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Person of interest in weekend terror blasts captured in shootout with police in Linden, NJ. One police officer reportedly shot in hand and another in bullet proof vest by suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami.

Breaking story via CBS-NY

NEW YORK (CBS NewYork) — A man being sought in connection with an explosion in Seaside Park, New Jersey and another blast in Chelsea is believed to have been taken into custody following a shootout, Linden police said. Authorities Monday had been looking for Ahmad Khan Rahami, a 28-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen from Afghanistan who was wanted in both incidents Saturday. Linden police said they found Rahami after officers responded to a call of a man sleeping in a hallway of a local business. When an officer approached the man, the man raised his head and that’s when the officer recognized him as Rahami, Capt. James Sarnicki with Linden police told CBS2. “The suspect pulled out a gun and fired at the officer and striking him in the abdomen,” Sarnicki said. “The gentlemen got up and started walking down the street in a westerly direction. I’m told that he was randomly discharging his handgun and one of the officers was able to get close enough to him and return fire.”

A series of terrorist bombings and attempts in New York City and New Jersey this weekend is placing federal law enforcement and terrorist task forces on high alert.

Early Monday morning, the FBI identified a person of interest wanted in the latest in a series of terrorist related bombing attempts.

With the morning rush hour, an emergency alert was issued by authorities for a suspect: Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28 of Elizabeth, NJ. The suspect is considered armed and dangerous.

The authorities are asking for the public to call 911 if the identified man is seen: Read More...

The final ballot positions are set for the Hoboken Board of Education race come November.
Two slates will be going hand to hand on Election Day on Line J of the ballot.

The first slate includes incumbents Irene Sobolov, Jennifer Evans and Sheillah Dallara
The second slate consists of Jessica Nelson, Jennifer Rossini and Francis “Chipper” Benway.

As MSV exclusively reported earlier, Cory Johnson and Zachary withdrew from the race back on August 17th.

Candidate positions on the ballot will appear as follows: Read More...

Most Hoboken residents are aware there’s a national election this November and who the top candidates are. But how many could guess one resident self-identifies as a New Jersey Lt. Governor candidate?

If you are stumped, no one can blame you. After all, there’s really only one high profile elected official who would likely register on the statewide scene. Her aspirations however have said the first and last stop of political office is Hoboken mayor.

Then this happened.

An online political publication put out a poll asking its very inside baseball NJ political readership the burning question; who should be considered a candidate for New Jersey  Lt. Governor? Read More...

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Hoboken is home to lots of businesses offering many services. Few fall into the category of “saved in the nick of time.”

According to some statistics, the average person reaches for their smartphone 100 times a day. Whether it’s a quick email, text or phone call – the reliability and critical availability of access to communications plays a bigger role in many lives.

Most however don’t have backups to their phones or tablets. What to do when the inevitable crash or glass befalls an unplanned accident? Read More...

Rumors planted by the pro Old Guard rag Hudson Reporter of Old Guard unity heading into 2017 may be premature.

May be is a polite way of putting it.

While Anthony “Stick” Romano is emerging as the candidate most likely to take on Mayor Dawn Zimmer for the big chair at City Hall next year, the unity of “the OG” beyond the machinery gearing up at election time is MIA a year out from the Hoboken mayoral campaign.

Anthony “Stick” Romano appearing at the MSTA seminar last year. He decried labeling Hoboken a small town and urged the audience, “Don’t read the blogs.”

Mayor Zimmer will face challenges too. Third terms are always a dicey proposition and the words “Zimmer fatigue” could induce what is best described as “the Hillary effect,” a lack of enthusiasm to vote for the candidate sans the corruption, lying and pay to play schemes. Read More...

Additional news on selection design for Rebuild by Design in Hoboken via state and city sources.

Christie Admin. Moves Forward with $230 Million Project to Protect Hoboken & Parts of Weehawken & Jersey City from Storm Surge

TRENTON –The Christie Administration has marked another milestone in making the state more resilient against storms such as Superstorm Sandy by recommending the construction of a strategically placed flood-resistance system that will protect Hoboken and parts of Weehawken and Jersey City from storm surge. The Department of Environmental Protection’s selection of the recommended option, known as Alternative 3, was announced Thursday evening during a public meeting at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken. “After a very thorough evaluation process that productively engaged local officials and residents, we have determined that this recommended option provides the most cost-effective level of protection from storm surge while preserving waterfront access and views of the river and New York City skyline, goals expressed by the communities,” said David Rosenblatt, DEP’s Assistant Commissioner for Engineering and Construction. The recommended alternative calls for construction of a flood resistance structure stretching from 19th Street in Weehawken and extending south into Hoboken, slightly inland from the river.=&0=&

Coverage of the 9-11 attack as it happened. Never forget.

Tomorrow Americans mark September 11th where the largest terrorist attack on US soil took place seeing murdered thousands of their fellow citizens. Others add it was an attack on Western civilization itself.

To some, the barbaric savagery of that terrorist attack on a civilian center where initial estimates believed tens of thousands perished marked the end of one century’s barbarity fostered by totalitarian ideologies and begun by another in this one.

This original photo from 1999 can restore an iconic image. For thousands of others, there are images of friends and family no photo can restore in the lives lost. Read More...

City of Hoboken announces:

Business Administrator Quentin Wiest will be moving on from Hoboken to take a position as business administrator closer to his home in northern New Jersey. His last day will be October 13, 2016. Municipal Manager Stephen Marks, who has worked closely with Mr. Wiest, will be appointed by Mayor Zimmer as the new Business Administrator.