🌱 Patch AM: Hoboken Business Closes After 54 Years, But Stories Will Live On

Good morning Hoboken! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Beloved Hoboken ironworks closes after 54 years, family shares its story
• Kids ride free on Hoboken-Manhattan ferries for the next month
• Veteran Hoboken educator shares timely back-to-school guidance for teachers

Also on today's calendar: The Largest Renew Selection Secaucus Has Ever Seen and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 69.
• Saturday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 77 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hoboken Business Closes After 54 Years, But Stories Will Live On (patch.com) — Longtime residents may feel the loss as Mola Iron Works, a Hoboken fixture since 1972, closes after 54 years of serving local projects and sponsoring neighborhood sports. The Ratto family, honored with a city proclamation, will share memories and immigration stories during the Hoboken Historical Museum's "Hoboken Talks" livestream, where son John will also discuss his ongoing battle with stage 4 colon cancer.
   

• Children Can Ride NY Waterway Ferry Free For One More Month (patch.com) — Families in Hoboken can take advantage of a NY Waterway deal letting up to two children 11 and under ride free with a paying adult on ferry routes through Sept. 7. The offer covers daily service between Hoboken and several Manhattan terminals, with free connecting buses in the city, making late-summer outings or commutes more affordable.
   

• Former Hoboken Reading Supervisor Gives Back-To-School Tips (patch.com) — With Hoboken public schools set to reopen the day after Labor Day, a former district reading supervisor and longtime local educator is sharing back-to-school advice for teachers. Dennis Sevano, born and raised in Hoboken, draws on decades of experience in city classrooms and universities to offer guidance tailored to the community's students and staff.
   

📸 Around Hoboken

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hoboken

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday August 26
• The Largest Renew Selection Secaucus Has Ever Seen →
  45A Enterprise Ave N, Secaucus
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• Youth Connect
  Hudson Pride Center Union City Location, 4428 Bergenline Ave, Union City, NJ, 07087, United States
  6:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Planning Board Meeting
  City of Jersey City via Zoom
  5:30 pm
• Beyond the Binary
  Hudson Pride Center Jersey City Location, 3000 John F. Kennedy Blvd Suite 306, Jersey City, NJ, 07306, United States
  6:00 pm
• Rainbow Elders Virtual Meeting
  Hudson Pride Center 176 Palisade Ave 3rd floor, Jersey City, NJ 07306
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Positive Living Lab
  Hudson Pride Center Union City Location, 4428 Bergenline Ave, Union City, NJ, 07087, United States
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Union City Board of Education Meeting
  Roosevelt School Union City Board of Education Meeting Education Center 3912 Berg
  4:00 pm
• Rainbow Elders
  Hudson Pride Center Jersey City Location, 3000 John F. Kennedy Blvd Suite 306, Jersey City, NJ, 07306, United States
  6:00 pm
• Viviendo Los Colores
  Hudson Pride Center Union City Location, 4428 Bergenline Ave, Union City, NJ, 07087, United States
  6:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Paid Family Leave Insurance Workshop →
  Church Square Park Toddler Playground, 5th St, Hoboken
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Senior Freeze Property Tax Relief Application
  City of Jersey City St. Aloysius Church Duffy Hall
  6:00 am
• Bachathursdays (FREE SOCIAL) →
  Newark Arts Lancers Restaurant & Bar, 459 Ferry St , Newark, NJ 07105, Newark, N, 07105, United States
  8:00 am
• JCCS Court Outreach @ St. Lucy's Shelter
  City of Jersey City St. Lucy's Emergency Shelter, 619 Grove St., Jersey City, NJ 07
  9:00 am
• Music, Movement & Movies →
  Newark Arts New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), 1 Center St, Newark, NJ, 07102, United States
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Teaching Tips for the Upcoming School Year —Dennis Sevano Read on Patch

• Walgreen Company posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Hoboken. Apply here.
• Stevens Institute of Technology posted a job opening for Assistant Softball Coach in Hoboken. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hoboken here.

🗞 Nearby News

Union City

• They Steal Our Sidewalks: Union City's Sidewalk Parking Problem Reaches New Levels (shorenewsnetwork.com)
• Hudson County Rally Calls on Lawmakers to Pass Polluters Pay Act (foodandwaterwatch.org)
• Union Art Gallery to Host 'Art Is Therapy' Exhibit Featuring Tony C. Mills (tapinto.net)

Weehawken

• Popular fall foliage cruises up the Hudson River are returning soon: details (pix11.com)
• WRs and TEs to watch in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference in 2026 (nj.com)

Jersey City

• Japanese Store To Open In Jersey City (patch.com)

Ok Hoboken! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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