Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: If the Mayoral election results stand, Mayor Healy has been re-elected as Mayor of Jersey City. It is a sad day in Jersey City history, when an election full of voter apathy and voter ignorance went to the polls and selected, in a zombie mentality, the incumbent, who had little or no regard …
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Dear Editor: Can I please use the F word? Because I really want to know how AIG gets away with giving out $454 million in bonuses to itself when it was supposedly losing its shirt? The Federal Reserve rescued the insurance giant by giving it $85 billion of tax payer’s money. That’s our money paying …
Dear Editor: I must respond as a lifelong Jersey City resident concerning the attack of the out of town/out of state developer Steve Hyman against our Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy. It is evident that Mr. Hyman’s motivations are strictly driven by profit and do not have the health and well being of the people of …
Dear Editor: I write to offer my position on a topic which has generated much news. Specifically, media outlets have made “economic stimulus package” common terminology in workplaces and around dinner tables. Just as the entire nation has been affected by recent economic woes, we look to the economic stimulus package for relief during these …
Dear Editor: Thanks to Detective Sean Connors, Community Activist who recently sponsored a very nice Bingo Party at the Cambridge Avenue Senior Building. Many residents attended and others who joined were Councilman Bill Gaughan, Timmy Doyle and Bernice Lord who goes above and beyond for seniors. Refreshments were served and several prizes were awarded to …
Dear Editor: I wanted to pass this along to especially thank Bill Gaughan, Jersey City Councilmember and Chief of Staff to the County Executive. I am the president of the North Jersey Junior Lacrosse League. We oversee all youth lacrosse, some 17,000 players from the ages 8 to 15 in northern New Jersey. I recently …
Dear Editor: I am writing this letter to the residents of our great city to come out and support the ticket of our Mayor Jerramiah Healy and the whole Healy Team to keep Jersey City on the move. Our crime is down, they paved 19 miles of Jersey City roads more in our city’s history. …
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Dear Editor: I am running for mayor of Jersey City because I want to prepare our city for a future that works for us and for our children. As a husband, father, homeowner, small business owner, and your neighbor, I want to bring a clear, commonsense vision and sound management approaches to solve our problems …
Dear Editor: I am supporting Louis Manzo for mayor due to his activism for over 20 years. Manzo stopped the building of an incinerator for Hudson County when he was a Freeholder. The defeat of the incinerator led to recycling. He also passed the Highlands Preservation Act as an Assemblyman. This act prevents any developments …
Dear Editor: Please accept this letter endorsing Guy Catrillo for Ward E Councilman. I have known Guy Catrillo both professionally and personally for over 25 years. He has, time and again, shown himself to be a person of great caring and compassion for his fellow community members. A lifelong resident of Jersey City, residing at …