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Special school referendums tomorrow in 10 N.J. municipalities

January 24, 2022 10:39 amJanuary 25, 2022 8:38 pm

Voters in ten New Jersey municipalities will go to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether to approve or reject school construction projects, including a controversial $241 million proposal to build a new high school in Hoboken. Local school districts...

Three Hoboken council members rule out challenge to Bhalla

August 19, 2021 11:52 am

It looks like Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla will be unopposed for a second term this year. Three city councilmembers who had been mentioned as potential mayoral candidates have ruled out challenging Bhagia in the November 2 non-partisan municipal election, according...

Hoboken preparing to formally ask attorney general to probe racist flyer cold case

April 6, 2021 6:08 pm

The Hoboken City Council will consider a resolution on Wednesday urging Attorney General Gurbir Grewal to investigate a racist flyer at the close of the 2017 campaign. A group of Hoboken officials – five city council members and Mayor Ravi...

Governor signals support for including Hoboken mailer in Edison probe

March 22, 2021 3:20 pmApril 6, 2021 5:53 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy appeared to support expanding a state probe into a racist 2017 campaign mailer in Edison to include a similarly offensive flyer in Hoboken around the same time. “If you’re asking me conceptually would I be supportive of...

Hoboken tells attorney general to add them to Edison grand jury probe

March 19, 2021 9:30 pmMarch 22, 2021 12:06 am

Five Hoboken city councilmembers tonight called on Attorney General Gurbir Grewal to include a racist flyer from the 2017 mayoral campaign in a grand jury probe into a comparable mailer in Edison. “While we are glad to see the Attorney General...

Slew of Hudson officials endorse Sires

June 30, 2020 4:47 pmJuly 1, 2020 11:35 am

A Slew of Hudson County officials endorsed Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) on Tuesday. “The Hudson County Central Labor Council is proud to support Congressman Albio Sires in the July 7 Democratic Primary as he seeks re-election in the...

Hoboken pay-to-play law should remain through election, Bhalla says

September 13, 2019 4:03 pmSeptember 13, 2019 4:25 pm

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with comment from Mike DeFusco at 4:25 p.m. Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla said the city will not repeal its pay-to-play ordinance ahead of this year’s City Council elections Friday. “Recently, my Administration had the...