'Cake Boss' to crown winner of 'Next Great Baker' competition

Ledger file photoReality TV star Buddy "Cake Boss'' Valastro of Carlo's City Hall Bake Shop in Hoboken will crown the winner of his spin-off reality competition show, "Cake Boss: The Next Great Baker."

Hoboken City Council will host a public hearing on the city's rent control ordinance, as reported by The Jersey Journal.

Hoboken is the latest entity in line to file for "intervenor status" which would give them legal legs to challenge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on the Spectra Energy natural gas pipeline if necessary, the Journal reported.

Buddy Valastro, Hoboken's "Cake Boss," will crown the winner of his reality competition show "Cake Boss: Next Great Baker" tonight at 9 p.m. on TLC.

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Hoboken's 'Cake Boss' to host reality competition

File photoAccording to the Port Authority, a New York City yellow cab flipped just outside the Holland Tunnel after being hit by another car.

Hoboken "Cake Boss" star Buddy Velastro will host a spin-off reality competition series called "Cake Boss: Next Great Baker," which will premiere Dec. 6 at 9 p.m. on TLC. The series will have 10 bakers competing for a coveted position at Velastro's bakery and a cash prize of $50,000. One of the contestants is a Jersey City resident, Greggy Soriano, who calls himself the "Lady Gaga of cake."

A New York City yellow cab overturned Wednesday night just outside the Holland Tunnel in Jersey City when it was struck by a car driven by a juvenile, a Port Authority spokeswoman said. No one was injured.

People from all walks of life broke bread together, swapped stories and gave thanks yesterday at free Thanksgiving Day dinner events across Hudson County. Those who received the meals were not the only ones uplifted by the events--volunteers felt great, too. "I think it's great to help out, especially with your family, to raise your children to know that they should give back to the community," said Sultana Zaman, 24, a volunteer at Friendship Baptist Church in Bayonne.

Morning Rush: Hoboken proposes permanent 9/11 memorial, 'Cake Boss' Buddy Valastro expands to Jersey City

Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal"Cake Boss" star Buddy Valastro speaks at the welcome luncheon at Lackawanna Center in Jersey City Oct. 19.

The Lackawanna Center, an eight-story industrial building outside the Holland Tunnel, was transformed yesterday into the set of a future "Cake Boss" episode as politicos, bankers, developers and real estate agents gathered to welcome the famed baker to his new home in Jersey City. Check out the photo gallery here.

Nine years after the Sept. 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, Hoboken is unveiling conceptual drawings for a proposed 9/11 memorial. Mayor Dawn Zimmer expects it to be completed next year in time for the 10th anniversary.

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