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If Hoboken isn’t ready for the Old Guard Russo faction Carmelo Ticket using the dirtiest tactics in this election, well sit down and brace yourself.

Its’ arrived.

Councilwoman Jen Giattino saw her Facebook page assaulted today with a phony ad claiming both her campaign and Peter Cunningham’s campaign were looking to hire “light skinned or causation” workers.

The earthy misuse of the word Caucasian parallels what Carmelo Garcia wrote in his “ethnic cleansing” lawsuit – “white” persons. Read More...

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More ugly mailers, of the Beth Mason – Finboy variety riddled with lies similar to the Nazi Truck in 2012 right in the smack of Hurricane Sandy.

Of course Beth Mason has to go out ugly. How could it be any other way?

Grafix Avenger reports the hit job mailers against Councilwoman Jen Giattino have reached a trifecta. MSV got wind from a reader earlier but thought the phony “she voted for assault weapons” photo was actually a joke and not an actual mailer. (Assault weapons not being legal anywhere in America, how could it be anything but a joke, right?) Read More...

A Scary Get Out the Vote Story

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It’s really hard to generate interest in a school board election, especially when there are no state or federal elections happening at the same time. But the school board has elections every year and this is one of those low interest years.

In 2011, the last time there was an election like this, all three reform candidates were defeated. Who defeated them? Candidates financed by people with a history of redirecting school funds to friends and family. And this year is shaping up to be a repeat performance. Read More...

MSV has received some requests to highlight the ballot for Tuesday’s November election.

Locally, each of the Hoboken wards will offer a choice to make plus you have the Board of Education race. There’s also a true representative up for Assembly in Annette Chaparro.

In addition, you have one decision to make for County Executive (which is how they like it).

So here’s how your ballot will look in the Third Ward (only for Vote-by-Mail): At the voter machines: MSV officially endorses write-in candidate Solomon Dwek and urges you to add criminal diversity to Hoboken.
Remember, diversity makes our community stronger.

Hoboken Fair Housing Association announces:

Hoboken Fair Housing Association (HFHA) proudly presents: Nora Jacobson’s unreleased documentary on Hoboken’s Waterfront referendum


The short documentary tells the story of Hoboken residents fighting to preserve their community from devastating over development. It highlights both the universal and timeless story of ordinary citizens trying to organize and fight for their right to have a democratic say, through referendum, in a world where those with the money, in this case developers, normally win by using their money to shape the judicial and electoral process with lawyers and propaganda. The film demonstrates how citizens can use democracy to defend themselves.


After the film Nora will share her impressions of what she witnessed and how it shaped what she created. Although the events took place decades ago, as another election season is upon us, the importance of democracy and making our voices heard is still very relevant today. The citizens won the referendum election by just 12 votes underscoring how every vote truly does count.


Admission: Free
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From the desk of Councilman Tim Occhipinti:

Friends and Neighbors, With just a few days until Election Day I’m asking for a few hours of your time on Tuesday, Nov. 3 to help move the 4th Ward Forward for four more years!  Our campaign headquarters on Tuesday is located at 4th and Jackson Street. We’ll be there starting at 5:30 am as polls are open from 6 am to 8 pm. If you have an hour or two to spare anytime on Tuesday please stop by and see our volunteer coordinator. We’ll give you a location and literature to hand out. You have been a witness to all of our quality of life improvements in our neighborhood. The Southwest Park, new open space at 1st and Jackson Street, getting our roads repaved, upgrading both pocket parks on Jackson & Jefferson Streets, the revitalization of Mama Johnson Field and our revamped Community Garden. Results Matter. Experience Counts.  Watch this video and see the progress we’ve made and the challenges we need to address over the next four years. Please forward this e-mail and tell your friends and neighbors that you’ll be voting to re-elect Tim Occhipinti on Tuesday, Nov. 3.    I respectfully ask for your continued support and that you vote on Tuesday, Nov. 3 to re-elect me as your 4th Ward council representative.  Best,  Tim Occhipinti 4th Ward Councilman timothy.occhipinti@gmail.com    timocchipinti.com

City of Hoboken announces:

THREE YEARS AFTER SANDY, HOBOKEN IS BUILDING A MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITY   Three years after Hurricane Sandy, the City of Hoboken is making progress towards creating a more resilient city through many initiatives.  

The City funded the construction of the H-5 wet weather pump, which is currently underway, and is moving forward with the acquisition of the 6 acre BASF property in Northwest Hoboken that will be designed with at least one million gallons of underground stormwater detention. Both projects will alleviate flooding in northwest Hoboken, including the flood-prone neighborhood around the ShopRite. Read More...

From the desk of Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer:

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Mayor Dawn Zimmer applauded the Hoboken City Council’s unanimously-passed resolution calling on the Governor and State legislature to require county governments to comply with the same 2% tax levy cap which currently only applies to municipalities. The resolution also calls for Hudson County to voluntarily comply with a 2% cap regardless of whether State law changes to make such compliance mandatory. Read More...

From the desk of First Ward council candidate Michael DeFusco:

Friends and Neighbors, With the excitement of the World Series and Halloween, I just wanted to remind everyone that Election Day is just six days away — this coming Tuesday, November 3rd! If you elect me to the Council, I will strongly support modern professional budget practices – ones that are essential to holding the line on taxes and keeping Hoboken on a sound fiscal path.  Another important topic for our transit-centered community is the recent PATH service cuts. I want to again restate my extreme disappointment with these cuts. Like many of our neighbors, I take the train daily to NYC and the decrease in scheduled service not only lessens our quality of life, but seriously hurts downtown business.  I will

Demand more out of Hudson County to get a better share of our County tax dollars back to Hoboken.

Strongly support maintaining an adequate budget surplus, making sure we have a fund in case of emergency— like Hurricane Sandy.

Work to identify and promote cost-efficiencies in our municipal budget, ensuring quality of life improvements are put at the forefront.

Engage developers to create fair contributions to the community which encourage improved street infrastructure, green space, and pedestrian safety.

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