Hoping someone/something worthwhile will emerge in JC election

Dear Editor: The Jersey City municipal election season has finally arrived with all the excitement of two cockroaches crossing the street. So far the rhetoric has been limited to each and every major candidate blowing their own horn by stressing their unique indulgences of self expressed intelligence and management. This is the time when we …

North Hudson County gets neglected by County Executive DeGise

Dear Editor: Recently in this newspaper the Mayor of Union City Brian P. Stack wrote a letter with concern that the viaduct that takes you from Union City to Hoboken desperately needs to be reconstructed as soon as possible. In his letter Mayor Stack clearly indicated that Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise is not paying …

President Obama signs bill to extend health coverage for uninsured children

Dear Editor: I am writing to commend President Obama’s recent signing of a bill which would extend health coverage to four million uninsured children. Essentially, the bill calls for spending an additional $32.8 billion on the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as SCHIP, which now enrolls an estimated seven million children throughout the United …

HC Sheriff Perez announces Project Lifesaver Program

Dear Editor: Hudson County Sheriff Juan M. Perez announced the inception of the Project Lifesaver Program in Hudson County to assist families and caregivers of individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease or a related dementia disorder as well as families of children suffering from Down syndrome, autism, traumatic brain injuries or cognitive impairments. Perez stated that …

Urine testing

Dear Editor: I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes, and the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to earn that pay check, I at any time am required to pass a random urine test, with which I have no problem. However, what I do have a problem with is …