Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: This past Thursday, July 23rd, marks a dark day in the history of Jersey City. I believe your campaign slogan, “Change We Can See” had the best intentions. However, allegations like these do not represent the “change” that the residents of Jersey City were hoping for. Our judicial system allows for all to …
Dear Editor: There is no greater tribute to those lost in the terror attack on 9-11 than viewing the lower Manhattan skyline and experiencing the empty space where the World Trade Center once stood. Walking on Liberty Walk along the Hudson in Liberty State Park gives one pause to reflect on what we as a …
Dear Editor: I am a member of friends of Liberty Park. I am very concerned about the hill that our Governor agreed to build in Liberty Park. It will block the beautiful view of the ships, river and NYC. I know its great to honor the dead for the reliefs of the families, but you …
Dear Editor: In regards to the State Treasurers demand to return 40 million dollars from the UEZ account that were inadvertently placed in a wrong account for the past 3 years, that should have been deposited in the State Property Tax Relief Fund, but was deposited in the UEZ account. Mayor Healy and all 52 …
Dear Editor: Can’t let the summer go by without offering thanks to the people who made the Western BBQ, sponsored by the Jersey City Free Public Library Foundation, Inc., such a success this past June 18. A hearty ‘thank you’ goes to the Trustees of the Library Foundation, and now serving as the new Library …
Dear Editor: On behalf of our Standard Bearer, Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy and the Board of Trustees of the Jerramiah T. Healy Charitable Foundation, we extend our deepest appreciation to the Paul & Phyllis Firement Charitable Foundation, our corporate sponsor and all the other sponsors, golfers and the staff at Liberty National Golf Course for …
Dear Editor: At every budget hearing I complain about our government spending the money before a budget is adopted. The budget adopted in May was for last fiscal year, the 11.25 percent tax increase is for 2009-2010; which started July 1, 2009; however there is no budget. It is easy for our government to give …
Dear Editor: As a lifelong resident of our great city, I can tell many fine stories about our people. This story started over a half century ago. The year 1946, I was just released by the United States Marine Corp. after service in the South Pacific and China. I came home and married my sweetheart …
Dear Editor: Recently, we celebrated the inauguration of the mayor and the city council – an uplifting moment that brought citizens of Jersey City together with the hope that better days are ahead. One week later, all good will was scrapped when the council, at the behest of the mayor, approved a nearly 12 percent …