NJ Transit hike is higher than advertised

Dear Editor: You announcement, and those coming from New Jersey Transit, that the Hudson Bergen Light Rail fare is increasing by 10 per cent, is inaccurate. Because discounted 10-trip tickets will be discontinued, passengers who have been using those tickets will experience a fare increase of 29 per cent. Thank you, Lauren Naslund Jersey City

Can Mr. Schillari speak?

Dear Editor: I reviewed the recent interviews of Hudson County Sheriff Juan M. Perez and Mr. Frank Schillari in your newspapers. The interviews were well conducted by your reporter but I noted something very strange in the interview of Mr. Schillari. In the interview of Sheriff Perez, he responded to each and every question of …

Christie budget raises seniorsโ€™ medication costs

Dear Editor: Unless Governor Chris Christieโ€™s proposed budget is changed by the Legislature, many low-income seniors are in for a nasty shock and possibly a bout of poor health when they try to refill their prescriptions in January. The budget proposal says some seniors enrolled in the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) …

Zimmer for Kids First

Dear Editor: I am writing to express my enthusiastic support for the Kids First team of Rose Markle, Irene Sobolov, Leon Gold and Jean Marie Mitchell in this Tuesdayโ€™s School Board election. Our schools are the future of our town, and this is the team that our town needs to keep moving our schools in …