Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: I always say to myself “it’s never a dull moment” as a real estate agent based in Hoboken. There is almost always something that goes wrong when showing an apartment that is not your own listing. Here are few favorite scenarios I have found to be very funny. Haunted House Scenario: The lights …
Dear Editor: This November, voters across the country will face a critical decision in electing our next President. At the same time, Hoboken voters should also remember to vote in our important municipal school board elections. I am proud to endorse the Forward Together ticket (1-2-4) of Jen Evans, Sheillah Dallara, and Irene Sobolov for …
Continue reading “Mayor Zimmer endorses the Forward Together ticket”
Dear Editor: Across the United States, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. During the month of October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, there are many opportunities to bring awareness about breast cancer to women and their families. One of the most important messages is that when …
Dear Editor: I am a local business owner, a taxpayer, an active member of this community and a HoLa Parent. The current Board of Education majority has continued its litigation to block HoLa’s expansion. This long, drawn out legal battle has created unnecessary tension in our community amongst parents and children. It has also culminated …
Dear Editor: On Thursday Sept. 29 at 8:45 a.m., every working Hoboken Police, Fire and EMS unit responded to the NJ Transit Train Terminal for a reported train accident. The accident left over one hundred people injured, and sadly took the life of another. Along with Hoboken first responders, Stevens PD, Hudson County Sheriff’s Office, …
Continue reading “Hoboken first responders give thanks for support in train crash aftermath”
Dear Editor: Tax-Aide is a nationwide program of the IRS and AARP, which provides tax return preparation services, particularly for low income taxpayers and the elderly. In Essex and Hudson Counties, Tax-Aide is in need of volunteers to work during the upcoming tax season. This work is very rewarding. Our volunteers are energized by the …
Continue reading “Volunteer tax return preparers needed in Essex and Hudson counties”
Dear Editor: After living in Union City for the past 10 years and crossing the Heights through Union City and North Bergen twice a day to commute to my job in Bergen County, I have learned the rules of Hudson County driving. You do not need to come to a full stop at a stop …
Dear Editor: In late June, Zackhary Simmons, a 21-year-old young man from Ramsey with his whole life ahead of him, was fatally struck by a driver who fled the scene near 6th Street and Willow Avenue in Hoboken. Zack is described by his family as an “old soul” and a “funny one for sure, always …
Continue reading “‘Zackhary’s Law’ sponsored by Assemblywoman Chaparro”
Dear Editor: On behalf of the people of Hoboken we would like to introduce ourselves. We are Parents United, an independent slate of 3 involved citizens who are eager to provide an innovative, progressive, results oriented approach to our Board of Education. We believe in collaboration and in sharing best practice among all of the …
Dear Editor Yes, the four brothers in the Kennedy family all served their country in the military, (Joe in Korea) a proud, honored legacy of Hoboken past. Joe Kennedy, a firefighter in “The Mile Square” for three decades, an Air Force serviceman, quietly passed, joining his brothers Richard, Mick and Tom. Not too many Hoboken …