Here is a fundraiser for the YMCA coming up next Monday. Proceeds will go to the YMCA which needs money for continuing operations as well as capital improvements.
Will this be Mayor Roberts last ribbon cutting ceremony before he leaves office July 1st? HOBOKEN, NJ, June 16, 2009 — Hoboken University Medical Center unveiled its state-of-the-art Emergency Department yesterday and began treating patients in the new ER at 4 a.m. this morning. ER Lead Tech Troy Griffiths, M.I,C.P., welcomed the ER’s first patient, Hoboken resident Anmahian Hrant.
“Patients can expect a new standard in emergency care with a facility that is not only larger, but also better and faster in that we’re also the first hospital in the nation to adopt some cutting-edge clinical practices,” said Hoboken UMC CEO Spiros Hatiras who was also on hand to greet patients. “The area’s most advanced Emergency Department is now in Hoboken.”
Located at the new entrance at Fourth Street and Willow Avenue, the 17,000-square foot facility features at total of 30 new treatment rooms including four pediatric treatment rooms, dedicated areas for women’s services, orthopedics and mental health, as well as two trauma rooms for more seriously injured patients. “This Emergency Department is unique because it was designed with the input of doctors, nurses and ER Techs — the people who actually work in the ER,” said Director of Emergency Services George Saffran M.D. “We’ve been able to perfect the layout and function of the space which allows us to streamline the admitting process, reduce waiting times and improve our staff’s ability to care for patients.”
Hospital officials also expect to see a rise in patient admissions once the new Emergency Department opens. Hoboken UMC treats 32,000 emergency patients annually and now has the capacity to serve 70,000.
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SINATRA IDOL CONTEST
Dawn pledged to work with Mayor elect Cammarano to restore fiscal
responsibilty, reducing taxes, and a better approach to development.
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The monthly Hoboken Board of Education Meeting is tomorrow. The big issue on the table is the renewal of certain employment contracts by the Board. At the last meeting the contracts were not renewed by the board majority. The Kid's First Board Majority actually completed an RFQ process and hired an attorney to review the contracts in question much to the consternation of Jack Rasolowsky, Frank Raia and other members of the status quo establishment.
Councilwoman Beth Mason
Two-time Emmy® winner Tom Pelphrey stars in Joseph Gallo's MY ITALY STORY.
You too can master the art of group synchronized swimming at the Secaucus Pool. No candy bars allowed!
I want to thank all of you again for your tremendous support, and for volunteering so much of your time to help change Hoboken.
The City Council team for Dawn Zimmer has won the election for City Council at Large. Ravi Bhalla, Carol Marsh and Dave Mello have all been elected to City Council at large thanks to grass roots support and Dawn's Campaign Manager and staff as well as the many volunteers and contributors.
June 12, 2009, Hoboken, NJ- Peter Cammarano is the new Mayor-elect of Hoboken! Mayor-elect Cammarano edged out challenger Dawn Zimmer in Hoboken's mayoral race. This morning, the county board of elections counted more than 200 provisional and absentee ballots to get the final numbers. The final results concluded that Mayor-elect Cammarano won by 161 votes.
There will be a press event down at City Hall today at around 9:30AM involving both Mayoral candidates. Then the remaining absentee ballots (the 79 that were mysteriously found later in the Clerk's office) as well as the provisionals will be counted and we will have a better idea of where the election stands. Or will we?
Actually a total of about 8 workers were milling around Brandt Street in yet another greatexample of outside money not spent too well.
Menancing? No. I am heading back to my post now to prevent voter intimidation in the waning moments of this election.
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Team Cammarano - Pirates! Argggh! Photo 1
Team Cammarano - Pirates! Argggh! Photo 2
Here is the Afternoon forecast for this evening from AccuWeather hour by hour in Hoboken. Some chance of clear skies with the possibility of Thunderstorms late afternoon and this evening.
