Hoboken Now

The insider's guide to Hoboken news, real estate and nightlife

HUMC's Joan Quigley's brush with fame

by Amy

Friday August 29, 2008, 7:01 PM

As many readers may know, Hoboken University Medical Center's own Joan Quigley went to the Democratic National Convention as a delegate and has been sending dispatches along the way.

But readers might have missed her brush with (former) fame when she ran into former presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. George McGovern.

Courtesy of Joan QuigleyState Sen. Loretta Weinberg, Assemblywoman Joan Quigley of Jersey City and Delegate Jane Bidwell say hello to former presidential candidate George McGovern.

Post a comment | View comments (0)

On Tap Tonight: Friday, Aug. 29

by Carly

Friday August 29, 2008, 3:29 PM

For those of you who are sticking around Hoboken this weekend, it's happy hour from 4-8 at Oddfellows -- reduced priced drafts and hurricanes.

At Hobson's Choice, they've got $1.50 Miller Lites and Yuenglings, plus ten wings for $2.

And if the weather holds, check out the rooftop deck of The Dubliner -- it's an "end of the week" happy hour from 4-10 tonight.

Post a comment | View comments (0)

Obama t-shirts cause controversy in downtown Hoboken

by Carly

Friday August 29, 2008, 2:52 PM

Carly Baldwin/Hoboken NowThe offensive shirt.

A street vendor hawking Obama-themed t-shirts caused quite a stir at the intersection of Newark and Hudson streets in Hoboken this afternoon.

"It's insulting for me to see," one woman angrily told the vendor, who is named Frank Bongiorno. She didn't want to give her name, but said she works as a real estate agent in town.

After confronting Bongiorno, she told me, "My husband was a Vietnam veteran and when he came home, people called him a baby-killer and worse. He died for his country from complications from Agent Orange three years ago. How can you put this man's face on a shirt like that when he would not salute the flag?," she asked, referring to Obama. "How can you sell a t-shirt like that?"

Post a comment | View comments (0)

'Now is the time': Complete coverage of Obama's acceptance speech

by Amy

Friday August 29, 2008, 2:00 PM

Byron Smith / Jersey JournalGrace Linkhorn who is 101 years old watches Senator Barack Obama accept the Democratic nomination with Winifred Thurston at Cafe Nostalgia in Jersey City, Thursday, August 28, 2008.

Hudson County residents came out in droves to watch Sen. Barack Obama accept the Democratic nomination last night, and, from the bars of Hoboken and Jersey City to Invesco Field in Denver, the Jersey Journal was there to see it.

Here's our complete coverage:

Post a comment | View comments (0)

Hey, Hoboken, what are doing for Labor Day weekend?

by Carly

Friday August 29, 2008, 1:28 PM

Hoboken Now harassed a couple people on the wild streets of Hoboken today, and asked them if they have any fun plans for the three-day weekend.

Carly Baldwin/Hoboken Now

"I'm going to Bridgehampton -- one of my girlfriends has a house there. We're taking the Jitney there and we'll kayak, go to the beach, barbeque, do the club/bar scene. I normally go 'down the shore' but this year, it's the Hamptons. I prefer the Jersey shore; the scene is more laid back and less pretentious, but I'll be with my gal pals so it doesn't matter where we are. And the Hamptons aren't shabby!" Halley Wolowiec, 38, Hoboken

Post a comment | View comments (0)

It's coming...the 2008 Hoboken Italian Festival

by Carly

Friday August 29, 2008, 11:19 AM

The cannoli, the crowds, the sausage and pepper sandwiches, the beer, the music, the tears, the priests, the fireworks! Here's something to look forward to post-Labor Day.

Carly Baldwin/Hoboken NowA poster for this year's Italian feast at the Hoboken Little League field.

The Hoboken Italian Festival is next weekend, Thursday, Sept. 4th through Sunday, Sept. 7. The Feast of Madonna Dei Martiri is four days of drinking, delicious Italian food and entertainment on the Hoboken waterfront.

Post a comment | View comments (0)

"Heaven, Hell or Hoboken" at the Hoboken Museum

by Carly

Friday August 29, 2008, 10:00 AM

Courtesy of the Hoboken MuseumAmerican troops just returning from overseas aboard the U.S.S. von Steuben land in Hoboken, April 19th, 1919.

After a summer's vacation, the Hoboken Historical Museum is back this fall, with lots of events and exhibits planned for Hoboken's history buffs.

Join the Museum on Sunday, Sept. 7, from 2 - 5 p.m. to inaugurate their latest exhibition, "Heaven, Hell or Hoboken," a City Transformed by World War I. Historian and Hoboken resident Dr. Christina Ziegler-McPherson, who specializes in Progressive Era immigration and social welfare policy, has meticulously researched the wrenching changes that Hoboken's designation as the main port of embarkation wrought on this heavily German-populated city.

Post a comment | View comments (0)

Morning Rush: Friday, August 29

by Carly

Friday August 29, 2008, 8:15 AM

Carly Baldwin/Hoboken NowOneika Mays and Cindy Bryant, both of Jersey City, came to Willie McBride's last night to watch Obama make history as he accepts the Democratic nomination for president.

Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech last night -- "I'm amazed that I'm alive to see this happen -- a black man would be able to run this country," said Oneika Mays, a Jersey City resident, last night in Hoboken. "I didn't think I'd be alive to see it."

Now what's Obama's plan to make it to the White House?

A pair of would-be bicycle thieves are stopped in Hoboken.

Post a comment | View comments (0)