Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
To the Editor: Today’s 10 highest-grossing box office releases are about animals, including: “Finding Dory,” “The Jungle Book,” “Zootopia,” “The Secret Life of Pets,” and “Kung Fu Panda.” Nearly half of our households include a dog, and nearly 40 percent have a cat. Two-thirds of us view them as family members and cherish them accordingly. …
To the Editor: In the hardest days of my life, the last two weeks of my husband’s life, somehow the excellent care he received brought me some comfort. I want to start by thanking the third-floor nurses, aides, and doctors at CarePoint Health in Bayonne. My husband received excellent care, and I am thankful. Next, …
To the Editor: Requiring a voter ID has been getting a lot of press these days. We seem to have conflicting views of the court systems about the constitutionality of requiring an ID to be presented so that a citizen/registered voter can vote. The question before us today is, is this idea unconstitutional? The answer …
To the Editor: As a parishioner and trustee of the now-closed Assumption Church, and still feeling the sadness in my heart, I am now reflecting on the article of August 10 entitled “Church consolidation eight months later – a changing landscape for Roman Catholics,” and feel compelled to share the following comments: Changing Communities: The …
To the Editor: I am writing this letter to personally thank the staff member, Ana Gonzalez, who works for the office on aging. I have recently been denied my Medicaid benefits with no knowledge as to why. At the time, I had no idea what I could do to help correct this problem. At the …
To the Editor: In 2012 a Bayonne company, the Henry Repeating Arms Company, a nationally renowned rifle company, was placed in the OSHA Severe Violator Enforcement Program. In July of this year the same company was fined $45,000 for continuing to expose its employees to hazardous noise levels. The Director of the OSHA Area Office …
To the Editor: At the Republican Convention of 2012 our governor stated: “We are the great-grandchildren of the men and women who broke their backs in the name of American ingenuity, the grandchildren of the greatest generation, the sons and daughters of immigrants, the brothers and sisters of everyday heroes, the neighbors of entrepreneurs and …
To the Editor: Bayonne is the luckiest city to have the best Director of Recreation, Pete Amadeo. Pete cares so much for all the children, and it truly shows. Thank you so much, Pete, for all you do. In the past three years, recreation and activities for special needs has grown: Buddy Baseball, the Yankees …
To the Editor: I have recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in Troop 25 and I would like to thank those who supported my Eagle Project, which was building a new location for St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church Food Pantry. I would like to thank the Bayonne U.N.I.C.O. Chapter, Bayonne P.B.A. Local …
To the Editor: So much attention is focused on the left/right argument, the Republican vs. Democrat debate. The media is in control of who they will support, and it is no hidden secret that most media outlets support the Democratic Party and any candidate no matter whom that candidate may be. One of the first …