Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
To the Editor: The Bayonne High School Marching Band would like to thank Broadway Hot Bagels and Judicke’s Bakery for their breakfast donations on Saturday, October 18. The students had a 6 a.m. report time as they prepared for a morning competition at Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium. All members were well fortified, thanks to …
To the Editor: I am perplexed as to why there is such a scarcity of trashcans in the City of Bayonne. I visit the locales of Seaside Heights, the Newport section of Jersey City, and Miami Beach frequently, and they have a trashcan on each and every corner. Is this some sort of an attempt …
To the Editor: With regards to the Catholic Church seeking parishioner’s suggestions I’d like to offer some insight as to the realities the Church that ‘God in the flesh’ built 2000 years ago is facing in this cruel and secular world. Please keep in mind He warned us that His Church and His followers would …
To the Editor: Feeling blessed, growing up in Bayonne, there is a nondescript park on the east side between 23rd and 24th streets on Gregg Lane. Sister Miriam Theresa Demjanovich, for whom this park was named. On October 4 at the Sacred Heart Basilica in Newark, I was involved with the Fourth Degree, Star of …
To the Editor: On behalf of the parish family of St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church, I would like to express my most sincere gratitude to the following people who helped to make our October 5 Liturgy of Thanksgiving for the Beatification of Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich such a blessed day: Bishop Kurt Burnette …
To the Editor: Some early observations. With more revelations and predictions to follow. First of all a belated congratulations to Mayor Jimmy Davis and his entire council running mates. As a veteran of 35 years of being an elected union officer and or in union politics, I’ve been involved in many bare knuckle and back …
To the Editor: Despite what you may have heard from the Bayonne Tenants Organization, rent control has not been abolished. Bayonne has had rent control regulations in place for almost half a century. In 2011, we transitioned from an ordinance that served its purpose for four decades to a more updated ordinance that addresses the …
To the Editor: Much has been written about OPRA, the “Open Public Records Act” [N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.], and its employment as a tool to pry information out of local government. Perhaps the best introduction for curious citizen is to visit and re-visit the websites maintained by Mr. John Paff. He is the Chairman of …
To the Editor: Once again, it is that time of the year, when our church, along with many others, is being audited by the Newark Diocese. Once again, our church, and its organizations, will be subjected to new, ridiculous rules that encroach on how we, as parishioners and group leaders, run our church lives. It …
To the Editor: What has happened in Bayonne over the last couple of months is pretty much uncharted territory. What I mean by that is that there is a strong, positive feeling of community starting to build. In the past three weeks alone, there have been many positive community events. There were outdoor meet and …