Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: You maybe familiar with some of the individual energy saving’s standards. There are 25, about half of the states that have adopted them. In NJ these standards exist in theory but not in practice. Every year more funding is pulled from the program. This is costing our state in terms of poorer economic …
Dear Editor: The 216th organization day ceremonies of the general assembly of the state of New Jersey event that took place in Trenton on Tuesday January 14, 2004, left me with some indelible sense of pride as a new American. I found myself reassured about the promise of freedom in my new country through my …
Dear Editor: As a 30-year resident of our city, even having met and married my husband here, I soon learned that politics in Hoboken, Hudson County and the state of New Jersey have always been questionable to say the least. In Hoboken and Hudson County however, there was no question! Our mayor, Dawn Zimmer was …
Dear Editor: I would like to address this letter to Mayor Zimmer. Mayor Zimmer, I am impressed with the courage that you have displayed in your publicly coming forward to reveal the ugly quid pro that is the coin of the realm of American politics (unfortunately). Your honesty was unmistakable in your appearances on the …
Dear Editor: Last week on a cold Sunday, about 1,000 people showed up at the Elks Club for the 2nd Annual Hoboken Mutzfest to benefit the Hoboken Family Alliance. People showed up for a great day and hundreds of pounds of fresh mozzarella. What they actually got was a classic Hoboken community event where so …
Dear Editor: I want to take this opportunity to update my constituents of the 33rd Legislative District on the progress I have made so far with respect to legislation and my work in Trenton. Since I took office on January 14, I have been working with my colleagues on meaningful legislation that will have a …
Continue reading “Assemblyman Garcia keeps his constituents posted”
Dear Editor: Mayor Dawn Zimmer has proven time and again to be an honest, credible and principled mayor who is unafraid to stand up to any elected official in the best interests of Hoboken residents. It took a great deal of fortitude for Mayor Zimmer to come forward with the disgusting bully tactics of Governor …
Continue reading “Zimmer’s integrity makes Hoboken a better place”
Dear Editor: According to her most recent statements, the Christie administration has been allegedly extorting the city of Hoboken since last May 13th when the Lt. Governor allegedly threatened to withhold Sandy relief money if the Rockefeller Group was not granted a huge development deal. So if the mayor’s own story is to be believed, …
Continue reading “What did Zimmer know and when did she know it?”
Dear Editor: Super Storm Sandy, Hurricane Irene, and any soaking rain remind us that Hoboken began as a bluff overlooking a swamp. And, for as long as anyone can remember, Hoboken politics could be described in the same way. Dawn Zimmer is beginning to drain both swamps: bringing integrity to city government, and working to …
Dear Editor: Every year, public school districts across the country go through an annual January-to-March process of preparing budgets for the next fiscal year. In many communities, the school district is often one of the larger financial enterprises and its budget is the focus of much community scrutiny and debate as districts seek to strike …
Continue reading “Hoboken school board to host Jan. 28 community forum on school budget”