Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: My wife and I had a very nice time in Weehawken this past weekend and on our way out of town decided to shop (spent about $150) in Hoboken. All was good until we went to our car and found a parking ticket with the charge of “Street cleaning alternate parking” (a copy …
Dear Editor: This past December, following actions by Congress, President Obama enacted into law the largest Alzheimer’s policy victory in at least a generation. An increase of more than $350 million in federal research funding in the FY16 budget will go to researchers working to combat Alzheimer’s disease. While we celebrate this historic win and …
Dear Editor: After another winter of severe snowstorms and floods, I look forward to spring, balmy weather, and blooming flowers. Hundreds of communities welcome spring with an observance of Great American Meatout, asking neighbors to explore a healthy, compassionate diet of vegetables, fruits, legumes, and grains. Indeed, 56 percent of respondents to a GlobalMeatNews poll …
Dear Editor: Big ears, wiggly nose, cotton tail — who can resist a cute bunny rabbit? But after cats and dogs, rabbits are the species most often surrendered to animal shelters, mainly because people buy them as babies but aren’t prepared for the commitment involved for their long term care. Others are simply released into …
Dear Editor: Governor Christie’s Department of Environmental Protection is shamefully refusing to promise public hearings and a public comment period for their Liberty State Park commercialization and privatization plans. Their development proposals report and press statements have only pledged what will inevitably be a rigged invitation-only “stakeholder process.” The governor should totally abandon these plans, …
Continue reading “Lack of DEP hearings on Liberty State Park would be shameful”
Dear Editor: The Hoboken Police Department issued a press release after this past weekend’s Lepre-con event. It should come as no surprise to those of us who reside in Hoboken that the event resulted in 432 calls for service, the issuance of 54 summonses for disorderly conduct, 16 motor vehicle summonses and 35 ambulance calls. …
Continue reading “Taxpayers shouldn’t foot bill for Lepre-con”
Dear Editor: What began as a means of increasing safety for pedestrians in what is recognized and treasured as one of the most walkable cities in America, has given way to one of the worst traffic problems we have seen. There is no better way to say it – the traffic situation is abysmal and …
Dear Editor: Hoboken needs to do an even better job of addressing snow removal. Specifically, Hoboken needs to use street cleaning as an opportunity to remove snow that is blocking parking. The idea that not plowing parking will reduce car ownership is predicated on a policy of intentionally making citizens miserable. Government should not be …
Continue reading “For future reference: Snow plows on trash trucks”
Dear Editor: Al Sullivan characterized Mayor Zimmer’s recent acceptance of a modified plan for Washington Street as “backstepping;” “a new spin;” and being “forced” and “pushed.” Frankly, I don’t see it that way. In this era of my-way-or-no-way politics, it’s genuinely refreshing to see compromise and agreement win out over obstinance and acrimony in government. …
Dear Editor: As Executive Director and Founder, I would like to extend a gracious thank you on behalf of Hoboken Volunteers, to our volunteers, patrons, partners, contestants, judges, and sponsors for supporting our 7th Annual Chili Cook-Off & Homebrewing Contest. On February 20, 2016, over 300 people gathered at the Our Lady of Grace gymnasium …