Hoboken-Based Publisher Defrauded, Revised FEMA Flood Maps Released in Top Local Headlines

Former Textbook Salesman Allegedly Defrauded Hoboken-Based Publisher of $2.8M

An Oklahoma man who formerly worked at global academic publisher John Wiley & Sons is charged with perpetrating an elaborate scheme that bilked the company out of more than $2.8 million in textbooks, U.S Attorney Paul J. Fishman said Thursday.

Latest FEMA Flood Map Shrinks Hoboken's Highest-Risk Zones

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's preliminary work maps, which replace the Advisory Base Flood Elevation Maps, were released for four New Jersey counties on Monday.

Amendment Frees Hoboken From Potentially Unchecked Pier Development

An amendment to Assembly Bill 3933, adopted Thursday, gives municipalities the option to decide whether they want to permit development on piers in their communities.

A bill vehemently opposed by Mayor Dawn Zimmer that would exempt private non-profit colleges, like Stevens Institute of Technology, from local zoning and planning requirements was been tabled by the New Jersey State Assembly Budget Committee.

New Police Academy Graduates Sworn Into Department

Recent Bergen County Police Academy graduates John Quinones, Dennis Figueroa and Roberto Cuevas will be on the road shortly as Hoboken police officers.