Giving Back

HOBOKEN, NJ — Nearly $80,000 has been raised for a Stevens Institute of Technology student who underwent an emergency amputation of his left arm following a workplace accident last month.

Noah Rombough, a West Essex High School graduate and computer science major at Stevens, is now faced with unexpected challenges and his girlfriend Dominique Lavalle recently launched a GoFundMe campaign ...

HOBOKEN, NJ — Ten high school graduates from Hoboken are receiving some help offsetting the ever-rising costs of attending college.

The Presinzano Civic Foundation, a non-profit recently launched by longtime city resident, and 2021 city council candidate, Paul Presinzano, presented its first textbooks scholarship awards last week to nine students from Hoboken High School and one ...

HOBOKEN, NJ — The Hoboken Bike Camp, a life-changing program that aims to teach individuals with disabilities how to ride a two-wheel bicycle independently, returns for its 11th year this summer.

Hosted by local non-profit Hoboken Family Alliance (HFA), the camp will run from June 27 through July 1 at Hoboken High School (800 Clinton Street). The program is operated in conjunction with ...

HOBOKEN, NJ — A newly-launched pet food pantry at the Hoboken Community Center (HCC) aims to ensure individuals who may be struggling financially won’t be forced to consider surrendering their four-legged friend simply because hard times make it tough to provide the basics.

The offering — which HCC says will help ensure pets can stay at home, with their families — is ...

HOBOKEN, NJ — On the eve of Memorial Day weekend, local and state officials reaffirmed their support of an affordable housing initiative that aims to get nearly two dozen veterans off the streets.

After successfully completing the first phase of the project — which involved building and furnishing apartments for veterans at the American Legion Post 107 headquarters on Second Street ...

HOBOKEN, NJ — A cat saved from the streets has found his forever home, thanks to some help from Hoboken’s active social media community.

A newcomer to the Mile Square City, 22-year-old Samantha Cors met Stanley back in February, when she began fostering him.

“When I brought him home, we kind of stared at each other from across the kitchen wondering how in the world we had ...