Thursday, February 9, 2012
It'll be discussed by the school board on Tuesday, and a petition drive has been set in motion to put the matter on the ballot in November. What do you think?
Hoboken's school board elections—traditionally held in April—may be moved to November after Gov. Chris Christie signed a new bill into effect last month. While a petition drive has been set in motion to put the issue of when to vote on the ballot in November, the school board will discuss moving the election day during next week's meeting. But before all of that happens, Hoboken Patch wants to hear from you. When do you think voting should take place?
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Mayor Dawn Zimmer and Councilman David Mello would like to see the Fourth Ward divided into more voting districts.
Update 3:20 p.m.—this article has been updated with Mayor Dawn Zimmer's comments. Mayor Dawn Zimmer, together with Councilman David Mello, has filed a law suit to divide the Fourth Ward—the southwestern part of town where she also lives—into more voting districts. Zimmer is asking Hudson County to reduce the size of district 4-2. The district has about 2,500 registered voters, one of the largest districts in town. On Wednesday night, Mello said that long lines during peak hours on election days are the reason for the law suit. Residents Keith Furman and his wife Sandra Reinardy are also named as plaintiffs on the law suit, according to the complaint. "I've experienced it first hand," said Mello, who is also a resident of the Fourth …
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
But now officials will need to convince a judge to overturn a federal law barring gambling on athletics.
Voters appeared to be overwhelmingly approving a statewide referendum Tuesday that will change the state constitution to enable the legalization of gambling on professional and certain college sporting events — but only if a current federal ban is overturned. The Star Ledger was reporting that with 84 percent of the ballots counted, the measure was winning, 61 percent to 31 percent. The amendment was supported by Oceanport Borough, home of Monmouth Park racetrack, as well as Gov. Chris Christie and State Senator Raymond Lesniak (D-Union), who argues that once the referendum is approved, it will only be a matter of months before the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) is ruled unconstitutional. Lesniak has led the crusade…
Incumbents win, rent control not repealed.
11:00 p.m.—Hoboken's county incumbents won in Tuesday's elections, according to results coming out of the Hoboken City Clerk's office. Freeholder Anthony Romano and Assemblyman Ruben Ramos Jr. were both re-elected. Independent Freeholder candidate Kurt Gardiner got a total of 1,412 votes. Romano got 2,911 votes on the machines on Tuesday during the day. Romano got 616 vote by mail votes, Gardiner got 62 vote by mails. Including vote by mail ballots, Ramos got 4,023 (3,387 on the machines) votes. Hobokenites overwhelmingly voted "no" to repeal a rent control ordinance "yes" (3,349 "no" votes against 1,563 "yes" votes). Hobokenites also voted "yes" to legalize sports betting, with 2,815 against 1,306 votes. At his headquarters at 321 …
Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. all over town.
Hobokenites can head to the polls as of 6 a.m. on Tuesday, to decide on two public questions as well as Hoboken's county and state representatives. Public Questions on the ballot: Public Question No. 1: Should sports betting be allowed in New Jersey? Assemblyman Ruben Ramos—who's also on the ballot—wrote a letter to the editor last week, supporting the legislation. Public Question No. 2: Should the new rent control ordinance be repealed? Tenant advocates say "yes," while landlords say "no." All members of the council as well as the mayor are urging voters to vote no, while tenant advocates previously gathered more than 3,000 signatures to put the issue on the ballot. Candidates: Assemblyman Ruben Ramos Jr. and his running mate Sean Connors…
Monday, November 7, 2011
Anthony Romano is running for a second term.
Contrary to popular belief, Hudson County Freeholder Anthony Romano's nickname "Stick" has nothing to do with the nightstick he used to carry as a Hoboken police captain for many years. Leaning back in a chair recently in his small campaign headquarters—and civic association to be—on Washington Street, Romano explained it has to do with the many years playing stickball as a child growing up in Hoboken. Although the game has changed from stickball to local politics, the nickname stuck. Romano is up for re-election on Tuesday, in the race for Hudson County Freeholder. Running against him is Hobokenite and political blogger Kurt Gardiner. Romano is running with the support of the Hudson County Democratic Organization in column A with …
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Ramos wants you to vote "yes" on Tuesday's public question no. 1.
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
This Tuesday, you’ll have the opportunity to vote on a ballot question that has overwhelming bipartisan support and will clear the path to making New Jersey the 5th state in the country to allow sports betting. According to the American Gaming Association, in 2010, $2.76 billion was legally wagered in Nevada’s sports books. In addition, the National Gambling Impact Study Commission estimated that illegal wagers are as much as $380 billion annually. Without a doubt, sports-betting is a multi-billion dollar industry, and, currently, only four states are allowed by federal law to benefit from legal sports wagering. Voting “Yes” on Ballot Question 1 is the first step towards adding New Jersey to this list, and generating tax dollars for our …
Kurt Gardiner, 44, is running for Hudson County Freeholder.
Most people don't really know what a County Freeholder is. And that is exactly why Kurt Gardiner is running in Tuesday's election to become one of nine Hudson County Freeholders, a legislative county board that decides on the county's budget and many projects in and around Hoboken. "People don't know what that actually means," Gardiner, 44, said in a recent phone interview. "That's another reason why I should run." Another reason, he said, is to challenge incumbent Anthony Romano, who otherwise would have ran unopposed. With a little competition, Gardiner said, "things seem to happen a little better." Gardiner was also inspired to run because he said he believes that Hobokenites pay too much county taxes without getting the services back …
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Take our Poll: Have Gov. Christie's reforms helped taxpayers?
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday that the savings gained from his package of pension cuts that passed this summer will save local governments $267 million across the state. The governor said the pension and benefit cuts, along with reforms such as the 2% cap on property tax increases, would also help ease the property tax burden. "The building blocks of real long-term property tax reform are finally in place," Christie said. "So for taxpayers ... across the state, they can be sure that now we're finally controlling this problem." The savings came about due to increases in the amounts that municipal employees are required to contribute to their pensions. Bergen County Freeholder Chairman John Driscoll said pension cuts would save the …
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
With 36 votes, Cryan became the leader of the Democratic Party in Hoboken.
Fourth Ward resident Jamie Cryan—who has been involved as a campaign manager with Councilman Tim Occhipinti and Assemblyman Ruben Ramos Jr.—was elected to be the Hoboken Democratic Party's chairman for the coming year. Cryan got 36 votes on Monday night during the party's annual reorganization meeting at Room84. Greeted outside by a jubilant crowd—which involved Ramos, Occhipinti, Frank Raia, Inez Garcia Keim, Councilwoman Theresa Castellano and other politicos—Cryan walked out of the bar, smiling. Phil Cohen, who was nominated by the "Democrats for Honest Government," got 32 votes. Cryan, 36, is not an elected committee man for the party. He said it was Ramos' idea for him to become the new chairman. As a son of Irish immigrants, Cryan …
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10:50 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012
88% favor November BoE elections. Wow. That's gotta make the Bet-Maureen First crowd/operatives very angry. Here's lookin to Tuesday! more ›