Weehawken News

Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy's time in office is coming to an end after losing to Councilman Steven Fulop in yesterday's city election.

Less than a week after throwing a no-hitter, senior left-hander Sal Mendez threw a one-hit shutout and struck out 11 today to lead sixth-seeded Weehawken to a 3-0 victory over third-seeded North Bergen in the quarterfinals of the Hudson County baseball tournament.

"If we had the money today, it would still take 18 months to construct the wall," said Fredric Pocci, engineer at North Hudson Sewage Authority , talking at a town meeting on Monday about the township's plan to build flood walls to protect the low-lying neighborhood known as The Shades.

Your property taxes are made up of city taxes, school taxes, and county taxes - the last of which will depend on a $304 million budget that was introduced by the county freeholders last week.

"After determining a possible location, the East Rutherford Police Detective Bureau notified the Passaic Police Department, who assisted East Rutherford with locating the missing juvenile.

A Weehawken man driving home with almost three times the legal limit of alcohol in his blood stream was arrested after hitting two parked cars in Hoboken Sunday evening, reports said.

The UBS Atrium Series, a free, indoor concert series curated by the Hudson River Performing Arts Center , will hold its final show of the season this Wednesday, May 15 at 12:30 p.m. The concert, featuring the string quartet Sybarite 5, will take place in the atrium of the UBS Building, located at 1000 Harbor Boulevard in Weehawken.

More than $10,000 was raised during the Weehawken Library's 13 Annual "Taste of Weehawken" on Tuesday, April 23 at the food court at Lincoln Harbor, 1200 Harbor Blvd.

EAST RUTHERFORD - Following a beautiful May 1 day strolling along Weehawken's scenic promenade along the river, "Blue G" dropped her niece, Paola Terrazas, 17, at a bus stop in Weehawken, where the Becton Regional High School junior was set to head back to East Rutherford .

Mayor Dawn Zimmer - together with nearby mayors Richard Turner and Michael Gonnelli - is opposing a 10 percent increase in county taxes.

Ballots will be printed shortly for the June Democratic primary election in the 33rd legislative district, despite a suit by five Hoboken residents to keep candidate Carmelo Garcia off the ballot.

The Hudson County Board of Freeholders will introduce a budget today that increases the overall county tax levy by 4.4 percent.

Hudson Productions presents an all-school production of Oz, based on Frank Baum's classic novel and inspired by the film The Wizard of Oz .

There are also pictures of an alligator crossing the 14th fairway during the first round of the PGA Tour Zurich Classic golf tournament at TPC Louisiana in Avondale.

Hoboken Housing Authority Executive Director Carmelo Garcia won an appeal on Tuesday to a ruling by a judge that temporarily barred him for running for the New Jersey General Assembly.

A group of 40 students who had purchased tickets to attend the Class of 2016 boat cruise in Weehawken, N.J. on Friday evening was not able to board the cruise, as one of the buses carrying students arrived too late, according to information provided by the members of the Class of 2016 Class Council and reports by students who attended but did not ... (more)

Voters in Hoboken, Union City, Weehawken, and parts of Jersey City have the opportunity to elect one state Senate candidate and two General Assembly candidates for the 33rd District in the primaries in June - but there was confusion during the last two weeks over who would be on the ballots.

Check out the Hudson Reporter newspaper in your town for news about your local government, your neighbors, your pets, your schools, and more! Just a few of the stories coming this weekend: -Confusion in the 33rd Assembly District.

Two popular locals bands will unleash new albums this weekend with very different but equally enticing shows at Maxwell's: First up, tonight it'll be a 'wyld' session of tattooed bad boys and glam-punk riffs as Jersey City's Wyldlife celebrates its second full-length album, "The Time Has Come To Rock 'N' Roll." Then it's time to turn down and chill ... (more)

Hoboken City Councilman Ravi Bhalla announced yesterday that he will stay in the race for State Assembly in the 33rd Legislative District, with the full support of his longtime ally, Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer.