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Spat Over Storm Drain Paving Continues For Hoboken Mayor, County Exec Spat Over Storm Drain Paving Continues For Hoboken Mayor, County Exec
Spat Over Storm Drain Paving Continues For Hoboken Mayor, County Exec The accidental paving of a storm drain in Hoboken has led to war of words between Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla and Hudson County Executive Craig Guy. The storm drains on Park Avenue were recently paved over as the city prepared for rainfall as part of a repaving project.  Bhalla called it unacceptable and said the county executive's office has been ignoring him. Guy accused Bhalla of being dishonest and said staff had been in constant contact with city officials. The mayor hit back in a letter to Guy, laying out the major deficiencies  in the project.  "This is extremely …

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by Sam Barron
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County Paved Over Hoboken Storm Drains Right Before Storm Drenched Region: 'Unacceptable' County Paved Over Hoboken Storm Drains Right Before Storm Drenched Region: 'Unacceptable'
County Paved Over Hoboken Storm Drains Right Before Storm Drenched Region: 'Unacceptable' As the region prepared for major rainfall this week, Hoboken faced a glaring issue: storm drains being paved over. Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla said Hudson County paved over storm drains as part of a repaving project on Park Avenue in the city. "This is completely unacceptable on the part of Hudson County," Bhalla said on X, formerly known as Twitter.  "To be clear - my office, along with multiple councilmembers have raised the major drainage issues left behind by the County’s contractor on Park Ave for days and have been ignored.  "Hoboken deserves better and I ask County Executiv…

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by Sam Barron
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LEWDNESS: Homeless Hoboken Man Exposed Himself On Park Bench, Police Say LEWDNESS: Homeless Hoboken Man Exposed Himself On Park Bench, Police Say
Lewdness: Homeless Hoboken Man Exposed Himself On Park Bench, Police Say A 32-year-old homeless man was arrested after police said he exposed himself in a public park in Hoboken on Friday, Aug. 25. Wander Torres has been charged with committing lewdness at Church Square Park, a city spokeswoman said. Police were called to the area near Fifth Street and Park Avenue at 10:40 a.m. after someone called police saying a man was exposing himself near the park entrance. The caller pointed at the man, identified as Torres, to officers, police said. Torres initially refused to give his name to officers and made threats to the original caller, authorities said. Torr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hoboken PD: Jersey City Man Spits On Officer After Trying To Get Into Cars Stopped At Red Light Hoboken PD: Jersey City Man Spits On Officer After Trying To Get Into Cars Stopped At Red Light
Hoboken PD: Jersey City Man Spits On Officer After Trying To Get Into Cars Stopped At Red Light A 24-year-old Jersey City man who tried opening doors of cars at a red light and spat on a police officer taking him into custody was found with PCP, authorities said. Madhur Patel tried opening the driver's side doors of cars stopped the intersection of at 14th Street and Park Avenue, around 4:25 p.m. on March 1, Det. Lt. Danilo Cabrera said. Patel was arrested after he spit on Hoboken police officer Francis McCourt, and found in possession of PCP, police said.  He was charged with carjacking, throwing bodily fluid at a law enforcement officer and possession of PCP. Patel …

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by Cecilia Levine