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Second Hoboken Pharmacy Burglarized Over the Weekend
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Hoboken Vaccine Rollout Continues Amid Post-Holiday Virus Surge
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Don't Let Super Bowl Become Super Spreader Event, Bayonne Legislator Urges ...
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The Show Mutz Go On: Hoboken MutzFest - Sunday, January 31
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Hoboken Water Main Break on 12th & Hudson
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TAP'ed Into Hudson Episode 9: Jersey City Board of Education Gets New Leader
By CHRIS HALLERON
January 18, 2021HOBOKEN, NJ - Yet another historic Hoboken pharmacy has been the target of an early morning smash-and-grab robbery—the second in three days.
On Sunday, January 17, Willow Pharmacy (900 Willow Avenue) was burglarized shortly after 4:30 a.m.
According to Hoboken Police Lt. Danilo Cabrera, "Two unknown actors entered the pharmacy by breaking the glass to the front door with a brick.
There’s nothing like a steaming pot of soup to take off the chill on a cold day. Want to up your winter soup game? We’ve got seven simple tricks to make your favorites even better:
1. Save the bones from your roasted chicken (including storebought rotisserie chicken) in the freezer to make stock. The roasted bones will give your soups more flavor than raw.
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HOBOKEN, NJ - Senior citizens in Hoboken have begun to receive vaccinations for the COVID-19 virus, as cases continue to spike citywide.
The past week has seen roughly 250 new cases reported in Hoboken, bringing the total since March to 2,443 confirmed infections. The city has seen 39 COVID-19 related deaths, while Hoboken University Medical Center reports treating 21 patients with COVID-19, ...
BAYONNE, NJ - If Assemblyman Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D-Bayonne/Jersey City) has his way bars across New Jersey will be able to keep their buffalo wings hot and beers cold a little bit longer on Super Bowl Sunday.
In a letter to Governor Phil Murphy and New Jersey Commissioner of Health Judy Persichilli, the veteran legislator thanks the duo for their leadership throughout the ...
By STEVE LENOX
January 14, 2021TRENTON, NJ – Legislation by Assemblywomen Shavonda Sumter (D-Bergen/Passaic) and Annette Chaparro (D-Hudson) to help connect New Jersey’s small business with opportunities offered by federal, state and local government agencies took an important step forward Wednesday through a vote of support by the Assembly Community Affairs and Development Committee.
Under the proposal ...
HAMILTON, NJ -- Governor Phil Murphy signed the landmark New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020 into law on Thursday at Hamilton's Carella's Chocolate's and Gifts, a local family business for more than 80 years. The law provides economic support for small businesses, while propelling New Jersey’s economic recovery and growth for much of the next ...
TRENTON, NJ - New Jersey’s minimum hourly wage will go up by $1 to $12 per hour, for most employees, on January 1, 2021, per the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Increases are less if you are a small employer or operate a seasonal business, to $11.10, while employees who work on a farm for an hourly or piece-rate wage will see their minimum hourly wage ...
By CHRIS HALLERON
January 16, 2021HOBOKEN, NJ - A water main break has disrupted the flow of water and traffic in Hoboken Saturday morning, as crews scramble to fix the resulting flood.
SUEZ Water North Jersey says that crews are repairing an emergency 12" water main break at 12th Street and Hudson Street. Water is currently available at 1110 Hudson St for those affected by the water main break.
There is no further ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - A famous Hoboken resident once said, "Luck Be A Lady." We don't yet know whether the winner was a male or female, but according to the New Jersey Lottery, there's a new millionaire in our midst.
Although nobody took home the Mega Millions jackpot in Tuesday's drawing, one second-tier prizewinning ticket matched five of the five white balls drawn winning the ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - Members of the community are invited to join a virtual public meeting to present a draft of the Hoboken Vision Zero Action Plan. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 6:00 pm, and will include a presentation, followed by opportunities to provide input.
“Hoboken is committed to creating safer streets for all users, and our Vision Zero Action Plan will create the ...
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By TAPINTO STAFF
January 17, 2021Approximately 752,615 pounds of not-ready-to-eat pepperoni hot pockets from Nestle have been recalled, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have announced. According to the release, the product may be "contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of glass and hard plastic."
The frozen product was produced from November 13, 2020 through November 16, ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - In these challenging times we mutz do what's right, and a year without Hoboken MutzFest would just feel wrong...
The annual event organized by the Hoboken Family Alliance shines a spotlight on the smooth, creamy goodness of Hoboken's world renowned mozzarella (mutz), usually serving a packed house at the Hoboken Elks banquet hall. This year, however, COVID restrictions ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - If you want to have a polite conversation in Hoboken, there are three topics you tend to avoid—religion, politics and delis. But the folks over at Food & Wine have gone and made their own pronouncements regarding the Best Sandwich in Every State, with Garden State gourmands making moves for the magnificent melty mutz of the Mile Square City.
M&P Biancamano at 1116 ...
By CHRIS HALLERON
January 9, 2021HOBOKEN, NJ - As eyes were fixed on a far more tumultuous exchange of power in the nation's Capitol on Wednesday, Hoboken's City Council peacfully restructured its own leadership, naming a new President and Vice President of the Council for 2021.
Fourth Ward Councilman Ruben Ramos was selected to serve as the Council President, following a 5-3 vote. Ramos, a veteran of Hoboken ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - Hoboken City Council is taking a stand against proposed state legislation that would limit development on land east of the Palisades. State Senators Brian Stack and Nicholas Sacco have put forth the “Palisades Cliff Protection Act,” S3274, seeking to “protect the unique views enjoyed by residents who live in the historic neighborhoods above those ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - After reportedly feeling ill over the weekend, Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla is now returning to work after being tested for COVID-19.
The Mayor was absent from a ceremony Monday afternoon, in which he was to stand with Commissioner Anthony Romano, who was being sworn in for another term on the Hudson County Board of Commissioners. According to sources, Bhalla had been administered a ...
By CHRIS HALLERON
January 18, 2021HOBOKEN, NJ - Yet another historic Hoboken pharmacy has been the target of an early morning smash-and-grab robbery—the second in three days.
On Sunday, January 17, Willow Pharmacy (900 Willow Avenue) was burglarized shortly after 4:30 a.m.
According to Hoboken Police Lt. Danilo Cabrera, "Two unknown actors entered the pharmacy by breaking the glass to the front door with a brick.
HOBOKEN, NJ - In what appears to be a smash-and-grab incident, windows were shattered at one of Hoboken's longest-running businesses early Friday morning.
According to Hoboken Police spokesman, Lt. Danilo Cabrera, "there was an incident at Albini Pharmacy at about 4:30 AM. An unknown actor broke into the pharmacy and committed a theft. At this time the case is being ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - An incident Thursday afternoon turned ugly in Hoboken, as a Bayonne man grappled with police after allegedly smashing a car window on the city's main thoroughfare.
At about 3:22 p.m. on January 14, a witness reported to the Hoboken Police Department that a male had just broken the back windshield of a motor vehicle in the area of 3rd & Washington Street. Following up on a ...
By CHRIS HALLERON
January 14, 2021HOBOKEN, NJ - A man wanted in connection with several Hoboken-area thefts was arrested on Sunday after attempting to shoplift from a downtown pharmacy.
On January 10 at 8:37 a.m., P.O. Anthony Olivera and P.O. Anthony Hochstadter responded to CVS at 59 Washington Street, where they met with the store manager and an accused shoplifter. The manager reported that the suspect concealed several ...
NEW JERSEY — The threat of Trenton protests on Jan. 17 looms, following a massive insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. last week.
Gov. Phil Murphy and Colonel Pat Callahan, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, said Monday that NJ authorities are prepared and on high alert.
“We need to bat 1,000 every day. To the governor's point [we] will be ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - A 63-year-old Hoboken man who was a passenger in a car that hit and killed a 56-year-old cyclist in November before fleeing the scene now faces several criminal charges in connection with the incident.
On Wednesday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced that Nicholas Padin, 63, has been charged with Knowingly Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident ...
By ANN WYCHERLEY
January 15, 2021HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - We have all heard the stories of how everyone has fled urban areas to settle in the burbs, how there are lines down the street to enter open houses and how every property is going for over asking.
Yes, we have lost a number of residents to other areas—our urban environment lends itself to a certain amount of transition. A lot of people tend to have a 3- to 5-year plan ...
By TAPINTO STAFF
January 10, 2021NEW JERSEY — Governor Philip D. Murphy has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Monday, January 11, in honor of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick of South River.
Sicknick died following injuries sustained while defending the U.S. Capitol from violent insurrectionists.
According to the statement from the Governor's Office, Sicknick was a ...