Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: This past Saturday, there were two life life-threatening incidents that occurred in Hoboken’s 1st Ward, which were both resolved successfully by the efforts of our stellar police officers and firefighters. Early Saturday morning, the Hoboken Fire Department responded to an apartment fire at 76 Bloomfield St., a senior living facility located in downtown …
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Dear Editor: Re the April 5 Reporter and Eileen McInerney’s encomium for Senator Robert Menendez, claiming he “fights for our interests every single day.” Does he? He is now fighting federal charges of unethical dealings with one of his rich campaign contributors. Whether he’s a crook or not remains to be seen, but since most …
Dear Editor: In New Jersey, 1.2 million workers do not have the ability to earn sick days. Earned sick days can reduce emergency room visits, saving $1.1 billion a year nationally. Parents with paid sick days are 20 percent less likely to send a sick child to school, reducing the likelihood that their child’s illness …
Dear Editor: I was disheartened by the recent Hoboken Board of Education (BOE) decision to pursue further legal action against HoLa a third time, saddened by the impact on our small community, and stunned to learn that private monies will be now used. As an HoLa parent, I am very proud of its myriad accomplishments. …
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Dear Editor: In a recent issue of the Hoboken Reporter, Carlo Davis wrote about some of my findings in the book, Public Housing and School Choice in a Gentrified City: Youth Experiences of Uneven Opportunity. While I was thrilled to have these findings shared with the community (and it is my hope that they will …
Continue reading “Learn more about Hoboken’s schools, the community, and my research”
Dear Editor: Earth Day has come and gone and now we can get back to business as usual. A person can drive a Prius and live in a LEED building, but without meaningful systemic incentives the effects on the environment will be insignificant. These things may make the individual feel righteous, but only a few …
Dear Editor: The rays of spring sunshine have illuminated how much Washington Street’s surface has become pocked-marked due to age, harsh weather, salt, and the current replacement of gas line pipes. Coming next will be the long-overdue replacement of Washington Street’s antiquated water pipes. At the March 4 City Council meeting, United Water “advised the …
Dear Editor: Although I do not want to jinx it, it finally feels like spring is here. As you are going through your winter clothing to put away for the season, please keep in mind our amazing Hoboken Shelter for the homeless. This weekend as we were packing away our winter clothes, I was thinking …
Dear Editor: Last week, the Hoboken Board of Education voted to seek an appellate review of the Commissioner of Education’s recent decision regarding the expansion of a charter school. The reason is simple: the commissioner failed to use accurate student census data and disregarded enrollment disparities of children impacted by poverty and children with special …
Dear Editor: We are writing in support of the recent vote by the Hoboken Board of Education to appeal the decision by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) allowing the expansion of the Hoboken Dual Language Charter School. The Hoboken Board of Education is asking the Appellate Court of New Jersey to reexamine the …
Continue reading “Supporting equality in the Hoboken public schools”