Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: Beth Mason’s plan for minor league baseball in the northwest is an exercise in silliness…more like a kindergarten Lego project than a serious redevelopment proposal…or perhaps the misguided musings of a mayoral loser desperate for the spotlight once again. For starters, Mason has no clue about real estate finance. Clearly she has boundless …
Dear Editor: I am writing in response to last week’s article, “Mason to fight for minor league ballpark: Proposes uptown development including hotels, businesses.” First and foremost, I would like to remind Hoboken residents that this plan is open to your input. For this reason, I have held several community meetings and will continue to …
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Dear Editor: At our July 1 meeting, the City Council passed an Ordinance on first reading restoring the City Council’s authority to make appointments to the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Some have inaccurately tried to characterize this as a “power grab.” We view it simply as setting things right. Throughout Hoboken history this authority resided …
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Dear Editor: Hoboken’s politicians recently voted (almost unanimously if I am not mistaken) to install parking meters along Sinatra Drive. Their reasoning was based on the fact that the meters were sitting in a basement, not making any revenue. This was a mistake for many reasons, many of which were brought up by the same …
Dear Editor: Getting an abnormal report on a mammogram is most likely a scary and lonely incident for most women. But when it happened to me last week my experience was just the opposite. The staff at Hoboken University Medical Center surrounded me with positive energy and support. Their quick action and teamwork kicked-in when …
Dear Editor: On Saturday, July 4th, 2009, the City of Hoboken was host to upwards of 45,000 visitors who came to view the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration. This much anticipated event on the Hudson River attracted many residents and non-residents alike. For several months prior to this event, extensive planning was conducted by …
Dear Editor: The Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corps would like to take this opportunity to thank the following people who without their assistance the 4th of July event would not have been possible for us. First is Frank Palmisano & Biggies Clam Bar for donating the food for our members for the day. An army travels …
Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to offer my sincere appreciation to the men and women of the Hoboken Police and Fire Department, Office of Emergency Management, and volunteer ambulance corps, along with all the municipal workers and many volunteers, who helped make our 4th of July celebration a safe and enjoyable …
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Dear Editor: I write to thank and congratulate the members of the Hoboken Police Department and the many law enforcement and city personnel for a spectacular job in managing the July 4th festivities in Hoboken last weekend. By all accounts, Hoboken’s Finest made this a safe and enjoyable celebration of our nation’s independence. In particular, …
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Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Hoboken Police Department, Fire Department, Emergency Medical Service, Office of Emergency Management, and all our other Public Safety officials for a job well done on July 4. Also, a special thanks to the Hoboken University Medical Center who made sure their staff was …