Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: There has been a lot of ink sacrificed lately about the proposed Spanish language immersion program known as HoLa. Despite now living in San Antonio, I thought I’d take this opportunity to toss in my two cents. I am a great believer in language immersion programs. I ask people to recall the old …
Continue reading “Evidence that Hoboken kids need English immersion, not Spanish”
Dear Editor: I’ve read the news of the past few weeks concerning the HoLa Dual-Language Program with great dismay. It is one thing to not see a need for this new program and another thing all together to malign its founders with incorrect statements and baseless assumptions. Jennifer Hindman Sargent and Camille Korschun Bustillo are …
Continue reading “HoLa founders are innovative, generous women”
Dear Editor: As a Hoboken parent with two young children, I think that the new Hola program would be terrific addition to the Hoboken Public School system. We live in an increasingly global marketplace. The ability for children to speak fluently in two languages will be a tremendous asset. Study after study has shown that …
Dear Editor: The Hoboken Board of Education made an atrocious error in hiring a superintendent without enough public school experience. It was his duty to tell the HoLa team that implementation in September 09 was not possible based on implementation guidelines. Literature (BoE Website) dictates a minimum one year of community outreach, immersion model evaluation, …
Continue reading “Schools superintendent created HoLa conflict”
Dear Editor: The idea of a high-rise office and residential complex on Hoboken’s southern edge is a major mistake and must be reconsidered. I have talked with many friends and neighbors since the Mayor and NJ Transit unveiled the FX Fowle concepts and not found anyone who wants this massive “wall” of glass and shiny …
Dear Editor: In your article “Residents ‘revolt-ing” Dec. 14, 2008, Dr. Jonathan Mestch, spokesperson of Hoboken Tax Reform Coalition, describes his group as a “non-partisan apolitical group solely focused on tax and budget issues.” Wasn’t it about 2,000 years ago that Christ was asked the question whether or not the citizens of Rome should pay …
Dear Editor: A 47 percent tax increase is a crime. Our neighbors who have lived in Hoboken for 20+ years didn’t commit it. Presently, some residents are pushing for a citywide property tax reval in an effort to get relief for themselves. This “relief” would benefit mainly those who purchased recently and harm many who …
Dear Editor, Mr. Skalski’s recent letter echoed many thoughts of mine. I have a few further comments. In regard to Mayor Roberts’ legacy, arguably his administration’s biggest accomplishment may have been the 2002-2003 Master Plan process. This effort represented Hoboken’s finest hour in regard to a broad segment of the community collaborating to produce a …
Dear Editor: I’ve lived in Hoboken for six years. I grew up in Northern New Jersey so I’ve watched with my own eyes, what for the most part, has been a positive evolution of our city over the last 15 years. When I first moved here I was happy to sit on the sidelines of …