January

The first month of the year was all about snow. After the massive blizzard late December 2010, snow kept piling on, challenging the city's snow removal efforts, which took at least two weeks.

February

A new campaign finance law gets introduced in February, which becomes  a political hot button between Mayor Dawn Zimmer and Councilwoman Beth Mason. 

The city also introduced a new noise ordinance in February, following the complaints from downtown residents who said they were tired of the constant noise coming from the First Street bars.

March

After another year of a crime filled St. Patrick's Day—including two reported rapes—Mayor Dawn Zimmer announces that she will move the parade to a Wednesday in 2012. An exact date has not been set yet. 

April

April was all about local politics. Hoboken campaigned to choose its council representatives in city wide elections. Newcomer Jennifer Giattino beat former Sixth Ward Councilman Nino Giacchi in the next month's elections, helping Zimmer to win back her 5-4 majority on the city council.

May

The FBI visits the third floor of City Hall on a warm, sunny May afternoon, taking servers and computers from the IT office. Later in the year, it would become evident that this is part of an investigation into former IT Director Patrick Ricciardi.

June

Councilman Ravinder Bhalla runs for—and loses—a state assembly seat in June 8's Democratic primary elections. Incumbent Assemblyman Ruben Ramos wins, as does Jersey City native Sean Connors. (Both also won the November elections)

July

Like January was all about snow, July was all about heat. Days with temperatures rising to 105º caused some of the most scorching days in recent history.

The council chambers were heated up by a discussion about eminent domain. In a 5-4 vote, the council decided to approve the possible use of eminent domain when buying a parcel of land in the Southwestern part of town. A piece of land needs to be bought and developed into a park there, or the city could stand to lose $3 million in county funding.

August

After many months of waiting, Hoboken's most anticipated new bar, The Pilsener House, opened at 15th and Grand Streets.

The most memorable news event of the month was Hurricane Irene, the first hurricane in at least 100 years. Throngs of people left town, and Hoboken was on lockdown for at least 48 hours, with no public transportation running to or from the Mile Square. Heavy flooding in the southwestern part of town followed. (Later on in the year, the new pump station was officially opened).

September

Hoboken remembered the ten-year anniversary terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The planned, permanent, 9/11 memorial that is supposed to be placed on Pier A Park was not finished in time for the anniversary, but is expected to be completed in 2012.

A long time Malibu waitress is killed in a tragic car crash after she leaves the diner after her night shift.

October

While the sale of the hospital was—arguably—the biggest story of the year, the transaction is officially completed in October. Months of private negotiations and bankruptcy proceedings are finally concluded.

November

Former IT Director Patrick Ricciardi is arrested by the FBI and charged with leaking confidential information from city hall as well as intercepting all of the mayor's emails, in a follow up to May's city hall raid. Ricciardi appears in court that same day.

December

A large fire destroys the former Nardine's restaurant on the corner of First and Jackson, displacing five tenants from upstairs. The building, which once housed notorious mob hang out Casella's, had a history of violations.

Hoboken's former Freeholder and famous Hobokenite Maurice Fitzgibbons passes away at age 57.