On March 29, Hoboken will celebrate the 167th anniversary of its establishment as an independent municipality in 1855, but the city’s rich history stretches back even further.
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On February 2, Hoboken Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla announced that Standard & Poor (S&P) reaffirmed Hoboken’s AA+ credit rating, which is the “second highest possible rating that can be awarded to a municipality.”
Two new public sculptures erected along the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway were formally unveiled in late 2021. Here in Hoboken, a bronze statue of the late singer Frank Sinatra honors a legendary local-born figure in the park named after him.
The City of Hoboken ended a mask mandate on February 7, marking a turning point in the local response to the pandemic.
After a two-week long shift to online schooling that began on the first day of the Spring 2022 semester, January 18, in-person classes resumed on January 31.
The Hoboken Board of Education announced on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 plans for a new high school. The proposal was sent in early December to the city’s Planning Board due to rising enrollment and the district’s school buildings being outdated.
Stevens as an educational institution encourages innovation opportunities for their students and professors in their business, educational, and research endeavors. Stevens’ own programs, Launchpad@Stevens and iStem@Stevens, are about to benefit drastically from a new Innovation and Commercialization Lab at Mission 50 in Hoboken, which has recently been opened.
On December 27, 2021, Hoboken launched a new Renewable Energy Program in order to offer residents more competitive prices when choosing renewable energy.
On November 2, Mayor Ravi Bhalla declared victory in the Hoboken mayoral race. Bhalla, now preparing for his second term as mayor, ran unopposed.
The annual Out of the Darkness Walk took place on October 24, 2021, concluding National Depression and Mental Health month. The Out of the Darkness Walk was a collaboration between Stevens, the City of Hoboken, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).