Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: My name is Washington Flores and I am a resident of NJ’s newly redistricted 8th congressional district. For years we have been represented by a political machine that has not had the interest of the people in mind. I believe our current congressman has failed us. He is not accessible and is only …
Dear Editor: My name is Demetrius Terry and I’m a proud leader within my community. I currently serve as chairman of the New Jersey Hudson County Teenage Republicans and I’m an advocate for the Greenville Ward within Jersey City. What seperates me from the rest is my age and my desire to lead. I’m 18 …
Dear Editor: The economic times are already tough in New Jersey. Most middle and lower class families are already having a tough time in their day to day routine lives. Now on top of that comes a NJ Turnpike and Garden State Parkway 50 percent toll hike, another burden on these already struggling families. I …
Dear Editor: Tuesday’s announcement of another red light camera in Jersey City (‘After two red-light cameras record 16,000 violations…’ Dec. 20) is concerning. Police Chief Thomas Comey suggests the cameras are solely to improve public safety. If this is true, he should exhaust alternative safety measures including longer yellow lights, brighter traffic signals, larger signage, …
Dear Editor: I am writing in response to the latest barrage of articles written against the sale of Christ Hospital to Prime Healthcare Services. Being a life-long Jersey City resident and having benefited from the healthcare services provided to me on many occasions, I know how important Christ Hospital is to the health and well-being …
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Dear Editor: The recent untimely death of Hoboken’s native son Maurice Fitzgibbons has had a profound impact on all who had the privilege to know him. I first met Maurice while I was a grammar school student at Connors School back in 1983 as a volunteer for my first political campaign. Maurice often tells the …
Dear Editor: Once again Governor Chris Christie came to Hudson County to hold a town hall meeting. The meeting quickly turned into “let’s blame public employees for everything wrong with New Jersey.” And once again Mayor/Senator Brian Stack led the charge against public employees. He agreed to co-sponsor a bill to take away accumulated sick …
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Dear Editor: Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, Standard Bearer, and the Board of Trustees would like to thank the Inserra Family and the Inserra Jersey City Shop Rite for their financial support with our sixth annual holiday food program for needy families in Jersey City. During the week of December 12, 2011, with the cooperation of …
Dear Editor: I’ve been trying for 2.5 months to get a court date to contest my September 16th parking ticket. The court date printed on the ticket was Columbus Day, October 10th, a federal holiday, but of course the court is closed. I wrote to the municipal court on September 22nd requesting a new date …
Dear Editor: If you were at the Kennedy Dancers’ performance of Christmas at St Joseph’s School for the Blind this past Saturday night, you couldn’t help but feel grateful for all the joy they bring to the community. Under the direction of Diane Dragone and her capable staff, you were taken on a journey of …
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