Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Mayor Dawn Zimmer and public safety officials held a press conference on Tuesday afternoon.
The Hoboken Police Department arrested 34 people during the St. Patrick's Day Parade this year—nine more than in 2010—Mayor Dawn Zimmer announced on Tuesday afternoon. She also said that because of the unruly drinking and two alleged sexual assault cases over the weekend, the parade will be held on a Wednesday next year. The city issued 296 summonses, the mayor also announced. The city wrote 115 summonses for open containers (down from last year's 154), 32 summonses for drinking publicly (down from last year's 77) and 40 for unruly houseparties (down from last year's 51). The number of summonses issued for public urination went up from 41 last year to 59 this year, Zimmer said. "Despite our best efforts," Zimmer said, the drinking after …
Monday, March 7, 2011
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Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallow heights of Troy... So begins The Odyssey. About Town had one of its own on Hoboken's St. Patrick's Day. We journeyed downtown at 8 a.m., first stopping at A&P to buy a notebook, then crossed Church Square Park on the way to McDonald's for sausage biscuits. Then we went to Dunkin Donuts for bagels and coffee. We got stuck behind a picky woman who surely emptied a bottle of White Rain to stiffen the stringy hair she's styled since 1991. We walked down Washington Street where by 9 a.m. we saw long lines at 1 Republik and Black Bear. We talked to a souvenir vendor from Pennsylvania. She sold hats and shirts, and also an …
Friday, March 4, 2011
Hoboken Police is telling the more than 30,000 expected visitors: behave yourself.
The Hoboken St. Patrick's Day Parade is all about fun and a good time. But, if you break the rules—we're talking public drunkenness, public urination or other forms of disturbance—you will be slapped with a fine that can be as high as $2,000. The city is expecting roughly 30,000 visitors to come to Hoboken on Saturday. Just like last year, the City of Hoboken is implementing a "Zero Tolerance" rule. On top of the fine, the city will also issue community service. More than 75 people worked for the city after last year's St. Patrick's Day Parade. One girl, Mayor Dawn Zimmer said, is still completing her 180 hours of community service. There will be 200 police officers patrolling the streets at any given time, said Police Captain Ed Garcia…
Hoboken Consequences
7:22 pm on Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Kevin M. McMillan, 22, Bloomfield NJ, criminal mischef, 1024 Clinton St, 4:34 pm., accused of breaking a glass pane on a door and doing in excess of $500 in damage, the complaint says. Cesar R. Berrios, 27, Rosedale NJ, aggravated assault on a police officer, failing to disperse, resisting arrest, 41 First St. 10:12 pm., accused of punching several police officers, the complaint says. Jennifer M… more ›