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Dear Editor: After careful consideration, I have decided to support Councilwoman Beth Mason and the entire Mason Team for One Hoboken, in the upcoming May 12 election. I truly believe that it is the only ticket that can unite our community and fix the problems that are ailing our city. Working with Beth on the …
Dear Editor: The Mayoral election is weeks away. Let me be clear on some issues I will achieve as your Mayor: 1. I will change the form of Government. It is clear that the current form of Mayor and nine total council members does not work. I support a smaller government of a Mayor with …
Dear Editor: As someone who was active in local and national politics for quite some time, I would like to express my great admiration for Beth Mason and her entire council slate, and encourage people to vote for them on May 12. I spent several years serving alongside Mason’s campaign manager, Jake Stuiver, on the …
Dear Editor: I live in the Fourth Ward and just really feel the need to speak out about what I experienced Monday night trying to get home after that horrible downpour. For like the umpteenth time, I had to re-route myself, weaving up and down various detours to try to find a dry way to …
Continue reading “Mason’s reign will be better than Zimmer’s Rain”
Dear Editor, Did you know that people are living in shacks on a hill in our community? I’m concerned that people get fired from their jobs just because they had to stay home to take care of sick children. One out of every four elderly people in the U.S. can’t afford a healthy diet. Thirty-thousand …
Dear Editor: I have lived in the area for seven years now, during which I’ve spent a lot of time with Beth Mason and come to hold her in the highest regard. I’ve gone through several major changes in my life over the past few years, and Beth has been a good friend and a …
Dear Editor: Hoboken High School is planning a city wide reading day on Sat., May 9, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. We will have read aloud events as well as writing, theatre, and other literacy activities for all ages in several classrooms at Hoboken High School. Please mark your calendar to attend. You …
Dear Friends and Neighbors: I am running for re-election to the Board of Education to continue to work hard to fulfill the promises I made to the community three years ago: to focus on the students and teachers, create a culture of accountability and transparency and to lower costs. It has been an interesting three …
Continue reading “Minutillo makes the case for electing Kids First”
Dear Editor: It has been my honor to serve on the Board of Education for six years. I have been fortunate to have been part of the many positive changes taking place in the Hoboken School District. Among these accomplishments are hiring a new Director of Early Childhood to lead a program that has built …
Continue reading “Cast your votes for 2, 3 & 6 for BOE election”
Dear Editor: I am writing in response to the letter last week by Barbara Martinez, which mischaracterizes the actions and intentions of the Kids First slate for school board. As a Hola supporter, Ms. Martinez would have you believe that by being against the rejected dual language program, the Kids First team is intentionally harming …