5 Major Mayoral Campaigns gear up & a summer protest Tuesday as Washington Street benches disappear

Five Major Hoboken Campaigns ramp up as a summer protest is anticipated on Tuesday

Hoboken approaches a crossroads, having narrowly avoided a state takeover in a divided City Council vote last month. 

In a first for the Mile Square City in living history, five major candidates are squared up for the mayoral race, likely to be determined in a December runoff election.

With over a decade covering Hoboken government and politics, there's no horse better equipped to tackle the thorny issues. With a history of investigating and exposing voter fraud, leading to the first-ever federal indictments and convictions here, among numerous corrupt doings and elections, this won't be music to everyone's ears.

The stakes are high, and an informed public is the best defense: past, present, and future. 

As the dog days of summer wind down, the noise level is ramping up. There are complaints about benches disappearing on Washington St. and a Tuesday noontime protest at Washington and Seventh Street near the Hoboken Animal Hospital.

photo courtesy The Giant

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