Here is a message from Ravi Bhalla on today's rain:
The Four Horsemen of the Hoboken Apocalypse? :)
Not Exactly - Parody by Graphix_Avenger
A lot is at stake for both political camps but even more importantly Hoboken as a whole. Although Peter Cammarano would like to paint every Zimmer supporter as a divisive minority, I find that Peter's remarks made directly to me indicate that he is in fact not the uniter he claims to be. During his campaign he has made a remark to one door knock person " I feel sorry for you for supporting Dawn", he has said to me that Dawn supporters are seflish, and has thrown out numerous other insults towards Zimmer supporters. Note to Peter: if you are trying to convert voters to your side who are informed 1) don't make up history 2) don't insult their intelligence with your verbal belligerance 3) if unable to convince retreat gracefully rather spewing insults. Sure, some Zimmer supporters I am sure crossed the line of decorum but this is the actual lead candidate himself showing contempt for differences in opinion. Not a leadership quality I look for in a future Mayor.
Dawn may not be the perfect candidate in terms of political presentability but I trust her judgement and her integrity as well as her intelligence. Peter Cammarano is still bragging about his debate performance. However, in that debate while showy in what he thinks is his rhetorical brilliance he showed me a few things that were actually disturbing besides the fact that like past arch-nemesis and new political turncoat friend Lane Bjardi, he loves to hear the sound of his own pontificating voice. Trust me on this one folks, Lane is a much better speaker because he actually understands what he is speaking about rather than stringing together talking points.
Anyway, I digress, back to my concerns on the debate: One, he slandered the performance record of Ravi Bhalla as rent control attorney which has since been rebutted by a long standing member of our community. Two, he said the hospital was thriving and yet it has less than 8 days cash on hand according to Moody's. Not exactly an example of great financial judgement. Lastly he misstated Dawn Zimmers record on the Pier C Park. Dawn passed that resolution only when it was properly funded.
Dawn does have a real plan to cut taxes by 25% although I too realize that she will probably get a lot of resistance on this if elected. Peter will cut garbage pickup. Either Dawn or Peter will benefit from the elimination of the one-time reserves that were required this year in part due to the financial mismanagement of the past and the other part due to reserve requirements mandated by the state.
There are many other issues that I could delve into but due to my own time contraints I will end it here. Three main areas to me where Dawn excels over Peter are 1) Honesty and Transparancy (where are Petey's ELECs still not filed in the runoff), 2) The Bottom line and the Budget 3) Development that is in scale with the community.
Dawn's Slate also shares her vision and willingness to dicsuss the issues. It is unfortunate that they have been shut out of certain buildings during this campaign in their efforts to reach out to all voters. My recommendation is to vote Dawn Zimmer 1A, Carol Marsh 1B, Ravi Bhalla 2B, and Dave Mello 3B. They were also the only runoff candidates that agreed to a debate.
This election should be very close and is truly all about turnout in this point and that always puts more pressure on the non-establishment candidates to trun out the vote. Those behind the machine vote tend to always show up and pull the lever. If this election breaks decisively it would most likely go to the establishment candidate Peter Cammarano only because his base of support has a much more reliable track record. Demographics are changing in Hoboken and I do feel this will be a real close election with an uncertain outcome. More the reason to get out and vote regardless if you agree with my choice or not.
I pledge that whoever wins this election I will offer my advice and expertise in particular technology, IT services contracts and business process mapping if needed free of charge to Hoboken as I can make myself available. I want a better government for Hoboken and should not be belittled for having a different opinion than some and vice versa. I will let bygones be bygones after Tuesday. Will the rest of Hoboken do the same? Stay tuned.
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Dawn Zimmer filed her Mayoral R-1 form and it has a recieved date of May 29,2009:
Dawn's Joint Committee filing which has the bulk of the contributions has a recieved date of 6/1/2009:
Ravi Bhalla has his own seperate Council Candidate filings and his shows a recieved date of 6/1/2009:
Editorial Comment: So far Dawn Zimmer's team is winning on the transparency front. Just citizen donors, no outside PACS and appropriate filings before the election.
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