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At a time when a greater number of people get their news via the internet, posting public notices to a website instead of in print media makes sense and could save government entities money. At least, that’s the idea behind a bill pushed for a vote last week that would do away with the age-old …
At a time when a greater number of people get their news via the internet, posting public notices to a website instead of in print media makes sense and could save government entities money. At least, that’s the idea behind a bill pushed for a vote last week that would do away with the age-old …
There is an old adage, sometimes attributed to Mark Twain, warning politicians who go after the press for writing unflattering stories: “Never argue with someone who buys their ink by the barrel.” But apparently New Jersey officials may codify an age-old way to get even: attacking a publication’s pocketbook. The state legislature has recently resurrected …
There is an old adage, sometimes attributed to Mark Twain, warning politicians who go after the press for writing unflattering stories: “Never argue with someone who buys their ink by the barrel.” But apparently New Jersey officials may codify an age-old way to get even: attacking a publication’s pocketbook. The state legislature has recently resurrected …
When you talk to municipal workers in West New York about the legal quagmire Mayor Dr. Felix Roque is caught in, you hear a mixture of confidence and despair. Some workers believe, as Roque does, that he will be found not guilty, while others are much more pessimistic. Roque, a pain management specialist, went to …
Tony Bennett, I agree with you. Last month I visited my kids, Dorrie and Jim, in San Francisco. And, yes, I left my heart there. That’s the vocalist’s signature song. He’s been singing “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” since it was released in 1962. Wow! Actually I have a special feeling for Anthony …
Back in 1968, a year before I joined the U.S. Army, the real test of being a legitimate left-wing radical was whether you went to Cuba. A number of people I knew through Abbie Hoffman’s runaway centers in Manhattan had made the trip, seeking to gain wisdom from one of the most successful revolutionaries in …
They rang the bell after supper the Sunday before Thanksgiving. I didn’t know who they were at first. We’d heard the racket of the truck on the street the way we hear the trash and recycle trucks on early mornings – only this was not a scheduled day for either. A box truck moved down …
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Even though the voters approved the move of Jersey City’s municipal elections from May to November, the silly season has started with a bang less than two weeks after the nation closed the books on the 2016 presidential election. Former Jersey City Corporation Counsel Bill Matsikoudis leapt into the mayoral election with both feet, suggesting …
Although the national election for president was between Democrat Hillary Clinton and now-President-Elect Donald Trump, the biggest winners and losers locally may be Gov. Christopher Christie and U. S. Sen. Robert Menendez. Christie, who leaped onto the Trump campaign after failing his own bid for president earlier this year, is now in line for a …