Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: This is the second part of a letter to Mayor Healy and members of the Jersey City Council: What I am proposing is a do-able thing given the perameters and regulations that are now in place from the federal government. It is clear that the 501c3s are not going to solve any problems …
Continue reading “Re: Homeless People in Jersey City – Part 2”
Dear Editor: This is the first part of a letter to Mayor Healy and members of the Jersey City Council: My name is Migna Khan. I am the Executive Director of Advocates for Peace and Social Justice here in Hudson County. I am addressing you today concerning the homeless population of Jersey City. It is …
Continue reading “Re: Homeless People in Jersey City – Part 1”
Dear Editor: For the past seven and half years, my friends at the Nelson Ave. Block Association have been asking about a gaping snake hole that tracks 99 percent of Nelson Ave. Magically, it disappears inches short of the home of Ward D Leader and recently retired Director of the mayor’s (duplication of services) non …
Dear Editor: Residents across the city have a variety of responses when it comes to large and small development. Some of it is due to not wanting to accept change, other responses are due to not accepting the responses that address the issue and last, some issues are incredibly valid. When reviewing plans for new …
Continue reading “To the Jersey City Zoning Board and ‘Esteemed Council’”
Dear Editor: The following is an open letter to Tom DeGise, Bruce, Catherine Macchi, and those who have not been mentioned herein. A big thank you goes out to all of you for the years you have been putting us on the boat “The Spirit of N.J., an enjoyable ride around the Hudson River. We …
The Editor: After the Wisconsin shooting at Sikh Temple, We, South Asians living in the USA and Canada, must beef-up security at all our Temple and Mosque for protection of our people from further loss of precious lives. American Hindus, Sikh, and Muslims love the United States of America and they feel the USA is …
Dear Editor: I was honored to be invited to join everyone last week and to speak, to pay tribute to Maureen Chesney, a homeless person who died only a few steps away less than two weeks ago, and for all homeless in our city, the US, and throughout the world. None of us is immune …
Continue reading “Protect the powerless, homeless, and vulnerable in our society”
Dear Editor: I want to thank the four Jersey City school board members (Marilyn Roman, Sterling Waterman, Angel Valentin, Vidya Gangadin) for having common sense and professionalism to vote against the superintendent’s contract on Aug. 15. While they are under immense pressure from the community and their political supporters, they stayed true to their campaign …
Continue reading “School board members put the taxpayers first”
Dear Editor: A few weeks ago it was noted that the president of the Jersey City Education Association was stepping down. He was cited as being a “Legend.” With all due respect, The only “Legend” in Jersey City Education Association Annals was and is Louis T. Scialli. Mr. Scialli was the one who took the …
Dear Editor: Those members of Jersey City’s municipal council demanding an investigation into how autonomous agencies handle director’s compensation are doing too little to address the problem. The good news is, however, that it is not too late. The latest incident of an autonomous agency director receiving a 5 percent pay hike would never have …
Continue reading “It’s not too late to clean up Jersey City’s government”