NEW YORK -- Start spreading the news.
The New Jersey town across the river from the city that never sleeps has launched its Frank Sinatra centennial celebration.
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Sinatra was born in Hoboken on Dec. 12, 1915.
A Sinatra Idol contest takes place Thursday. That will be followed by a variety of other music events throughout the weekend.
Hoboken also plans a birthday concert in December.
The singer and actor was 82 when he died in 1998.