Sinatra's hometown caps centennial celebrations

Frank Sinatra's hometown on Saturday dedicated a plaque in his honor, capping celebrations of the singing legend's centennial year despite his ambivalent relationship with Hoboken, New Jersey. A century after "Ol' Blue Eyes" was born in the working-class town across the Hudson River from New York, several hundred fans turned out to remember him -- mostly local residents, but with a smattering of die-hard Sinatra fans from around the world. Befitting a celebrity who moved to California and rarely looked back at his place of birth, the Hoboken Historical Museum on an unusually warm December day unveiled a star in the fashion of the Hollywood Walk of Fame on the brick walls of its entrance.

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