Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: I am writing to you today because there is a freeholder election this June 3rd. As I walk around Hoboken and Jersey City, I noticed that most of my neighbors do not know that there is a primary election nor do they know who is running. This is a missed opportunity for people …
Continue reading “Freeholder Romano’s record on its own speaks for itself”
Dear Editor: With the upcoming celebration of Memorial Day approaching, we will also observe the 100th Anniversary of World War I. The USA did not enter till 1917, but Britain, France were fighting Germany- The Hun. Hoboken has every right to observe the anniversary, as she played such a part in WWI, as no other …
Dear Editor: Anthony Romano, running on Line 4B in the Democratic Primary on June 3, deserves to be re-elected as our freeholder. For the past six years he has fairly represented the residents of Hoboken and Jersey City Heights, whether or not they were his political supporters. During his tenure as freeholder, county roads in …
Dear Editor: I write in support of Phil Cohen’s candidacy for Hudson County Freeholder, representing Hoboken and a portion of Jersey City. Phil is a committed Democrat. He served as Vice-Chair of the Hoboken Democratic Party, and, as Chairman of the By-Laws Committee of the Democratic Party, Phil was instrumental in bringing about reforms to …
Continue reading “Vote Phil Cohen for freeholder for fiscal integrity”
Dear Editor: I would like to express my full support to Phil Cohen, candidate for County Freeholder. As a witness to his contributions to the Hoboken reform movement, I know Phil is the ideal candidate for the job. I’ve known Phil through his de facto leadership position of head of the reform minded Democratic County …
Dear Editor: As a lifelong resident of Hoboken, I have known Anthony, better known as “Stick,” Romano for over 40 years. His family is a fixture in Hoboken for three generations. Anthony was my son’s captain for many years and he respects him as a leader and supporter of the Hoboken Police Department. I think …
Dear Friends: I have always viewed an endorsement as an act of self aggrandizement. After all who am I to tell anyone who to vote for? But we will get to that. First let me backup and mention that I was all set to run as an independent candidate for freeholder this June. This year’s …
Dear Editor: Taxpayers and parents witnessed an unfortunate spectacle at the May 6 Board of Education meeting for next year’s school budget. The Board of Education blamed a handful of potential layoffs on a $773,224 increase in charter school funding to $8.3 million for the 2014-2015 school year. The increase is a mere 1 percent …
Continue reading “Hoboken Board of Education was dissembling, divisive and accountability dodging”
Dear Editor: My thanks to Hoboken Board of Education for standing up for the kids in the Hoboken Public School district, by asking the state to take a good look at how the HoLa expansion will impact our town. They object because an expansion will put the school budget deeper in a hole and result …
Continue reading “‘We can’t afford to lose any more resources in our schools’”
Dear Editor: Hudson County government is as effective as its elected officials and employees put a good face on what they do for the residents. None does this better than Freeholder Anthony Romano, who represents all of Hoboken and the Jersey City Heights and part of downtown. He is ever present at public events and …