Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
To the Editor: The Bayonne Youth Soccer Association (Est. 1977) would like to thank the sponsors and volunteer coaches who make bringing the sport of soccer to 700 children in Bayonne possible year after year. BYSA offers recreation and travel programs as well as spring break and summer soccer camps run in conjunction with its …
To the Editor: A special thank you to Chris Corner, Mona Lisa, Amici’s, Enrico’s, Pizza Masters, Mama Rosa’s, Brother’s, Café Bello, San Vito’s, The Venice, and Senerchia Meat & Deli for the generous food donations that made our Fusion Twirlers 3rd annual pasta dinner fundraiser a success. Everything was delicious, and we appreciate your continued …
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To the Editor: As the financial woes for the city of Bayonne continue, it is clearer than ever before that Bayonne needs fiscal responsibility. It needs leaders that want fiscal responsibility and who have the determination to see it through, along with the courage to implement the necessary actions. Mayor Davis, business administrator Joe DeMarco, …
To the Editor: In New Jersey, 1.2 million workers do not have the ability to earn sick days. Earned sick days can reduce emergency room visits, saving $1.1 billion a year nationally. Parents with paid sick days are 20 percent less likely to send a sick child to school, reducing the likelihood that their child’s …
To the Editor: As some of your readers may know, April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. While highlighting this important issue once a year is a good thing, it is not effective unless its message is practiced every day. New Jersey is one of 18 states in the country in which every citizen is considered …
To the Editor: I applaud former Mayor Mark Smith and his Letter to the Editor that was titled “Victory for out-of-town developers” in the April 1 issue. I don’t pretend to understand the intricacies of buying and selling where millions of taxpayer dollars are concerned. But I appreciate the realities of which he speaks and …
Continue reading “Lauding new developments, but who’s addressing seniors’ needs?”
To the Editor: I recently read your article about yet another controversy and addition to an already crowded field to represent the 31st Assembly District. I was mentioned briefly at the end of your article in passing. While I have a great deal of respect for those individuals who take time from their increasingly very …
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To the Editor: Let’s get right to the point. Who the hell does Mark Smith think he is? How dare he criticize the city council for voting to agree to settle lawsuits? Lawsuits we would not have had if it is wasn’t for his city council voting to agree to sell the former MOTBY to …
To the Editor: On February 23 at 1:30 a.m. a fire started in the second floor apartment of our three-family home on 54th street. Thankfully no one was hurt but due to the amount of fire and water damage all 13 people who lived in the house were displaced for an estimated 10 months. It’s …
To the Editor: Are half-truths the same as lies? That’s the question that kept coming to my mind as I read the latest letter by former Mayor Smith. His attempt to rewrite history to lay all the blame for the city’s financial problems on other administrations is sad. The sale of a majority of the …