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READ ALL ABOUT IT: The Hoboken Public Library Celebrates 125 Years of Greatness and Community Leadership

October 1, 2015

by Darren Paltrowitz (ABOVE: Hoboken Public Library photo) A library has always been far more than just the old building in your town with endless…

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Ray Guzman: Signs of the Times—Vintage, But Never Dated

August 13, 2015

by Melissa Abernathy photos courtesy of Ray Guzman There’s a local artist whose work you probably know by heart, even if you don’t know him…

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John Stevens, Avid Gardener | Hoboken’s Horticultural History

June 3, 2015

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by Melissa Abernathy Photos courtesy of the Hoboken Historical Museum Let’s be honest—Hoboken’s densely built, mostly paved urban landscape is not the first place most…

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Meat & Greet: Piccolo’s – “Famous for Cheesesteaks” for 60 Years

April 9, 2015

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Piccolo’s has been serving up sandwiches, Sinatra, and smiles for 60 years. And, OK, maybe there’s been some yelling, too. story by Jack Silbert photos…

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Driven to Improve: The Stevens Family Legacy

February 11, 2015

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by Melissa Abernathy photos courtesy of the Hoboken Historical Museum The first family of Hoboken, Colonel John Stevens III (1749 - 1838) and his descendants,…

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FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm”

January 9, 2015

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Winter is upon us, and social media will abuzz with friends and neighbors bellyaching about the snow and cold... But you can take it all…

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Picturing Hoboken: A Haven for Artists

December 21, 2014

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Story by Melissa Abernathy Images courtesy of the Hoboken Historical Museum On an 1881 map in the Hoboken Historical Museum’s recent exhibition, “Mapping the Territory,”…

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“On the Waterfront,” Starring… Hoboken!

September 15, 2014

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Story by Melissa Abernathy Photos courtesy of Hoboken Historical Museum Although our town doesn’t even earn a credit in the movie, Hoboken arguably played a…

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Port of Entry to a Continent

July 10, 2014

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Story by: Melissa Abernathy Photos Courtesy of Hoboken Historical Museum Collections, Collection of the Library of Congress & Harvard University Library Today, Hoboken’s piers host…

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Baseball, Kickball, Stoopball, Stickball…

May 12, 2014

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Story by: Melissa Abernathy Photos Courtesy of Historical Museum Hoboken at Play, from the Fields of Elysian to the City Streets Before “go out and…