Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: Where is Jersey’s World War II Veteran’s Monument? Some notable Jersey City residents were killed in World War II: Al Blois, former New York Giant football player (killed in the Alps); Capt. Aubrey Kemper, youngest graduate of Columbia University at age 16 (killed crossing the Rhine); my neighbor, Walter Ostrowski (killed at The …
Dear Editor: Mayor Healy’s recent letter to property tax owners, enclosed with their second quarter bill, is quite amusing. Mayor Healy tells us good citizens of Jersey City that the City is in the midst of a “New Great Depression.” He does not know how right he is. After watching my real estate taxes increase …
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Dear Editor: I would like to thank my family and friends, and those 35,000 voters who came out for The Board of Education elections! I would like to thank the JCEA, my mentor Mr. Tom Favia and to all those teachers who sacrifice daily to come to Jersey City to educate our children. To Councilman …
Dear Editor: For the last two years I have repeatedly stated that Jersey City needs to form an independent commission consisting of members from the financial employers on the waterfront to review the financial budget and structural functions of our City Government. The City has not changed how it operates in decades; it can no …
Dear Editor: Finally this past Jersey City School Board election broke the strong shackles that bonded the process into a total inept farce for years. Voter apathy at least, for this unique election was partially broken with a tremendous increase. The only unfortunate most essential forgotten treasure was voting yes or no on the budget …
Dear Editor: I am making several comments in regards to the letter in your editorial page on April 25, 2010 from a Mr. Waddleton and also another concerning the upcoming Primary Election for Sheriff of Hudson County. I find that Mr. Waddleton is commenting on a Mr. Schillari who is supposedly running for Sheriff. From …
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Dear Editor: I would like to express my heartfelt and undying gratitude by thanking everyone responsible for electing me to the Board of Education on April 20. It was a wonderful and incredible experience to see Jersey City residents turn out in historic numbers to vote. It demonstrates a referendum for change! Indeed, now is …
Dear Editor: I want to congratulate the winners of the election and thank them for volunteering their personal time to help run the city’s education system. I also want to congratulate the residents of Jersey City for turning out in such large numbers for the Board of Education vote. And I personally want to thank …
Dear Editor: You announcement, and those coming from New Jersey Transit, that the Hudson Bergen Light Rail fare is increasing by 10 per cent, is inaccurate. Because discounted 10-trip tickets will be discontinued, passengers who have been using those tickets will experience a fare increase of 29 per cent. Thank you, Lauren Naslund Jersey City
Dear Editor: Unless Governor Chris Christie’s proposed budget is changed by the Legislature, many low-income seniors are in for a nasty shock and possibly a bout of poor health when they try to refill their prescriptions in January. The budget proposal says some seniors enrolled in the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) …
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