Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: Thank you to all the fine Police Officers and Paramedics who made my 4th of July safe. All of you did a great job keeping our great city orderly and safe as thousands of people flocked to see the great fireworks from the Hudson. I am not sure if some of the layoffs …
Dear Editor: Who cares what motivates the proposed ordinance empowering the City Council to appoint members of the zoning and planning boards. It is a good ordinance that embodies a basic principle of good government. The principle: we need checks and balances against power’s corrupting tendencies. Planning and zoning board decisions effect whether or not …
Continue reading “Zoning appointments by city council a good idea”
Dear Editor: We live in an age of terror and there is a decided war on our freedoms as citizens of this great country. A recession looms over us and each city in our country is experiencing its own connected tragedies. Our Hope in Hoboken, mixed with the prayers of our citizens and our best …
Dear Editor: It is with sincere emotions that I write one final letter to commend David Roberts, who has led our great city with great aplomb for the past eight years. During his administration, our nation has undergone a soul-searching transformation as we have witnessed world-wide economic upheaval, a rise of global terrorism and threats …
Dear Editor: In the Reporter, several people have expressed concerns about “absentee” balloting in recent local elections. Their concerns are real, but they don’t seem to be aware of several changes to voting procedures made recently by the Legislature. First of all, it’s not called “absentee” balloting any longer. It’s “vote by mail” or “mail-in …
Continue reading “Reforms have made absentee balloting safe and easy”
Dear Editor: Words cannot express the gratitude that I have for all the members of the Hoboken Police Department. It has certainly been an interesting and challenging year for me, filled with highs and lows. I knew when I accepted the position of Acting Chief of the Hoboken Police Department back in April of 2008, …
Continue reading “Robert Lisa says thanks, goodbye, and good luck”
Dear Editor: I am not one to drink my coffee on the PATH lines and although I live and take the Jersey City line, I can not feel any sympathy for the poor young one complaining about “NO DRINKS” on the PATH from HOBOKEN! It’s illegal, plain and simple! Get used to it! With the …
Dear Editor: The commuters who routinely travel using the Port Authority Path Trains, located at the Hoboken Station must feel absolutely safe and sound, knowing that the Police are there protecting them against all deviate, ruthless activities of human despicable behavior. Their number one priority in aggressively attacking these misfits to society was using a …
Continue reading “Excessive overkill in law enforcement capabilities.”
Dear Editor: On Saturday, June 20, 2009, the Hoboken Puerto Rican Culture Committee celebrated the 43rd Annual Flag raising ceremony at City Hall. It was a great honor to see the ceremony filled to capacity to celebrate such a momentous occasion. This event took a lot of work and effort from a countless number of …
Dear Editor: Our action-packed election season has drawn to a close, and now we’re on to the task of actually governing, and setting our city on the right track. I congratulate Mayor-elect Cammarano and Councilpeople-elect Bhalla, Marsh and Mello on their hard-won victories, and wish them well in their endeavors to take Hoboken in a …