Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
To the Editor: Now that the primary is over, let’s not forget that the next election is really important and undeniably historic. Bayonne will be holding its first School Board election in well over 30 years this November. People will actually be able to vote for the members of the Board of Education who will …
Continue reading “Help Bayonne’s schools say ‘no’ to the Common Core”
To the Editor: On behalf of all the members of Bayonne Elks Lodge # 434 I would like to thank the community of Bayonne for the heartwarming show of support for our members Karen Minutella and Kenny Healey. Your generous donations and kind words of sympathy and condolences came in abundance and we thank you …
To the Editor: This letter serves as an implement for me to express my utmost appreciation to all individuals who supported me, Alyssa Baez, and my nephew, Carter Baez, following the deaths of my mother, Melanie Polito, and my sister, Ashley Baez, on January 27, 2015. As I received many nameless donations, I think this …
To the Editor: Where is State Senator Sandra Cunningham’s loyalty to Jason O’Donnell after she praised him and used him to get elected by the Bayonne voters? Where was her loyalty to Mayor Mark Smith after she took pictures with him outside City Hall and used his popularity in Bayonne to get elected? Where was …
Continue reading “A write-in for the 31st District’s Assemblyman Jason O’Donnell”
To the Editor: As I think back to 2014, I look at what we all fought for here in Bayonne. We all surely wanted a drastic change. In order to get there, though, we needed to have hope in a candidate, who we thought would bring about that change. We wanted people in office who …
Continue reading “A quintessential politician is not what Bayonne needs”
To the Editor: In December of last year I had the pleasure of speaking at Bayonne’s council meeting. I spoke about the importance of a first impression and how the gateways of our city should be welcoming to everyone who comes into our town. I focused on one entrance in particular which is on 58th …
To the Dear Editor: I know that my husband sent a note out on our recent burglary/theft, but I wanted to express my feelings as well. I want to point out the absolute irony that on the same day as the Bayonne Community News posted a cover story that crime in Bayonne has gone down, …
To the Editor: Millions of Americans, and residents across the Garden State, rest their retirement hopes and dreams on Social Security, employment-based savings plans, personal financial assets, and health insurance. Unfortunately, these pillars are eroding. The winds and sands of political strife and the fallout of the financial crisis have contributed to the erosion of …
To the Editor: The Bayonne Community Mental Health Center recently held its 8th Annual Dine Out for Mental Health Month. This annual event serves to raise some funds for the center while reminding the community of our presence here, ready to serve those dealing with a variety of mental health issues. We would like to …
To the Editor: If you haven’t noticed, it’s election time again in the chosen county of corruption, Hudson County. This time though, the election that will mostly affect Bayonne is for State Assembly. What has changed in our county? What has changed in Bayonne? Have we seen anything new? Have we felt anything new besides …