfront, the western side of our city still has very little open space. Along with the southwest park under construction and the new park at 7th and Jackson to be built soon, I am extremely pleased that we are on track to create three new major resiliency parks in western Hoboken that will also help to alleviate flooding.”

As part of securing a low-interest loan from the State, the City will hold a public hearing on Thursday, October 6, 2016 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Multi Service Center (124 Grand Street) to hear the community’s input on the land acquisition. Residents are invited to attend and provide their input on the purchase of the land for a resiliency park.

On Wednesday, October 5th, the City Council will consider three ordinances related to the purchase of the property. One ordinance would authorize the mayor to sign the agreement that the administration has negotiated with BASF and has presented to the Council for the acquisition of the property and a down payment of $3 million. Two other bond ordinances for $19.5 million and $2.65 million to supplement a prior bond ordinance would be used to acquire the property for the park and parking garage, respectively.

A design has not yet been determined for the park. A full community-based public planning process will take place to develop plans for the park once the property has been acquired. The intent is to design a park with a mix of active and passive recreational space with green infrastructure and an underground detention system to hold at least 1 million gallons of stormwater to help reduce localized flooding. The City is also partnering with North Hudson Sewerage Authority to separate the sewer system in the area around the park and to channel stormwater runoff to the new underground detention system and out to the Hudson River.
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BoE: The Prelim for the citywide takeover

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading
The Hoboken Board of Education election race is beginning to heat up as gears ramp up among two slates for this November with an eye poised on 2017.

The race of local import coupled with the sizable presidential election is the three seats on the nine member Board of Elections.

The BoE race is viewed by local political observers as the prelim to City Hall elections next year and for good reason. The two elections almost always mirror the strengths and weaknesses of its two main rivals.

Last year, the Board of Education reform oriented slate Reach Higher appeared to have swept their opponents until the late surge of Vote-by-Mail on election night overtook two of their three candidates. Read More...

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Mayor Zimmer mourns loss of Hoboken resident Fabiola Bittar de Kroon, thanks first responders and volunteers

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading
Dear MSV readers: On Thursday, our City was faced with a disaster that tragically took the life of one of our own residents and injured many more. Our hearts go out to the loved ones and friends of Fabiola Bittar de Kroon, who lost her life far too early. Our thoughts and prayers remain with those who suffered injuries, some of them critical, and we wish them a speedy recovery. Although Hoboken experienced one of its darkest days, I could not have been more proud of our first responders includin

g the Hoboken Police and Fire Departments. Thanks to their timely response to the emergency, HPD and HFD were able to safely remove survivors from the wreckage. Thank you also to the Office of Emergency Management, Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corps, City staff, CERT volunteers, NJ Transit, Port Authority, CarePoint and all outside agencies who provided mutual aid and for coordinating on the response efforts. Read More...

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Pizza, get your Hoboken pizza

by SmartyJones2 Min Reading

The annual Hoboken Pizza Derby announces:

2016 Pizza Derby! Coming up Sat Oct 1!

Join us on Saturday, October 1 for the 8th Annual Hoboken Pizza Derby! This family-friendly party is hosted by the Community Church of Hoboken at 6th and Garden Streets. This year’s menu will offer more than two dozen different pies to be sampled! From savory to saucy, there is the widest sampling of Hoboken’s Tastiest Pies. (Of course we order some simple classics for the kids too…) Take a look at last year’s menu here. Here is how it works: waves of Pizzas are ordered simultaneously. As the arrivals come in we record the fastest delivery time. The Heat Troll then administers the infra-red heat gun to gauge whose arrives the Hottest. As in previous years, everyone gets a scoring sheet which lists ALL the pies we are ordering. Score as many as you taste in categories of: consistency of crust, tastiness of sauce, freshness of toppings, and flavor of cheese. It’s a friendly competition, even when the delivery people bump into each other at the front gate! Pizza, non-alcoholic beverages, and dessert is included for your donation.  This year the proceeds are shared between the Church’s Capital Renovation fund and the Hoboken Cove Community Boathouse. Discounted tickets are available in advance via brown paper tickets. Games! Sauce! Action! (AND, the best Climbing Tree within One Square Mile! (supervision required)

Advanced Ticket prices are $30/ adult and $10 per child. Special family pass is $60 in Advance for up to two adults and two kids. Day-of prices are $35 per adult and $12 per child, with the Family Pass at $75.00. Read More...

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Hoboken Lackawana Train Crash: 109 injured, one confirmed fatality

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

The following report comes courtesy of Jeanette Josue of the Hudson County View:

109 were injured, with one confirmed dead, after an NJ Transit crash involving train No. 1614 on the Pascack Valley Line occurred around 8:45 am.

NJ.com identified the fatality as Hoboken resident Fabiola Bittar de Kroon, 34. She is survived by her child who was not at the scene of the accident and her husband who was out of town.