Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
To the Editor: We would like to thank Laura and Gene Perry for all their hard work and dedication with putting together a fantastic fundraiser for Jillian Elias. Gene and Laura worked very hard for Jillian and she had a great time that night. All went well with a surprise visit from Kenny Britt, a …
To the Editor: We wish to thank Doris Newman for her efforts in establishing the Top Shelf Book Club, which meets every Thursday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the 56th Street Senior Center. Doris and her husband, Bim, volunteered to be responsible for picking up and returning to the Bayonne Library the books we …
To the Editor: In a letter to the editor dated Sept. 9, 2009 (re: handicapped child), I believe this letter refers to me. I am writing to correct a few errors the writer has stated in the aforementioned letter. First of all, this is a bowling league, not bowling games as referred to in the …
To the Editor: Shocking is the only way to describe the feelings I have regarding the recent turn of events involving our elected officials: Assemblyman Chiappone and Councilman La Pelusa. Chiappone has been indicted on seven counts of corruption, and La Pelusa has been implicated in the situation. According to the indictment, La Pelusa gave …
To the Editor: The Hudson County Animal League Board and members would like to thank you for displaying out store and canister for donations. The small amounts collected each month from each store goes a long way in helping us help the stray and adoptable animals of our community with food, medical attention, and spaying/neutering. …
To the Editor: Recently, I have been berated by an individual at a council meeting and another in the newspaper. Due to this incessant smearing of my name, I can only set the record straight. There are many facts and details that are facts and details that people don’t know. The main facts are that …
Continue reading “‘I will continue to serve the public as councilman’”
To the Editor: On behalf of the City Administration, I would like to respond to the letter from Judy Canimo (“Bayonne Community News,” Sept. 9, 2009). Mrs. Canimo expressed dismay about her daughter Virginia’s exclusion from a bowling program for people with special needs. Mayor Smith shares Mrs. Canimo’s interest in supporting her daughter’s involvement …
To the Editor: As the second-highest cause of death in the country, cancer is truly a disease that touches everyone. And yet, there are many positive actions you can take to help keep yourself well. Early detection, more advanced treatments, and wellness therapies offered by cancer support organizations have improved survival rates dramatically in the …
Continue reading “Cancer Support Awareness Day Sept. 23 at BMC”
To the Editor: After over 25 years of service with the first Police Auxiliary class to Bayonne, I wanted to say thank you to the following: Honorable Former Mayer Dennis P. Collins for his ever-positive forward thinking; the late Honorable Dorothy (Dottie) E. Harrington, (honored in September 2006 with her name rightly placed in City …
To the Editor: One of the greatest events of the season will take place on Sept. 20 at 3 p.m. and will be hosted by St. Andrew’s Church: a breathtaking afternoon of opera featuring one of Bayonne High School’s most talented alumna, Dramatic Soprano Miss Lazarita Carmen Perez, with guest artists Mezzo Soprano Dianela Acosta, …