Artie Lange Missing From Howard Stern Show Since Last Tuesday

Artie Lange has not shown up to work as sidekick to the Howard Stern show since last Tuesday.  What at first was vaguely referred to as a sickness absence, has blossomed into something else altogether, most...

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The heights by great men reached and kept, were not attained by sudden flight. But they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night....

Plane, Helicopter Collided Over the Hudson River, NYC: 9 Victims

Latest updates below initial report: I am watching the ongoing rescue of two aircraft, one tour helicopter and a small plane collide over the Hudson River. There weren't any explosion, but seeing the helicopter...

Peter Cammarano, Hoboken Mayor, Resigns After NJ Corruption Bust

Peter Cammarano III, the Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, resigned today after being arrested in a corruption sting that rocked New Jersey last week. Cammarano, 32, was elected on July 1 as Hoboken's youngest...

Jack Shaw Found Dead After Being Accused in NJ Corruption Arrests

One of 44 people arrested last week in a federal probe of money laundering and corruption was found dead at his home on Tuesday. A 61-year-old Democratic political consultant was arrested last week in connection with a $10,000 cash bribe from an informant who posed as a...

Jersey City Dreaming: Bullets, Bribes, and Unreal Real Estate

Last night I dreamed I went to Jersey City again... I lived in Jersey City, New Jersey for sizable chunks of time during the 70s, 80s, and 90s. The experience made a deep impression on me. Which is why I still write about JC when events resonate. In June an auction of...

Hoboken Mayor Arrested: NJ Politicians in FBI Corruption Bust

Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano was arrested today, along with Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell, Jersey City Council President Mariano Vega Jr., and State Assemblyman Daniel Van Pelt , as well as Rabbi Saul Kassin and...

Education is a Powerful Force, Especially in a Tough Economy

The country’s unemployment rate stands at 7.6 percent, meaning that more than 11 million Americans are now without jobs. However, while the employment rate among high school graduates with no college education...

Hack Your Apple TV with Boxee

Buying iTunes season passes to a handful of shows like South Park, The Daily Show, Angel, Fringe, Battlestar Galactica, Friends and SNL will set you back hundreds of dollars. That's a hard wad of cash to swallow especially since you can watch all these shows for free...

WWII Memorial in Hoboken, NJ

Almost 200 people gathered to honor World War II veterans at the newly opened Memorial in Hoboken, NJ on November 8, 2008

Hipster traveling tips from The Strokes, Sonic Youth, the Stars and more

Oddly, a slew of indie bands have contributed material to a new travel guide. I'm guessing it will probably garner the usual ruckus from the indie sellout police, but I bet it'd be interesting. Who wouldn't want to know where Thurston Moore changes his dollars into...

$2 Million in Project Working Mom Full-Ride College Scholarships Back by Over...

"eLearners.com, a web resource of EducationDynamics, today announced the launch of “Project Working Mom 2”, an advocacy campaign that provides working mothers the opportunity to receive a full-ride scholarship...

Don't Let the Credit Crunch Smash College Dreams

As rebate checks arrive in households across the nation and recessionlooms in the balance, people continue to struggle with how to get aheadwithout falling behind. Many are looking to invest in themselvesthrough education, but are challenged to find the financial aidnecessary...

Amtrak trains back on track between New York and Philadelphia

The trains are now running according to schedule."Amtrak suspended train service between New York City and Philadelphia for about 90 minutes “as a precautionary measure” after what the train company called a...

Massive Apartment Blaze in Hoboken, NJ

A large apartment building on 12th and Washington in Hoboken, NJ, caught fire last night, forcing residents out into the cold and closing off several blocks. Any locals with photos, videos or comments, please add...

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