Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
To the Editor: Let me just start off by saying, hello fellow First Ward citizens. My name is John Emmett Dolan, Jr., but most of you may know me as Harpo. I’ve decided to throw my old softball hat into the ring for First Ward Councilman. Believe me, I am not a politician, I’m just …
To the Editor: This is the time of the year to give thanks for what one possesses. There is plenty to be thankful for with the school system located in Bayonne. This is an indisputable fact. Let me explain: Achievement: Early Childhood Education was expanded with the state funding. Grammar school students surpassed state mandated …
To The Editor: On December 4 the Bayonne Medical Center hosted a “Lunch and Learn” program, whereby nurses on their lunch break were able to meet and learn about new products and programs in our area. I would like to publicly thank Dr. Mark Spektor (CEO), Vijayant Singh (CMO), Patricia Whipkey (SVP Patient Care Services), …
To the Editor: I am writing in reply to a letter that was published in last week’s edition of the Community News by John Sibik. Mr. Sibik cited a ton of fallacies and inaccuracies in his article. Number one, Old School Bayonne, whatever that means, is long gone. It left when industry died. The problems …
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To the Editor As I read the papers everyday and walk through town, I can only think one thing, “What happened to “Old School Bayonne?” When I say that, I mean the family feeling of a community. You know the feeling, a tight knit small flourishing town of good people who care about their family, …
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To the Editor: I would like to thank Nancy Bello, Pasquale, and Maria Daddi and the staff from Hair by Daddi and Daughter in Bayonne for extending professional courtesy to me for so many years. I have been going there for many years to get my hair done. The moment I walk in, the warmth …
To the Editor: I’m writing to you about the Bayonne School Board. We deserve the right to vote on the members and we do not need the mayor to pick them anymore. We, the people of Bayonne have a voice and we deserve a choice. There is a petition that we need you to sign. …
To the Editor: The Bayonne public school system is in a very bad situation when its teachers are treated as second-class citizens when they are seeking a raise in salary. Year after year they are praised for the excellent work that they do by the Board of Education, the school business administrator, administrators, superintendent of …
To the Editor: I would like to thank all who attended our card party “Up,Up and Away ” on November 10 at the Chandelier. Many thanks to all our friends and families who joined us for the wonderful branch. Your support was appreciated. Thank you to the businesses of Bayonne that helped us with generous …
To the Editor: Please accept this hank you letter with the huge amount of gratitude we can try and give you in a letter. Our hearts are filled with joy and hope due to the huge outpouring of old friends and new-found friends who were complete strangers a few weeks ago to our family. We …