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COVID HOTLINE, HOW CAN I HELP YOU?: My 14 Months Volunteering for Hoboken CERT in the City Hall Basement

by Jack Silbert In mid-March 2020, I’d just come off two weeks in the phone room at radio station WFMU for their annual fundraiser. So…

HEAL HOBOKEN COLLECTIVE: Good Idea Grows Into a New Phase

December 15, 2020

Hoboken has proven its community spirit again, fostering the growth of the Heal Hoboken Collective, the next iteration of the Heal Hoboken project begun in…

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Christ Hospital Physician Dies from COVID-19 Infection

April 10, 2020

Dr. Leo De La Cruz, a physician at Chris Hospital in Jersey City, has died from COVID-19 infection. "It is with a great deal of…

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Hoboken’s COVID-19 Testing Center Now Open

April 4, 2020

Hoboken has partnered with Riverside Medical Center to open their existing testing center up to all symptomatic Hoboken residents. Provided they call and set up…

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UPDATED: Hoboken Expands Riverside Medical COVID-19 Testing to All Residents

April 2, 2020

UPDATED: April 3, 2020 at 1:35 p.m. Hoboken has announced that it will be opening COVID-19 testing to all residents, thanks to an influx of…

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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,…

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STATUS QUO-RANTINED: Confusion from the White House; State & Local Authorities Clarify COVID-19 Advisory for NY/NJ/CT

March 29, 2020

(ABOVE: Liberty State Park, which remains open) On Saturday, the President of the United States took to Twitter to proclaim that he was considering a…

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HELP NEEDED: Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla Calls for Volunteers in Fight Against Coronavirus

March 27, 2020

(ABOVE: image via CarePoint Health/Facebook) As regional hospitals find themselves in a desperate fight against a growing number of of coronavirus cases, Hoboken Mayor Ravi…

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Medical Workers Begging for Supplies as Hudson County COVID-19 Case Numbers Rise

March 27, 2020

Hudson County hospitals are scrambling to get enough equipment together to deal with what will likely be a steadily increasing caseload of COVID-19 patients in…

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As COVID-19 Cases Rise Throughout Hudson County, Residents & Health Professionals Vow to Respond

March 26, 2020

Hoboken is reporting 40 Coronavirus cases, Jersey City 130 and Union City 34 as the number of cases in Hudson County begins to climb. These…