Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: As we all know many of us come from countries where cleanliness, good department of public works, cleaning after your pets, recycle (what is that?) are almost ignored. In other words: In the back burner. When we get here, USA, we of course cannot teach our sons and daughters what we never were …
Dear Editor: April is recognized as Distracted Driving Awareness Month and I wanted to publicly thank New Jersey citizens, our lawmakers, and law enforcement officers for coming together to help combat this very dangerous and irresponsible epidemic. Last year, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) set out on a mission to help educate the …
Continue reading “NJ motorists answer the call to “Just Drive””
Dear Editor: I would like to take this time to express my heartfelt deep appreciation for all the love, support, condolences, cards, flowers, and prayers. I want to give special thanks to Mayor Zimmer and all our elected officials who took time out of their busy schedule to show compassion at such a difficult time. …
Continue reading “Patricia Waiters says thank you for condolences on mother’s passing”
Dear Editor: There has been a lot of discussion lately amongst presidential candidates and in the media regarding the subject title. Does it create American jobs or destroy them? Does it reduce costs to the consumers by the importation of lower cost products but at the same time eliminate some of our own domestic industries? …
Dear Editor: About the article in April 10 Reporter about local towns paying tribute (belatedly) to Vietnam veterans. As a veteran myself (of an earlier war, just as stupid and futile and unnecessary as the Vietnam debacle), I object to the increasing use of the word “warrior” to describe the cannon fodder our rulers use …
Dear Editor: There’s a plaque on Monroe Street that identifies the place where Frank Sinatra was born. The building is long gone but, the marker on that sidewalk demonstrates the very real relationship that exists between the physical and the emotional relationship to “place.” This link isn’t confined to buildings where famous actors, writers or …
Dear Editor: On May 14, lots of area residents will board buses in Teaneck and Wayne, NJ to attend a historic global climate action – BreakFree Albany, 2016! In the Northeast, we’ll descend on Albany, New York, the biggest fossil fuel hub in the region. Bakken crude oil, fracked in North Dakota, is transferred in …
Dear Editor:Unfortunately too many times in life we forget to say those two little words, thank you. So today, I want to take the time to do just that. Recently, the city and the Hoboken American Legion entered into an agreement to build veterans housing. To accomplish this the city had to agree to give …
DEAR EDITOR: One ignored source of revenue for the Port Authority is to sell naming rights for airports, train stations, bridges, tunnels, etc. sports teams see the great opportunity for the naming rights of their arenas and a recent example was the most recent super bowl location Levi’s Stadium, for which the naming rights were …
Dear Editor: At the Feb. 17 City Council meeting, Hoboken businesses had their day. United in their worries regarding the ‘Complete Streets’ Redesign for Washington Street, they voiced their concerns and were heard so that any eventual changes to Washington Street will not harm their future survival and they will be able to continue to …
Continue reading “Public input needed for future changes to Washington Street”