Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: We recently had a family function at my nephew’s house in Oakland. For some reason Tom and I started talking about living and dying, a discussion we usually would yield to another relative’s wisdom and insight, our treasured Dr. Costa. I presented to Tom a situation: How do you want to be remembered? …
Dear Editor: As a taxpayer and a candidate for City Council, I believe everyone should be familiar with the municipal budget. While going through the line items, I was surprised to see that $9.8 million of the city’s anticipated surplus listed as a revenue item. There are several implications to this action. First, it is …
Dear Editor: Mayor Dawn Zimmer supported by the Hoboken City Council deserve kudos for diplomatically getting Hoboken out of inclusion in a very troubling state legislative bill that permits development on existing piers in high hazard areas located in the Special Urban Areas of the state (Briefs 6/29/2013). Good for Hoboken but what about the …
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Dear Editor: John Bredin (Letters, June 30), while acknowledging a “dumbing down of our culture,” still hopes that Hudson County can produce some kind of intellectually-stimulating publication that will “ignite a genuine curiosity about art, and ideas,” and” to begin learning real stuff.” Real stuff! We had such a venture here once, or the nearest …
Dear Editor: Shame on Theresa Castellano, First Ward Councilwoman. One would expect better of elected official when writing to respond to a critical letter. There is no need to take the low road indicating anyone who objects to her decisions should be belittled or called names. She was so petulant that you could almost hear …
Dear Editor: It’s disappointing to hear that Hoboken’s City Council hasn’t approved new members for the Zoning Board of Adjustments. I was a Commissioner for the Board this past year and heard a variety of applications from both large developers and individual home owners. I was appointed by City Council as a third alternate, meaning …
Dear Editor: We are writing to express our sincere gratitude to the teachers and staff at Wallace Public School for an amazing seven years. It’s hard to believe that it was seven years ago that our son entered kindergarten at Wallace. Hoboken has many school options and we, like many parents, fretted about finding the …
Dear Editor: Recently, I encountered a problem with The Globe Life and Accidental Death Insurance Company. I informed Senator Brian Stack of the 33rd District about my situation of not being able to submit documents that were not available to me as a grandparent upon the death of a grandson. Senator Stack responded immediately to …
Dear Editor: Even as New Jersey continues its recovery from Superstorm Sandy, we’re reminded that a new hurricane season is upon us. Now is a good time to consider your personal and professional readiness for any emergency, but particularly for a natural disaster. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center expects to …
Dear Editor: What ever happened to the good old days when the worst things we had to fear on the 4th of July were traffic jams and wayward fireworks? According to the Department of Agriculture’s Meat & Poultry Hotline, this year’s top threat is food poisoning by nasty E. coli and Salmonella bugs lurking in …