Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: Boy Scout Troop 146 and Cub Scout Pack 146 of Hoboken congratulate HOPES on their 50th anniversary as a Community Action Program. They have been doing a terrific job at fighting the causes of poverty by providing services to meet social, educational, and training needs. Their website at www.HOPES.org lists numerous programs to …
Dear Editor: Everyone at Hoboken Catholic Academy would like to thank all who were involved in this year’s very successful golf outing. Our outing was held on Friday October 17, 2014 at Meadows Golf Club in Lincoln Park, NJ. Whether you played golf, were one of our sponsors, made a monetary contribution, or bought a …
Continue reading “Letter of thanks from Hoboken Catholic Academy”
Dear Editor: I have always found the subject of number duplication to be fascinating. If you were to take $1 double it and each successive day each dollar doubled itself you would in thirty short days have amassed a fortune of $536,870,912. Numbers doubled and redoubled increase exponentially. In infectious disease, it quickly becomes apparent …
Continue reading “Number duplication, ebola and geopolitical life/death decisions”
Dear Editor: As the mom of a freshman at Hoboken High, I wanted to share our experience with the school so far and with the high school application process that we went through at this time last year. Our daughter went to elementary school at Hoboken Catholic and middle school at Elysian Charter. When it …
Dear Editor: What’s your takeaway from the recent Board of Education Forum at the Elks Club this week? My takeaway is not what we heard from each candidate, but we didn’t hear from no-show candidates who refuse to participate in these public forums. Shame on them! Who are they serving ? Hoboken High School is …
Continue reading “We need to improve Hoboken High for the students here now”
Dear Editor: I am writing in support of Parents for Progress (PFP) Monica Stromwall, Sharyn Angley and Antonio Gray in the upcoming School Board election. As a sitting Board of Education member, I truly understand how important it is to have people sit beside me with a proven desire for open communication and positive collaboration. …
Continue reading “Positive, active parents dedicated to the schools!”
Dear Editor: Of the three slates running for the Hoboken Board of Education, one chose to ignore the long-established local candidate forum. The truant slate consists of one appointed board member and two newcomers who are supported by the Kids First board majority. Their absence denied the community an opportunity to get to know them. …
Dear Editor: It has been an amazing few months campaigning for a seat on the Board of Education. I have spent my mornings talking to parents at each of the various Hoboken schools, discussing ideas at the PATH and ferry stations with NYC commuters and spending my evenings at gatherings of friends and neighbors in …
Dear Editor: In the 70s/80s, Hoboken was struck by an invigorating lightning bolt that, on the surface, appeared to be an exciting rediscovery of the vibrancy and edginess of an urban ‘frontier.’ Artists, musicians, young and old alike migrated to this hidden gem that had long ago been left behind. The little city on the …
Dear Editor: This Tuesday evening, October 28th, there is an important decision that will be rendered relating to the Barry family / Applied Companies’ proposed Monarch development (“Monarch”). The Hudson County Board of Freeholders (“Freeholders”) are holding a special meeting to vote on whether the original Hudson County Planning Board’s (“HCPB”) February 2012 decision to …
Continue reading “‘Hoboken Residents for a Public Waterfront’”