Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
To the Editor: The Bayonne Community Mental Health Center would like to thank all who helped make our third annual Dine-Out a huge success. To our many supporters who came to dinner over the five weeks in March, we know you enjoyed the superb culinary delights that were offered. To the five participating restaurants, Luciano’s …
To the Editor: The mayor and City Council are working on a budget that calls for a 0 percent tax increase. It’s amazing. I forgot the election is coming up soon. Mayor Smith dare not raise taxes now. Wait a minute. He raised taxes last year. It’s amazing. The Board of Education slashes the school …
To the Editor: There is an urgent need for the citizens of the City of Bayonne to know what is the story regarding the potential sale of the land at the MOT between the BLRA and Peninsula Infrastructure Partners. Has the developer walked away, leaving the City of Bayonne holding the bag, which eventually means …
Continue reading “The citizens of Bayonne want to know: are we going to sell or not?”
To the Editor: My name is John R. Cupo, and I am an independent candidate for 1st Ward councilman. When I say independent, I mean 100 percent to represent the people of my ward, and not like my opponent on the Smith political machine, who will be a rubber stamp. I agree with Mr. Kantor, …
To the Editor: In response to the letter “Shame on you,” that appeared in your March 31st issue, may I say “shame on you” Shirley F. You say Mr. and Mrs. Chiappone were not proven innocent yet. Did you forget this is America, where a person (in this case persons) are innocent until proven guilty. …
To the Editor: My name is Doug Sisk and I am a volunteer for the New Jersey Sharing Network, which is a organization responsible for the recovery and placement of donated organs and tissue for New Jersey residents. April is National Donate Life Month to promote organ and tissue donations. There are over 4,500 people …
To the Editor: When Leonard R. Kantor is elected mayor of Bayonne, I want to get the children and adults of our city involved. I will ask them to take pride in their city. If we all want to have a better quality of life, we all have to work for it and stop complaining. …
To the Editor: Last week at the Bayonne Board of School Estimate meeting, Mayor Smith claimed there should be no tax increase and that he didn’t want to lay anyone off. With a $5 million deficit facing the Board of Education, Mayor Smith’s statement wasn’t realistic, but just campaign rhetoric. The people of Bayonne are …
To the Editor: The mayor of Atlanta, Ga., William B. Hartsfield, persuaded the Georgia General Assembly to establish a model budget system. The new system would not allow the city’s budget to exceed 99 percent of the previous year’s property tax receipts. If the budget for the coming fiscal year was $1 million and revenues …
To the Editor: As I’ve been walking the neighborhoods in the 3rd Ward and listening to our residents concerns, it has become apparent that many people are rightfully frustrated with the four barrels, a.k.a. “The Monument,” placed at the intersections of Avenue E and East 45th Street. The barrels cover a section of roadway that …