Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: I am heartened that Mayor Fulop is taking action to restore the Loew’s Theater into an active venue. This presents a much-needed opportunity for Jersey City to raise its cultural profile, to encourage and enable its local performing artists, and to present performances for and by its diverse communities. However, I am concerned …
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Dear Editor: On Flag Day, over 200 Jersey City residents answered the call to service by flooding City Hall for the JC Summit. If there was one thing that became immediately clear, it’s that Jersey City residents are ready to be a force for positive change. From improving public safety, to opening up government information, …
Dear Editor: Officer Melvin Santiago did not serve in my small town. He served on the mean streets of Jersey City where he lost his life in the line of duty to a deranged thug who claimed with high arrogance, “I’m going to be famous.” Really? Not through any help from me; I refuse to …
Dear Editor: Today is a sad day in the City of Jersey City. Unfortunately, we lost one of our own. Officer Melvin Santiago was killed in the line of duty while protecting and serving the community. He was a 23 year old rookie who just got on the force and wanted to simply make a …
Dear Editor: If you don’t already know, the “Friends of the Loew’s” (FOL) is a group of volunteers who have given their time to rescue the beautiful and historic Loew’s theater in Jersey City (JC) from extinction and make it available for movies and other events. Now FOL is being betrayed by the JC Fulop …
Dear Editor: The recent passing of the resolution for the property on 9th and Marin is extremely disappointing. When my wife and I were looking for a neighborhood to buy in a few years ago to raise our young family we specifically picked the Hamilton Park neighborhood because of the family friendly feel of the …
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Dear Editor: The City and the Fulop administration has just sent out its estimated third quarter property tax bill to the tax payers of Jersey City. This is the first tax bill sent out under the Fulop administration where the newly elected mayor and city council had complete control over the city’s budget. In the …
Dear Editor: Last Thursday evening, the Hudson County Board of Freeholders approved a $512 million budget that raised Jersey City’s County taxes by 5.8 percent. Before the freeholders voted, I took the microphone and spoke out against this budget as unfair to Jersey City’s residents. I believe that the freeholders need better tools at their …
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Dear Editor: Congressman Donald Payne, Jr. has co-sponsored legislation in support of Alzheimer’s disease research funding to benefit over 5 million Americans. More recently, he has joined many of his fellow House Representatives to co-sponsor H.R. 4351—Alzheimer’s Accountability Act that would ensure that Congress will know what the scientists need to find an effective Alzheimer’s …
Dear Editor: Over the course of the last year the city council and the mayor have worked tirelessly to improve our city in every possible way. Unfortunately, the ongoing situation between our teachers and the Jersey City Board of Education threatens to undermine all of our hard work and has the potential to hold this …
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