Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: Al Sullivan’s article, “Marathon council meeting postpones Senate Place abatement,” stated my concerns on the city’s policy of buying an abatement based on Tiers. This council is copying the actions of the Schundler Administration. For those residents who remember, the council had a separate account for recreation that was not part of the …
Dear Editor: In the early morning hours of Thursday, March 6th a fire ripped through five homes on Grant Avenue in Jersey City. The fire was responsible for displacing 30 and tragically, a family of four was unable to escape. In the aftermath of the fire, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop requested that the names …
Dear Editor: There are 1.75 million family caregivers in New Jersey who provide more than 1 billion hours of unpaid care each year to help an aging loved one live independently at home. Families are the bedrock of our long term care health care system. While invaluable in myriad of ways, in terms of dollars …
Dear Editor: I am very disappointed that Mayor Fulop is threatening to close the PS. 37/Cordero PreK Annex. It is by all accounts an excellent public school serving an area of the city that is bursting at the seams with PreK-aged children. If the school is closed, those 3 and 4 year old children will …
Dear Editor: January and February of 2014 has been relentless with unforgiving weather and heightened attention from the Super Bowl, especially with Jersey City playing host to both the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks. Throughout these months, Jersey City Police showcased its unwavering commitment to the residents of our City, putting in extra hours to …
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Dear Editor: I want to thank the Hudson County Department of Corrections for its assistance during the cleanup of recent snowstorms. On Friday, February 14th, I reached out to Director Oscar Aviles requesting the use of inmates to assist the County with clearing pathway and catch basins in Lincoln Park and along J.F.K. Boulevard. For …
Dear Editor: If I were a citizen in New Jersey and had cast my vote for Chris Christie for his second term as Governor of New Jersey, I would feel short changed over the “Bridge-Gate” scandal. This whole affair reminds me of Richard Nixon during the “Watergate” scandal. President Nixon went on National TV and …
Dear Editor: For over 20 years a dedicated group of volunteers has put in countless hours restoring the Loew’s Theater in Journal Square in Jersey City, from near total wreck to a glorious community space. When I have attended events that they have organized there was a sense of community and good will that is …
Dear Editor: I have concerns over City Ordinance 14.029 approving a 20 year tax abatement. This property is less than two blocks from Brunswick Towers, with 146 units pays but pays approximately $1 million collectively to the City of Jersey City. This newer development with a proposed 266 units will pay just $520,369. You will …
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Dear Editor: As we observe Black History Month we would be remiss if the officials and persons of worth within Hudson County were not given the due respect and recognition in the area of being trailblazers and role models for all our residents. We must recognize the late and great Glenn D. Cunningham who had …