Hoboken City Council Narrowly Approves 1.7% Tax Increase as Sparks Inevitably Fly
UPDATED—9:27 a.m., June 7. Voting 5-4 in favor of the amended municipal budget, the Hoboken City Council will move forward with a $117.6 million plan…
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Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla Introduces His Slate of Council Candidates for November Election
All this talk about 2020, but here in Hoboken we still have 2019 to look forward to... Ward City Council seats are up for grabs,…
Council Members Reportedly Removed From Hoboken City Hall By Security
According to a joint statement from City Council President Jen Giattino and Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher, the two were at Hoboken City Hall (94 Washington Street)…
Ranked Choice Voting Gains Support in NJ Assembly, as Chaparro and Zwicker Join Forces
As exasperated voters bemoan having to perennially choose between the lesser of two evils, the concept of ranked choice voting is gaining a lot more…
SENATOR SELFIE: Send Us Your Cory Booker Pics
(ABOVE: Senator Cory Booker at a campaign rally for Senator Bob Menendez at Hoboken's Sinatra Park—AFP photo) We'll give him this much... he's EVERYWHERE. Say…
Hoboken Restores Runoffs For Mayoral Elections
Hoboken has voted heavily in favor of restoring a runoff system for its Mayoral elections, with nearly 74% of the electorate voting "YES" to the…
EDITORIAL: Hoboken Runoff Referendum — Vote YES, for Better Candidates
EDITORIAL by Christopher Halleron hMAG doesn't endorse candidates. It's our belief that media outlets backing individual politicians can leave questions about integrity—warranted, or unwarranted. We…
U.S. Department of Justice Charges Hoboken Woman with Vote-By-Mail Bribery Scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a Hoboken woman with using the U.S. Mail to promote a voter bribery scheme, according to a statement…
EDITORIAL: hMAG’s Well-Documented Media Bias
EDITORIAL by Christopher M. Halleron Yesterday we published a piece covering the Mayor of Hoboken's social media—a piece in which we cited our very own…
Errant Post Brings Mayor of Hoboken’s Social Media Practices Under Scrutiny
Ravi Bhalla, Mayor of Hoboken, has been busy dealing with a major water main break in the Southwest corner of the city for the past…