Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: On behalf of the Jersey City Medical Center, a RWJBarnabas Health facility, I would like to thank everyone who helped make the Newport-Liberty Half Marathon possible. This event is important as the proceeds directly benefit hospital programs and services. Over 3,000 runners participated and with the increased security needs the Jersey City Police …
Dear Editor: On behalf of the Jersey City Medical Center, a RWJBarnabas Health facility, I would like to thank everyone who helped make the Newport-Liberty Half Marathon possible. This event is important as the proceeds directly benefit hospital programs and services. Over 3,000 runners participated and with the increased security needs the Jersey City Police …
Dear Editor: In late June, Zackhary Simmons, a 21-year-old young man from Ramsey with his whole life ahead of him, was fatally struck by a driver who fled the scene near 6th Street and Willow Avenue in Hoboken. Zack is described by his family as an “old soul” and a “funny one for sure, always …
Continue reading “‘Zackhary’s Law’ sponsored by Assemblywoman Chaparro”
Dear Editor: I sometimes visualize assemblymen and senators serving in many state legislatures (16 at last count) gathering in their statehouses and in back rooms for the purpose of devising effective means of suppressing the vote. Those among us aware of this evil practice are equally aware of the targets of such legislature: virtually all …
Dear Editor: Both presidential candidates will take the stage in the next two weeks to try to sell us on the idea they can lead our nation. One way to demonstrate they have what it takes to be president is to tell voters how they’ll keep Social Security strong for our kids and grandkids. Millions …
Continue reading “Candidates need to take a stand on Social Security”
Dear Editor: With the new school year starting, parents’ to-do lists are now filled with shopping for school clothes, school supplies, and school food. That’s right – school food! In past years, our nation’s schools were used by the USDA as a dumping ground for surplus meat and dairy commodities. It is neither a surprise …
Dear Editor: The JC Board of Education shamefully and undemocratically voted in a caucus meeting, before its advertised general meeting on Aug. 26, against naming PS 34 after the clear choice of President Barack Obama. Thanks to your reporter Al Sullivan for exposing this outrageous injustice in his Jersey City Reporter excellent front page story, …
Dear Editor: Trenton has a track record of making promises it fails to keep. The latest plan to expand casino gaming into North New Jersey is another bad bet that will favor special interests and harm taxpayers. Time and again, Trenton politicians have failed to deliver on important promises. Whether it is a Transportation Trust …
Continue reading “Vote no in November to expand casino gambling to North Jersey”
Dear Editor: On Saturday June 4th Home Depot on Rte. 440 and Renato’s Pizzeria on Central Avenue helped make our Spring Planting of Leonard Gordon Park a complete success. Head Manager Michael Romano was incredibly generous and he and his store donated five thousand dollars worth of plants, planting materials & planting tools to our …
Continue reading “Thanks for helping residents build our LG Park & Community”
Dear Editor: If any property owner falls behind either in their taxes or water bills the city sells their liens and their property will be foreclosed with no exceptions. Unless of course you got a sweetheart deal that the city council gave Bramhall Urban Renewal recently. Originally, Bramball received a 30-year tax abatement in 1999 …