🌱 Patch AM: Want skyline views and local history on a Hoboken evening cruise?

Coffee in hand, Hoboken? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Want skyline views and local history on a Hoboken evening cruise?
• What big changes and surprises hit Hoboken and Jersey City this week?

Also on today's calendar: Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, with a high of 64 and low of 56 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 66, low: 47.
• Tuesday: Sunshine, with a high of 63 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hudson Horizons: A Waterfront Cruise (thelocalgirl.com) — The Hoboken Historical Museum is teaming up with NY Waterway for a two-hour Hudson Horizons evening cruise departing from 14th Street in Hoboken. Guests will get narrated views of landmarks from the Statue of Liberty to One World Trade Center, plus a live vocalist performing classic American songs, while learning more about New Jersey's often-overlooked waterfront history.
   

• Cannabis Lounge Opening, Chip City Closes, Plus More News You Missed in Hoboken + Jersey City (hobokengirl.com) — Hoboken residents this week saw Chip City close, Saoco Cafe shut its doors, and the community rally around 11-year-old Sophia Walter as she undergoes leukemia treatment. The roundup also notes reports of possible gunshots uptown, the return of Hoboken Art Month, and a new cannabis lounge opening just over the border in Jersey City, plus several regional transportation and development updates.
   

📸 Around Hoboken

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hoboken

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4
• Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
  680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• Senior Freeze: Society Hill 1 Club House
  City of Jersey City, 181 Cottonwood St, Hoboken
  3:30 pm
• City Caucus Meeting
  Council Chambers, 280 Grove St., Jersey City
  4:00 pm
• Special Planning Board Meeting
  Boardroom at the Holloway Building, City Hall Annex, 4 Jackson S, Hoboken
  5:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Cooking with Heart - Explore Peruvian Cuisine →
  300 Bloomfield St, Hoboken
  4:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• City Fitness Grand Opening + Ribbon Cutting with Mayor Emily Jabbour →
  1000 Maxwell Ln, Hoboken
  3:00 pm
• Healthcare and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Hoboken →
  The Shepherd & the Knucklehead of Hoboken, 1313 Willow Avenue, Hoboken
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• MST October Open Mic Night →
  Mile Square Theatre, 1400 Clinton St, Hoboken
  7:30 pm
Friday October 9
• NJ Family Leave Workshop →
  500 Park Ave, Hoboken
  10:30 am
Monday October 12
• Hoboken middle school fundraiser →
  Hoboken Middle School, 158 4th St, Hoboken
  9:00 am
Thursday October 15
• All Schools Open House 2026 →
  Damon Murray Community Gym, 605 Jackson St, Hoboken
  4:30 pm
Friday October 16
• NJ Family Leave Workshop →
  500 Park Ave, Hoboken
  10:30 am

📣 Hoboken Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The 17th Annual HoBOOken 5K & Scary Scurry Kids' Race Returns October 25 —Melinda Vickerman Read on Patch

• I am seeking an experienced and reliable cleaner for a 2-bedroom apartment.
  Preference will be given to professionals who deliver high-quality workmanship and clear communication. (Nextdoor Midtown West)
• I am seeking an experienced and reliable painter for the interior of a 2-bedroom apartment.
  Preference will be given to professionals who deliver high-quality workmanship and clear communication. (Nextdoor Midtown West)

• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Union City. Apply here.
• Kuehne+Nagel posted a job opening for Sea Logistics Operational Key Account Manager - Program Manager in Jersey City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hoboken here.

🗞 Nearby News

Union City

• Congressman Rob Menendez and St. Francis Academy Students to ShareOpioid Prevention Message on Tuesday, October 6 (riverviewobserver.net)
• 6 Charged Over Spate of Jewelry Store Smash-and-Grabs in NJ (instoremag.com)
• BINJE's BEST Hispanic Business Leaders 2026: R to Z (binje.com)

Weehawken

• Tunnelling starts on Hudson River project (geodrillinginternational.com)
• Eric L. Affeldt Living Trust Plans to Sell 100,000 Strata Critical Medical Class A Shares on Nasdaq (kalkinemedia.com)

Newark

• Around Newark: Medicaid + ICE + Data Centers + Gateway Tunnel (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: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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