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For NORD Member Organizations

Join NORD in Supporting the FAST and TREAT Acts NORD is encouraging its Member Organizations and others in the rare disease community to join us in advocacy for proposed legislation to accelerate the development of treatments for patients with rare diseases and others with unmet medical needs. =&1=&

Hoboken’s special friends and favors past meets the present as one restaurant development has become a point of controversy in the fourth ward with a problematic history and money exchanging hands.

A restaurant built in the southwest part of town is a focal point on several counts.  First, a wall is built right out onto public property, it’s riddled with zoning violations, the owner has major connections to Al Arezzo the former construction office terror and last the owner, Danny Tattoli gave the 4th ward council seat occupant Tim Occhipinti $2,000. Read More...

Dear family, friends and neighbors,  Each year it is a pleasure to support an organization in Hudson County that does so much to help children in challenging situations.   The organization is Hudson County CASA.  These children are in and out of foster care, yearning for a stable and supportive family environment.  Their champion is a volunteer officially sworn in and designated as a Court Appointed Special Advocate.  This is a very tough job when you have many children in and around Hudson County needing assistance with limited resources. To support this hard working organization, I am advocating, as I have in the past, for your attendance at their 6th Annual wine tasting and “sweets and eats” to benefit Hudson County CASA.  It will be held Friday, March 30th from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Atrium in the Harborside Financial Center in Jersey City.  Wine will be provided by Wine Library of Springfield and special treats from Cibelli chocolates http://www.cibellichocolates.com/ and desserts from M-Squared http://www.msquarednyc.com/. Other highlights of the evening will include hand rolled cigars from Hoboken Cigar, great hors d’oeuvres, 50/50 raffle, and many other fabulous items at auction.  Tickets are $70 per person and can be purchased at www.hudsoncountycasa.org. We hope to see you there!! —  Peter Cunningham 201-562-7071

The unfortunate part of Hoboken’s transition to a professional Reform minded government is the vestiges of Tammany Hall politics played out over decades.  The formula is usually the same, rewarding winners and punishing losers.  In government, competence is often the first victim.

There are of course other victims as when cheap low brow politics flaunts itself taking credit for the work of others.  In that aspect, Tim Occhipinti has mastered the cartoonish art form of the cheap politician or in Hudson County the typical hack. Read More...

Office of the Mayor announces:

=&0=& Mayor Dawn Zimmer announced the hiring of Quentin Wiest as Business Administrator and Stephen Marks as Assistant Business Administrator. “I am very excited about this team and the strong backgrounds they bring,” said Mayor Zimmer. “They will be a great asset to the City of Hoboken.” Mr. Wiest has served as Business Administrator of the Borough of Closter, Executive Director of the Bergen County Improvement Authority, Director of Public Works for Bergen County, and Mayor of Ridgewood. He brings extensive finance, construction and facilities management experience. Mr. Marks was most recently the Planning Director for the Hudson County Division of Planning and has broad project management experience from nearly 20 years in County government. He is a licensed professional planner, member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, and certified LEED Green Associate. Along with assisting the Business Administrator, Mr. Marks will manage several important projects including acquisition of land for new parks, the $2 million grant for converting Observer Highway into “Observer Boulevard,” and waterfront repairs at Pier A, among other projects. Mr. Wiest will begin on a transition schedule through April, while Mr. Marks will begin full time on April 10^th. Their resumes are available on the City website: http://www.hobokennj.org/docs/mayor/Resume-Wiest.pdf http://www.hobokennj.org/docs/mayor/Resume-Marks.pdf