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FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: Sinatra’s ‘New York, New York’ Yarmulke Sells At Auction for $10K

January 4, 2019

(images via Jewish Standard) At a Sotheby's auction last month, Frank Sinatra's yarmulke recently sold for $10,000. According to Jewish Standard, the kippah, as it…

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FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “I Cover The Waterfront” (Jeopardy! Edition)

November 30, 2018

How does this keep happening? It’s not like we occasionally mention Frank Sinatra, or have a subtle nod to him from time to time. We…

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THE WAR TO END ALL WARS: Hoboken to Honor Veterans and Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I — Sunday, November 11th @ 11:00 a.m.

November 9, 2018

Hoboken's role in World War I can never be overstated. This Sunday, please join the Hoboken American Legion Post 107 and local dignitaries at the…

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AN AMERICAN SOLDIER’S JOURNEY HOME: Actor Douglas Taurel Shares the Stories of a World War I Combat Soldier — SUNDAY, NOV. 11th @ Hoboken Historical Museum

November 7, 2018

(Photos by Helen McGuire) One hundred years after the last shot of "The Great War" was fired, Douglas Taurel—actor, Hoboken resident and creator of the…

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FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “Sweet Caroline”

November 2, 2018

(ABOVE: Frank "The Voice" Sinatra with Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto) Man, does this one hurt... wicked bad. The 2018 New York Yankees won 100 regular season…

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MADE IN HOBOKEN: Explore Inventions from the Mile Square at the Hoboken Historical Museum — SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28th

October 27, 2018

(via Hoboken Historical Museum) What do the zipper, stage monitors, Mallomars and steam-powered engines have in common? They all originated — or took a great…

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FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “You Might Have Belonged To Another” (w/ The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra)

October 19, 2018

"You might have belonged to another..." Sinatra's talent and hard work took him from singing in Hoboken saloons to eventually signing on with the Tommy…

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FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “Have You Met Miss Jones?”

October 12, 2018

Written for the musical comedy, I'd Rather Be Right, "Have You Met Miss Jones?" appeared on Frank Sinatra's 1961 album Sinatra Swings. With tracks arranged…

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JIMMY ROSELLI: The Other Kid From Hoboken

October 5, 2018

Jimmy Roselli is from Hoboken, so is Frank Sinatra. There are plenty of singers from the same town. Look at New York—right across the river—where…

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FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “I’ll Be Around” (Sinatra Idol Threat)

September 28, 2018

"I'll be around no matter how you treat me now..." Maybe Hoboken should now sue The Voice, because that was Frank Sinatra's name first... And…