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How to Support Hoboken Schools – Fall 2013 Election Edition

Whiteboards. New books. Teacher professional development. Shrinking budgets are causing schools across the United States to turn to fundraisers to fill the financial gap. Here are some ways you can support the burgeoning population of school-aged children in Hoboken, NJ.

Friday, October 18th
Hoboken Catholic Academy – 6th Annual Golf Tournament
Time: Breakfast starts at 9:30AM, shotgun starts at 10:30AM
Location: Meadows Golf Club, 79 Two Bridges Road, Lincoln Park, NJ
There is still time to register to play or sponsor a hole. If you are interested in donating a prize for the Awards Dinner, please contact Donna Casper in the school office at (201) 963-9535.

Sunday, October 20th
Stevens Cooperative School – Harvest Festival
Time: 11am-4pm
Location: The Rivermarket Oval in Newport, 100 River Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07310
Local foods & drinks of the season, live music, pumpkin painting, a bounce castle, cake walk and more.

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Saturday, October 26th
Hola 3rd Annual Dia De Los Muertos Festival
Time:
11am-4pm
Location: In front of HoLa school, 123 Jefferson Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Admission: Kids $13 and Family Kid Pass $30 (adults are free!). Discounted tickets available at the Hola website.

Wednesday, November 13th
Hoboken Charter School Fall Benefit and Auction
Time: 7pm-10pm
Location: Teak on the Hudson, 16 Hudson Place Hoboken, NJ 07030
Admission: $90

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Want to weigh in on Hoboken public schools? On Tuesday, November 5th, Hoboken is holding an election for the board of education. To find your polling place, click here. The candidates are:

  • Brian Murray (@Hobokenhomefind)
    Murray, who moved to Hoboken in the 1990s, owns a local realty business. He has an engineering degree from Columbia University and a graduate degree from the University of Michigan. He is a co-founder of the Hoboken Dads group. Source: Hudson Reporter
  • Irene Sobolov*News about Irene
    Urban planning professional with a master’s degree from Hunter College in New York City. She is a founding member of the Hoboken Family Alliance, a prominent participant in the Hoboken Moms online community, and holds volunteer positions in the Wallace Elementary and Hoboken High School communities. Source: Hudson Reporter.
  • James GilbartyLinkedIn
    Specialties:Certified Tax Specialist (CTS), Board Ceritied in Estate Planning (BCE), Certified Annuity Specialist (CAS), Certified Fund Specialist (CFS), Certified Income Specialist (CIS). Source: LinkedIn
  • Jennifer Evans
    Ms Evans is a Kindergarten Parent Representative since June 2012. She has two young children and worked in market research prior to being a stay home mom. Her oldest daughter attends Kindergarten in the Hoboken Public Schools. Ms. Evans also has a toddler at home. She has her MA in Classical Studies. Source: Early Childhood Advisory Council website
  • Leon Gold*LinkedIn
    Professor of ergonomics at Columbia University’s Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research. He could not comment extensively for this story due to a business trip, but said that he believed his greatest accomplishments on the board thus far included lengthening the school day and funding “long overdue capital improvement projects.” Gold received a Ph.D. from Stevens Institute of Technology and has lived in Hoboken for over 30 years. Source: Hudson Reporter
  • Natalie Rivera
    Born and raised in Hoboken, Natalie completed her B.A. degree in Media Arts at New Jersey City University in Jersey City, New Jersey in 2008. She completed her dental radiology license in 2009 at the Dental Studies Institute of New Jersey. Source: DrSharonStern.com
  • Patricia WaitersLinkedIn
    Hoboken native, and is known in the Hoboken political scene for attending and speaking at council meetings, school board meetings, and other municipal board meetings. According to Waiters, her priority is returning honesty to the school board. Source: Hudson Reporter
  • Vanessa Falco
    A Hoboken native, returned to the mile-square city after college to find what she called a troubling situation -- more and more high school graduates had no plan for college. She started a non-profit organization in town to assist them, and works part-time at the Jubilee Center as a Teen Coordinator. The mother of an 8- and a 9-year-old, Falco serves on the School Leadership Committee at Wallace Elementary School. Source: Hudson Reporter.
    Editor note: As of September 2012, Ms. Falco was no longer a member of the Wallace School Leadership Committee.

* Incumbent

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Kathy Zucker, CEO of Metro Moms Network, mother of three young children and New York Life Keep Good Going Shorty Award winner and judge, writes about juggling career and family in an urban setting. Read her MomCondoLiving blog, follow her on Twitter (@KathyZucker), friend her on Facebook and watch her on Youtube.

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