COVID-19 Archives

COVID HOTLINE, HOW CAN I HELP YOU?: My 14 Months Volunteering for Hoboken CERT in the City Hall Basement

by Jack Silbert In mid-March 2020, I’d just come off two weeks in the phone room at radio station WFMU for their annual fundraiser. So…

THE QUIET HOUR: A Remembrance of 2020

March 14, 2021

by Elizabeth Lash It’s that quiet hour, between day and night. Dusk is almost over. Motorcycles and muscle cars zoom up our streets. I watch…

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Hoboken Addresses Questions About COVID-19 Statistics

June 26, 2020

As a reminder that the crisis is not over, the City of Hoboken has been reporting an increase in COVD-19 cases after a relatively quiet…

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Hoboken Addresses Concerns About Social Distancing in Recently Reopened Hospitality Venues

June 18, 2020

(ABOVE: Hoboken politicians huddle together for a photo op as Leo's Grandevous reopens after COVID-19 lockdown.) After sitting dormant for three months, Hoboken's legendary hospitality…

PAULINE’S CHOCOLATES — Remembering Pauline Nawrocki, a Hoboken Staple

June 7, 2020

by Tracey Kilmer A mother, a grandmother, a sister and an aunt. Like Cher or Madonna, you only needed to hear her first name, occasionally…

ABDB CARES: Award-Winning Furniture Designers Launch Initiative to Support Essential Workers and Young Artists During COVID-19

May 22, 2020

Award-winning furniture studio ABDB Designs has launched the ABDB Cares Initiative, brought to you by Co-Founders Djivan Schapira & Andrew James, with 100% of profits…

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FLAG of Union City / West New York / North Bergen Launches to Show Appreciation to Frontline Workers

May 6, 2020

After seeing the success of FLAG (Front Line Appreciation Group) in communities nationwide, Alex Cardona and Jennifer Melara set up FLAG of UC WNY NB to…

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