Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: With the new school year, parents’ attention is turning to school lunches. Traditionally, USDA had used the National School Lunch Program as a dumping ground for surplus meat and dairy commodities. Children consumed animal fat and sugary drinks, to the point where one-third have became overweight or obese. Their early dietary flaws became …
Dear Editor: Tuesday August 12 a little before 6 p.m. – this will be a day I will never forget, for I lost my beautiful beagle mix to a speeding car, a driver going above the speed limit on my street of 77th street North Bergen NJ. I’d like to make it clear that I …
Continue reading “Disgusted – is there no justice for animals?”
Dear Editor: It started with a 102.4 fever, aches all-over, coughs, congestion… misery for two weeks (and counting!). Sometimes I cough so hard it feels like my chest is going to crack. Other times, the coughs come in waves that make me see flashes of light in between short, desperate breaths. It is the right …
Continue reading “Sick days protect workers, and their co-workers”
Dear Editor: The start of every school year brings with it a nervous excitement for new learning opportunities, but also concerns for student safety in and out of the classroom. The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) shares in these sentiments by making school bus safety a top priority. By requiring that all school transportation …
Continue reading “Public-private partnership yields strong school bus inspection program”
Dear Editor: Mid August marks the time of year when high school graduates prepare to enter their freshman year of college, with many leaving home for the first time. With all the responsibilities and stressors that come with adjusting to both the social pressures and expectations of college life, it’s not uncommon for some freshmen, …
Dear Editor: Below is an open thank-you letter from Chief Edelmiro Garcia and PO Daniel Simone III to those who helped put together Hoboken’s National Night Out 2014: Hoboken Police Chief Garcia would like to thank many who were responsible for making the 2014 Hoboken Police Department’s National Night Out possible. On Tuesday, August 5th, …
Dear Editor: I’d like to echo the sentiments of Councilman Mello’s letter to the editor in the August 9th Hoboken Reporter and lend support to his efforts. Hoboken’s population is growing, proper housing is not being met, and our city is unable to deal with the major infrastructure problems (namely sewer, water and power) quickly …
There is no such thing as buying a veteran plot. This is a sales strategy used by some civilian cemeteries to attract veterans. All veterans’ cemeteries are free for veteran, wife and any dependent child. In New Jersey at the present time, there is a state federally funded cemetery General Doyle in High Town, and …
Dear Editor: Before you know it, it will be time for kids to go back to school. September is “Library Card Month,” everywhere. This is the best time to get your child a card so that they are ready for learning with the best free school supply there is. Library cards are free to all …
Continue reading “Get ready for school –get your child a Hoboken Library card”
Dear Editor: This letter is as much an expression of hope for the Hoboken that “might be” as it is a rendering of the Hoboken that “already is.” Since we shouldn’t forget our history either, I’ll begin with the past (“what was”) as I recall an oft repeated anecdote told me by many a charming …
Continue reading “Hoboken’s public square as a template for a better world”