Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: On Tuesday Sept. 15th, I announced my candidacy for mayor in the upcoming special election on Nov. 3rd. I am running for mayor because I love Hoboken. Twenty-five years ago, my husband Ricky and I moved here, when Ricky was accepted to law school at NYU and I had a dream to work …
Continue reading “Mason: it’s time to make Hoboken even greater”
Dear Editor: Typos are one thing – but how in the world The Hoboken Reporter managed to attribute authorship of a letter penned by one of us: Cheryl Fallick (“An Alternative to the ‘Concept’ Plan,” Hoboken Reporter, Sept. 13, 2009), a letter that discussed Councilwoman Beth Mason’s preliminary plan and ideas for what could be …
Continue reading “Fortunately, we agree that destroying history is not progress”
Dear Editor: Thanks to everyone who participated in the United Synagogue of Hoboken’s Mitzvah Day 2009 for helping make it an extraordinary success. In all, we turned out close to 100 volunteers throughout the day to work on 10 different service projects. A great many people worked very hard to make this outstanding event come …
Dear Editor: My husband and I were on vacation in New York last week. We had a lovely lunch at Panera Bread in Hoboken and then parked our car at a ferry terminal. We left the ticket in the car so we wouldn’t misplace it! On Friday, 11th September we took the ferry from 39th …
Dear Editor: As a resident of Jersey City, I am very grateful that, at the behest of our locally elected officials, NJ Transit built the long slip pedestrian bridge connecting Jersey City with the Hoboken Train Station. Unfortunately, the LeFrak Corporation has decided to restrict access to the bridge, allowing for its use only between …
Dear Editor: Unable to sleep the other night, I was awake when I heard someone trying to steal my bicycle at about 1:30 a.m. I ran outside only to notice they had already made it about a block away and were moving very quickly. I called the Hoboken Police, who responded remarkably quickly, apprehending a …
Dear Editor: At a recent public meeting, Councilwoman Mason presented her “concept plan” for the northernmost section of Hoboken. She advised that Hoboken is the second most visited city in NJ and sketched out ideas for the kind of development we might consider in that area of town to reinforce our status as a “destination” …
Dear Editor: The political turmoil of the past few months obscured the passing of one of Hoboken’s beloved residents. John DePalma died on July 12 at the age of 59 after a long battle with an inoperable brain tumor. John had worked for the City since 1992, most recently as Deputy City Clerk. His commitment …
Dear Editor: Every week in the ‘Reporter’ I read of a developer doing ‘this’ or doing ‘that’. Whether it’s a good thing or a questionable thing remains to be seen. Yes, some developers have made ‘improvements’ to our town, and a lot of good things have happened over the last 10 or so years. But, …
Dear Editor: Good article on the garden at third and Jackson Street (August 23); but shouldn’t these gardeners get their soil tested? I did, and shared the results with your readers in a letter (June 25, 2006). The Rutgers test warned that leafy vegetables grown in this soil should not be consumed. The contamination came …