Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: Thank you very much to April Andrews. For the second year in a row April, manager of the clothing boutique Lucy’s, has organized Hoboken Hospitality Nights to benefit both the retail establishments and the shoppers of Hoboken. Once again, she has done a wonderful job creating this fun and successful event. Thank you …
Dear Editor: I want to thank Chief Falco, Lt. Ferrante, Sgt. Marnell and all the other officers who took the time to hold a Community Meeting/Meet & Greet in our area on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. They have opened up a channel of communication by listening to our concerns and sharing their ideas to improve …
Continue reading “Police-community cooperation has never been better”
Dear Editor: I sent in this letter to the NY Post and am submitting it as an open letter to them via The Hoboken Reporter. This is in response to Cahalan, Susannah. “‘Shore’ Thing” NY Post 29 Nov. 2009: “1915 Frank Sinatra born, finally giving Hoboken a reason to exist.” Oh really? I know New …
Dear Editor: On November 14 at 2:30 p.m. on a rainy Saturday afternoon at 7th and Garden St., my car was ticketed for being illegally parked at a crosswalk and beyond the required 25 feet. I was actually parked behind the white line on the curb. I was definitely not blocking the crosswalk. I took …
Dear Editor: During the past ten years (actually more than a few) I have been given great comfort through the service of the Hoboken Library. I’m 96 years old and housebound and require large print in order to enjoy reading. The staff members at the library are a delight. They are unfailing and thorough when …
Dear Editor: Mayor Dawn Zimmer must already be better than even her supporters (like me) dared to dream. Earnest well-wishers now are urging her to meet, if not exceed, the high standards set by President Abraham Lincoln himself! Mayor Zimmer has therefore been counseled to read one of many books on our 16th President, this …
Dear Editor: Since 1991, my family and I have had the Halloween experience at the “Hoboken’s Haunted House” sponsored by the Russo Civic Assoc. Year after year, 18 years, we are amazed at the spooktacular way the exhibits are put up. It is different every year and there are always surprises. If you have never …
Dear Editor: We would like to thank Hoboken Schools interim Superintendent Peter Carter for participating in the forum we organized Wednesday night for parents of children in the school district to ask questions and get information about what’s going on in our school system. Mr. Carter spent a lot of time answering questions and was …
Continue reading “Getting information about what’s going on in our schools”
Dear Editor: On Tuesday December 1st more than 200 people attended the launch party for Hoboken Volunteers at the Black Bear Bar & Grill in Hoboken. Hoboken Volunteers is a non-profit organization founded to provide an online clearinghouse where residents can connect with other organizations, foundations, and groups who require the assistance of volunteers. Founded …
Continue reading “Hoboken Volunteers successful launch event”
Dear Editor: As a resident of the Fourth Ward, I am deeply disappointed in Mayor Zimmer and the newly elected City Council members for the hasty and secretive process used to select a representative for the Fourth Ward. Mayor Zimmer and the City Council have an unprecedented opportunity to model governmental transparency and accountability. Unfortunately, …