Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: I am deeply disappointed that The Hoboken St. Patrick’s Parade is canceled for the second year in a row. For over a quarter century, the parade has honored Hobokenites, celebrated our diverse community as well as our Irish heritage. It’s a great day for businesses and an opportunity for new visitors to safely …
Continue reading “Hoboken cancels the parade, but keeps the pub crawl”
Dear Editor: Last week, Hoboken resident Phil Cohen described the actions of Council members Mason, Russo, Castellano and Occhipinti as “chutzpah.” Last October, Mrs. Mason and Mr. Russo successively failed to attend City Council meetings at which the appointment of Jim Doyle to fill the City Council vacancy was considered, and chose to abstain instead …
Continue reading “Phil Cohen has brass, Mike Russo has chutzpah”
Dear Editor: Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan once famously said: “you are entitled to your own opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts.” Sadly, Councilwoman Beth Mason’s letter last week played so fast and loose with the facts that it seemed to be more the product of a fertile imagination than the expression …
Dear Editor: A bold and rewarding choice often we hear about how difficult it is to be a young person growing up these days. Teenagers in 2013 must deal with cyber bullying and social media; we frequently complain that they “grow up too fast” and we wish they lived in a “simpler time”. The musical …
Continue reading “High school students perform with maturity”
Dear Editor: I both agree and disagree with Mary Ondrejka about the court’s “set-aside” of the rent control vote. I also voted “no” and wish my vote to stand. Hoboken is, essentially, the “sixth borough” of NYC and the rents, here are prohibitive for truly middle class residents. We are currently weighing whether we can …
Dear Editor: The politicians and bureaucrats in City Hall are at it again. Currently, there are many different law firms with high dollar contracts all paid for with your money. But that’s still not enough. Now they hired another politically connected attorney to prevent you from voting on your City Council-at-Large representative. As you may …
Dear Editor: Fans of the musical RENT already know what a rich tapestry of messages and meaning it is; it reflects a complexity and modernity present in few other musicals. Based on Puccini’s opera, La Boheme, the show addresses deep and often difficult aspects of modern life…a life that can be very hard, not least …
Dear Editor: On November 6, 2012, 16,444 people voted on Hoboken Public Question #2 (HPQ#2). The Yes vote (to decontrol rents for new tenants) was 8,196. The No vote (to preserve rent control) was 8,248. On February 11, 2013, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Christine Farrington ruled that those 16,444 votes are null and void. …
Dear Editor: One of the reasons people praise our democracy is because we have the right to vote in a private booth where no one has to know which way we voted. Absentee voting totally eliminates this assurance of a secret vote, leaving the process open to all kinds of anti-democratic corruption. Whether it’s people …
Dear Editor: Those of you familiar with my weekly TV show Public Voice Salon, or who have read one of my past letters to this paper, might be aware of my passion for creating community. As an educator, crafting spaces where the “eye meets the eye” and all are welcome to share their stories continues …
Continue reading “Ideas to strengthen the public sphere in Hoboken”