Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: New York is about to pass a law that makes smoking in public parks and beaches illegal. This comes after passing an ordinance last year banning smoking in bars. Since smokers didn’t raise their middle fingers in the direction of City Hall and continue lighting up over their pints, Big Brother proved the …
Continue reading “Give ‘Big Brother’ an inch, he’ll take a mile”
Dear Editor: Some politicians in Washington are still discussing cutting the Social Security benefits we’ve earned to reduce the federal budget deficit. Social Security didn’t cause the deficit, and the contributions we’ve made over our lifetimes must be protected, not reduced! Millions of seniors, widows and widowers, and those living with disabilities all depend on …
Continue reading “Social Security necessary for future financial security”
Dear Editor: For the second week now, I’ve read letters from local politicians protesting the change to NJT light rail service that would affect Hoboken residents. While I understand and respect that Assemblyman Ramos and Assemblywoman Rodriguez, as well as Mr. Occhipinti, are looking out for their constituents and community members, couldn’t the exact same …
Continue reading “Who is fighting Jersey City’s NJT battles?”
Dear Editor: I was so moved after reading the story of Ms. Connie Virulet, the subject of “Spar Power” in the Fall 2010 edition of Palisade Magazine. Mother of four beautiful children. Massage Therapist. College Student. Eminent Pro Boxer. OMG! The reader becomes keenly aware of her triumphs and her travails, her courage and her …
Dear Editor: I read “Bright ideas for a dark subject,” in which the city’s administration states they have not received any ideas from the public on how to deal with the current financial straits. Didn’t candidate Healy state last year taxes will be stable? I saw his television ads last year explaining Jersey City’s bright …
Continue reading “Resident proposes offers solutions to ease JC’s financial situation”
Dear Editor: I am a taxing paying resident of Hudson County, and I live in the city of Bayonne, NJ. I have attended a great number of Community Awareness Series Programs over the past decades. As a wife, a mother, and a grandmother, I find the CAS a very family-friendly and inspiring program. I have …
Continue reading “Friends support letter for Community Awareness Series”
Dear Editor: As the owner of two rescue dogs, I have followed with interest the unexpected resignation of Liberty Humane Society’s (LHS) board of directors in mid-July – which exposed a shelter in disarray – and the dedicated men and women, taking considerable time out of their own lives, who have stepped in as the …
Continue reading “LHS circumstances necessitate some unfortunate decisions”
Dear Editor: It should go without saying that times are tough. Everyone is forced to do more with much less, and that includes government. Two weeks ago, New Jersey Transit changed the route and timetable for the Hudson Bergen Light Rail. This is a decision that NJ Transit made in order to close a $300 …
Continue reading “To NJ Transit: Restore Light Rail route to its original schedule”
Dear Editor: Another great job done by Paddy McCarthy along with Charlie (the Buffer) Irvins and the custodial staff for their hard work stripping all classroom floors this past summer. The floors shine like mirrors, the bathrooms were scrubbed clean, and all dust was removed from furniture and chairs. In my opinion, school No. 28 …
Dear Editor: The Senior Citizens residents at 80 Cambridge Avenue, Jersey City, would like to take the opportunity to thank Sean Connors for the wonderful dinner event he gave that was enjoyed by all. The refreshments consisted of Italian food pasta, meatballs, sausage, salad, bread, beverages, coffee, tea, and cake. We were given prize tickets, …