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Hoboken Fire Department Battles Early Morning Blaze in Senior Building

(ABOVE: Reader photo—used with permission) The Hoboken Fire Department battled a two-alarm blaze in the Senior Housing building at 76 Bloomfield Street early this morning.…

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COVID-19 CLAMPDOWN: Update on Coronavirus Response in Hoboken & Jersey City

April 1, 2020

As of March 31, there have been 1,600 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Hudson County, with 25 fatalities. While that number is likely to rise,…

REMEMBERING THE FIRES: All Saints Church to Commemorate Those Lost in Series of Hoboken Fires

February 19, 2020

(ABOVE: Fire at 812 Willow Ave on May 28, 1977 — image via Hoboken Fire Department Memories) From the late 1970's through the early 1980's,…

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Late-Night Two-Alarm Fire on Hoboken’s Observer Highway

February 26, 2018

(ABOVE: photo via @davehoboken) Hoboken's stunning skyline views were obscured by smoke late last night, as a fire broke out on Observer Highway near Madison…

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Hoboken Fire Department Responds to Pre-Dawn Smoke at Local Laundromat—Residents, Cat Evacuated

May 30, 2017

(photos by Dave Lohmann—used with permission) Responding to a call a little after 4:00 a.m. this morning, the Hoboken Fire Department put out a small…

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REINCARNATED: Hoboken’s Karma Kafe To Re-Open After Devastating Fire

November 17, 2016

(images via facebook) Having been closed since a devastating fire in February, Hoboken Indian favorite Karma Kafe is set to reopen today at their 505…

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WARNING: New Jersey is Extremely Flammable

April 21, 2016

(ABOVE: ABC7NY Photo) No—it's not because of the toxic chemicals, excessive hairspray or a volatile cloud of Axe body spray... And while yesterday was 4/20,…