Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: Oh, I see: The “state will pay for some additional pre-K programs” in Hoboken, (August 4 Reporter), because “kids in the urban school districts deserve to have education that’s comparable to the suburbs, where high property taxes fund high-performing schools. Well! Maybe the suburbs do have high property taxes and high-performing schools, and …
Dear Editor: It seems to me that one of the big arguments Mile Square Taxpayers Assn made in favor of vacancy decontrol of rent controlled units was that landlords are too honorable to push tenants out via underhanded methods (harassment, obvious or more subtle). It that’s the case (that they are indeed people of honor), …
Dear Editor: Since my last letter to the Editor, Mr. Jason Yoon-Hendricks has provided a response that contributes toward a productive and constructive public discussion of Hoboken Board of Education expenditures and student performance. This can be seen in the blog response by hobokenfan to the Mr. Yoon-Hendricks letter. Let me review why I started …
Continue reading “All Hoboken school children deserve better results”
Dear Editor: When Michael Douglas played the villainous Gordon “greed is good” Gekko in the 1987 film Wall Street, little did he know he’d actually “inspire” future generations of young men to work on Wall Street. Douglas once mused about this peculiar phenomenon, claiming his puzzlement over the fact that whenever he dines in New …
Continue reading “A business plan to save America….and the planet”
Dear Editor: With summer coming to an end and soccer season set to begin, let’s review the status of the Mayor’s promises on Parks. In her State of the City address in 2011 Mayor Zimmer said 1600 Park would be the next big park to come online. This park, which has been in the works …
Continue reading “Reflections on Dawn Zimmer’s long promised “The Year of the Parks””
Can the mayor and her husband engage in their personal pillow talk in their own bed without Carmelito in between them? Is the opposition opting for all of us to wear wires to monitor our conversations to everyone we speak to or dine with? Ridiculousness and silliness has again escalated our Hoboken to the front …
Dear Editor: Everyone knows that parking in Hoboken is an issue but come on now enough is enough! I recently opened a new business in Hoboken. One of my employees came back to the shop to pick up a few supplies. Within 15 minutes the van was booted. It was parked in a resident only …
Dear Editor: In June of 2013, I wrote a letter to Mayor Zimmer, Director Jon Tooke and all the city council members, notifying them that a group Hoboken Police Department members would be retiring shortly. In part, I wrote : “These men have served the City of Hoboken honorably for the last 25 years. They …
Dear Editor: Pedestrian fatalities in New Jersey have skyrocketed in recent years. The pedestrian share of traffic-related deaths in New Jersey now accounts for 30 percent of the total, more than twice the national average. In response to growing concerns, Safe Streets policies are being adopted nationwide. The New Jersey Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets …
Dear Editor: On Friday August 2nd I used a vacation day at work and traveled downto the Federal Court house in Newark to watch the sentencing of Patrick Ricciardi for crimes related to his wiretapping of the mayor’s office. What I saw at the proceedings profoundly shocked me and shook myfaith in our courts. At …