Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
To the Editor: I am happy to see them all go. The departing city council is just as responsible for a divided city as is the former mayor. If any one of the former council ever runs for office, they will never be elected. The votes that any one of them ever received were for …
To the Editor: There is a real controversy over the name of the football team Washington Redskins. This name has been in effect since 1933; 80 years. All of a sudden, it has been labeled racist. This is not true, it was meant to honor the American Indians whose skin happens to be red. The …
To the Editor: At Grace Lutheran Church in Bayonne we recently concluded a four-day Vacation Bible School adventure, “Gangway to Galilee.” Our time together focused on the many ways that God saves us but on the last day it focused on how God saves us through other people. To do this, we invited the police …
To the Editor: There has never been a time in my lifetime that I have seen such enthusiasm, such optimism, and such fresh energy flowing through most citizens in Bayonne. Look around, and you will see more and more people smiling, at ease and optimistic. Everyone should hold their heads high as we all played …
Woe is me with the supermarket carts They put me to the test One day I’ll find the “perfect one” (In my dreams, I guess.) The handles are sticky, the wheels squeak loud You hear me coming a mile away Some of the carts have a mind of their own And have often led me …
To the Editor: On June 1 my wife and I were travelling to Bayonne to catch a cruise to Bermuda. As we were crossing the Bayonne Bridge a box spring flew off a car and crashed through our windshield. After filing a police report we were waiting on Avenue A for a tow truck. Not …
To the Editor: First of all, congratulations to Mayor Davis. People voted for change in May and June. Now let’s keep it going and vote for change in November. I am the only candidate running against the machine choice for freeholder. I started and led the fight for an elected school board and got over …
To the Editor: The election is over and the people of Bayonne have elected a new team to lead us. I wish Mayor Elect Jimmy Davis and his administration success. By working together, I know we can continue to move our great city forward. It has been an honor serving the people of Bayonne the …
To the Editor: As my fourth child completes her time with the city’s Department of Recreation Preschool program at the library, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the staff at the school. This was our first experience with Mrs. Donna after our first three children spent two years each with Miss Edie …
To the Editor: The Bayonne Feral Cat Foundation would like to congratulate Mayor-elect Jimmy Davis and his entire team on winning the run-off election. The city has many important issues that need to be addressed, and I know he will work very hard to bring back the Bayonne we all love and remember. One of …