Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: I was raised in Ireland. St. Patrick’s Day was a holy day of obligation. (It is a Catholic thing.) It was also against the law to be drunk in public every day. I got back to Hoboken from a visit to Ireland and found my house trashed. Windows broken, garden torn out, a …
Continue reading “While I was in Ireland, my home was trashed”
Dear Editor: I write to inform the residents of the City of Hoboken that I have decided not to seek re-election to the Municipal Council. After much reflection on my career in public service, I decided that it was time to focus on serving residents as a New Jersey State Assemblyman. I was first elected …
Continue reading “Assemblyman Ramos says goodbye to council”
Dear Editor: Shame on me for being a Hoboken resident for 20 years and only beginning to vote in the Board of Education elections in the past five. Like many other young people I moved here shortly out of college. I initially thought my stay in Hoboken would be temporary. Temporary quickly turned into two …
Continue reading “Before you vote for the BOE, come & meet the candidates”
Dear Editor: How can Hoboken elect a Mayor who can’t be bothered or just doesn’t care enough to follow our city’s laws? As the article on your website pointed out, on Friday, March 13, the Mason Campaign plastered campaign posters on Hoboken’s black light poles in direct violation of ordinance to post advertisements on the …
Continue reading “Why elect Mason if she can’t follow city’s laws?”
Dear Editor: As an educator for 13 years and a parent of two children who attend the Wallace School, I am urging you to support Maureen Sullivan, Ruth McAllister and Theresa Minutillo, the Kids First slate in the school board election on Tuesday, April 21. This team of candidates impressed me so much that I, …
Dear Editor: I would like to take a few moments of our perspective candidates’ time (both mayor and city council) and ask them to consider a few issues and in particular my proposals/questions. A timely and public response would be greatly appreciated. I would like to focus on four topics: Parking – has only degraded …
Dear Editor: Well, if it wasn’t clear before, it is now. The Future of Hoboken is up to us! The “bad” news is that it was just announced that a homeowner assessed at $250,000 can expect a reduction of only roughly $125 in their 4th quarter bill. The “good” news is that Hoboken finally has …
Continue reading “The final stretch run – the future of Hoboken is at stake!”
Dear Editor: Since 1982, The Hoboken Shelter has been the only facility handling the needs of the adult homeless population of Hoboken. While it serves more than one million meals and provides shelter for more than 350,000 men and women, the shelter has also referred thousands of individuals to permanent housing as well as to …
Dear Editor: My family and I would like to express our sincere appreciation to all who attended the memoriam for Renata Zurer Guzman. We took great comfort in your love and support. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to St. Mary Hospital/Hoboken University. A special thanks to Dr. Abbie Jacobs, Renata’s friend and …
Dear Editor: The St. Patrick’s Day parade is over, so the political season now starts in earnest. Over the next few weeks mayoral and council candidates will present their council candidates and their plans for the future. I’d like to offer some thoughts as to how the voters might come to their decisions as to …
Continue reading “‘Vague nonsense’ unacceptable for this year’s mayoral candidates”