Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: When I moved to Jersey City more than 10 years ago with my then fiancée, we were of course thinking about children as a part of our future but, we weren’t thinking about the schools or the level of education they might offer to those potential/future children. All we knew is that we …
Continue reading “Micheline Amy pushing for a better future”
Dear Editor: Seldom does a candidate for Sheriff – especially an unknown – create excitement, and never does such a candidate create statewide excitement. Anthony Di Iorio is the exception. His modern understanding of the Constitution and what it means to the office of Sheriff has made him one of the most requested speakers statewide. …
Dear Editor: My name is Carol Lester and I am running as an incumbent candidate for the November 5th Jersey City Board of Education (JCBOE) election because I want all of our Jersey City children to receive an outstanding public education. I am proud of the work I have done on the JCBOE since May …
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Dear Editor: The Summer Reading Program at the Jersey City Free Public Library has been a tradition for over 30 years, and it pleases me to report we had another successful one. The 2013 summer reading theme was Dig into Reading for children in grades K-5, and Beneath the Surface for young adults, in grades …
Dear Editor: Hi, I’m just writing this letter to say, we in the Weehawken and Union City Heights section would also like the one hundred steps to be rebuilt like they are doing in the Jersey City Heights section by the 2nd St. light rail. They are located next to Troy Towers. The reason being, …
Continue reading “Weehawken and Union City steps should follow example of Jersey City Heights”
Dear Editor: Looking through my calendar of national observances, it appears that October is turning into “food month,” beginning with World Vegetarian Day and World Day for Farm Animals on October 1st and 2nd, continuing with National School Lunch Week on October 14th-18th and World Food Day on October 16th, and culminating with Food Day …
Dear Editor: We all know the calming affect that music brings to everyone; as Director of Volunteer Services at Carepoint Hospitals, I am seeking musicians, 18 years of age and over, who would like to volunteer their time once a week to entertain out patients. We would like musicians who play violin, guitar, or tenor …
Dear Editor: Looking through my calendar of national observances, it appears that October is turning into “food month,” beginning with World Vegetarian Day and World Day for Farm Animals on October 1st and 2nd, continuing with National School Lunch Week on October 14th-18th and World Food Day on October 16th, and culminating with Food Day …
Dear Editor: I would like to comment on the non-support from some of our State Democratic Leaders for Gubernatorial Candidate Barbara Buono. It is a travesty that the National and State Democratic Committees could not, or actually would not, support the Democratic Nominee for Governor of New Jersey, Barbara Buono. Many of our democratic leaders, …
Dear Editor: There is a deeper bond between canines and humans than meets the eye. Pet therapy has proven to connect canines and humans on a compassionate, therapeutic level. According to Therapy Dogs International, pet therapy has positively influenced patients’ moods and increased socialization skills, verbalization skills, mobility, and overall alertness. CarePoint Health is privileged …
Continue reading “If you see therapy dogs in the hospital, tell them hello!”