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Hoboken’s decisive City Council election is approaching the backstretch. The street is being engaged, money is flowing, campaigns are firing on all cylinders and candidates are jittery for what promises to be an intriguing election this Tuesday.

A true three way race in the fourth ward wasn’t expected by some but anticipated by others. Ruben Ramos is preparing a repeat of the 2013 GOTV effort. Mom has been knocking on doors but there’s some unwelcome unannounced guests arriving on lower first street. That wasn’t part of the plan. Who invited them? Read More...

The following story comes courtesy of John Heinis of the Hudson County View:

After about two months, Hudson County View has profiled all 13 candidates running in the Hoboken City Council race, which take place one week from today.  By John Heinis/Hudson County View Ward 1 Theresa Castellano (incumbent) vs. Mike DeFusco =&0=&

The Reach Higher BoE campaign announces:

Dear friends and neighbors,

It’s just one short week until the November 3rd election, and we’re working hard to spread the word to ensure high voter turnout!

Tom Kluepfel is running for re-election. He is joined by Sheillah Dallara and Addys Velez, two energetic and committed district parents. The Board of Education needs their kind of integrity and commitment.

Although we’re getting down to the wire, there are still significant ways for you to help. Contribute to the campaign, of course — we still need to produce a city wide mailer and more campaign flyers. Spread the word by “liking” us on Facebook and putting a campaign sign in your window. And tell your friends why it’s important to vote Kluepfel, Dallara, and Velez  2-4-6 Column F on November 3rd! Read More...

The Dark Knight takes the mound to open the 2015 World Series.

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UPDATE: The Biancamano for Council campaign responded to this story. Pablo Fonseca on behalf of the campaign said in a phone interview:

“Peter will continue to focus on the issues of the campaign, which are the priorities of the residents of the second ward.  We will continue to reach out to the voters. We will continue to give them our message of integrity and transparency and we are six days away from victory.”

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Questions are swishing and dishing, rocking and rolling with some curious eyebrows raised on Peter Biancamano’s campaign report. Read More...

From the desk of Hoboken City Council President Ravi Bhalla:

Dear Friends, In Hoboken, local elections matter.  They really do. Every vote counts, including yours.  And there is so much on the line in one week on Election Day, November 3rd.  When I first came into office in 2009, Hoboken government was a complete mess.  The municipal budget was overspent by over $10 million dollars, property taxes increased by 47% and the State of New Jersey took control over the operations of our City because of the incompetence of our local officials. In six short years, look how much progress we’ve made together!  Municipal taxes are under control and our fiscal house is in order. Our bond rating went from junk bond status to our current AA+ credit rating, enabling us to borrow at attractive rates of interest.  We saved St. Mary’s Hospital from closing, saving over 1,000 jobs and a critical resource for our community.  We’ve built, opened or renovated new parks like 1600 Park, Pier C and Sinatra Park.  And we’ve rooted out so much corruption and waste in municipal government.  All this occurred in the face of fierce opposition by those that do everything possible to prevent good things from happening while Dawn Zimmer is our Mayor. My friends, we really need to stay vigilant and active to continue the progress.  One thing I’ve learned as a City Council Member is that you may not always agree with your colleagues or the Administration, but you have to be willing to work together toward the greater good of our community.  We have done that – as a team – in order to move our community forward during these years. On Election Day, please go to the polls and vote to continue the fantastic progress our great City has seen in the past few years. Residents have the chance to vote to continue to support flood mitigation projects, decreasing/flat city taxes, a smart and thoughtful approach to development, and an administration and council majority working only for the taxpayers – and the options are clear. On Nov. 3, please vote for: 1st Ward Candidate Michael DeFusco 2nd Ward Candidate Tiffanie Fisher 4th Ward Candidate Dana Wefer 5th Ward Councilman Peter Cunningham 6th Ward Councilwoman Jennifer Giattino As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or need assistance with anything, feel free to call me at (201) 647-6090 or email me at councilmanbhalla@gmail.com. You can also follow along with what I’m working on through Facebook, by liking my page here. Sincerely,  Ravinder S. Bhalla Hoboken Councilman-at-Large and City Council President

http://www.ravinderbhalla.com/

The Hoboken City Council races have begun busting at the seams. Did you see the letter Councilwoman Jen Giattino fired off to NJ Assembly Leader Prieto?  (Someone get medication for Al Sullivan; he’s going to need it. Who has the story wrong again?)

Bonnie Murray is one of three candidates for the Hoboken City Council in the second ward.

An ELEC report was filed by Bonnie Murray but it’s late and some would suggest lackluster. (Better late than never which is another law broken by one Carmelo Garcia.) Read More...

=&0=& Dear Neighbors:
As we approach the third anniversary of Super-storm Sandy, my thoughts  are with our friends and neighbors who are still recovering from the damage. We all know many people whose homes were damaged and consequently experienced financial hardships and disruptions that lasted for an extended period of time.
However, when I think back to the hours  and days following the storm I am most 

struck by how people banded together to help their fellow Hobokenites through Read More...

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