Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: There has been a great deal of discussion in our community about the Hoboken Board of Education’s attempts to halt the Department of Education approved expansion of HoLa through 8th grade. One of the reasons this expansion has turned into such a polarizing issue is that HoLa has proven to be a remarkably …
Continue reading “Rather than reducing dual language education in Hoboken, expand it”
Dear Editor: As we finally feel the warmth of spring, it is with great sadness that I write to inform you of the recent passing of our neighbor and dear friend Dolores Reider. This is a tremendous loss to our family and friends, and all of Hoboken. Dolores was a lifelong resident of Hoboken and …
Dear Editor: As some of your readers may know, April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. While highlighting this important issue once a year is a good thing, it is not effective unless its message is practiced every day. New Jersey is one of 18 states in the country in which every citizen is considered a …
Dear Editor: Yes, they heard and they came, over 200 friends and family, to celebrate the 90th birthday of Vinnie Wassman, a true Hobokenite indeed—brought up on First and Monroe St., St. Joseph’s, grew up under the Mayor Barney McFeely era—he was honored by 2 past Hoboken mayors, Patty Pasquale and Dave Roberts, plus members …
Dear Editor: As an educator and host of a weekly TV show on education, the arts, and social change, I have become increasingly concerned with the muffled silences in public spaces—like cafes, for example—where, given our country’s intractable problems, there ought to be a greater degree of stimulating political dialogue. In my recent experiences in …
Continue reading “How to mend our social and political silences, in Hoboken and the rest of America”
Dear Editor: I recently realized that I have lived more than 25,000 days and nights, yet I can not recall a single one. Not even the one freshest in memory, yesterday. Well, I do remember a lot of it—when I got up, what I ate for breakfast, what I did after breakfast, who I saw …
Dear Editor: This week twenty-one 6th graders in our community learned that their plan to attend HoLa Charter School for the 7th grade – less than five months away – is being actively thwarted by the Hoboken Board of Education. I can only imagine what it would be like to be 11 or 12-years old …
Continue reading “Why would school board put these kids’ education in jeopardy?”
Dear Editor: On April 14, Hoboken BoE voted to continue to continue to fight the state approval of HoLa and to spend money to continue the lawsuit. In fact this was approved by board members spending their own money to pay for the legal fees. School funding is complex, but one small school and the …
Continue reading “Let’s work together to bring our community together”
Dear Editor and Residents of the 33rd District: I’m Annette Chaparro and I want to represent you in Trenton as your next Democratic Assemblywoman from the 33rd District. I will provide a strong voice for Hudson County and work with our local government officials to ensure a partnership that benefits all residents. I was born …
Dear Editor: Knowing all the SNAFU’s that go on in Hoboken City Hall, I purposely renewed my parking permit in person. When I received the confirmation of renewal, the clerk stated that my new permit would expire on a date that was less than a year from my prior year’s permit expiration date. I had …