Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: I reviewed the recent interviews of Hudson County Sheriff Juan M. Perez and Mr. Frank Schillari in your newspapers. The interviews were well conducted by your reporter but I noted something very strange in the interview of Mr. Schillari. In the interview of Sheriff Perez, he responded to each and every question of …
Dear Editor: May 14, 2010 will mark twelve years since Hoboken’s favorite son, Frank Sinatra passed away. There’s nothing much more to say except his legions of fans, both ‘ordinary’ and ‘notable’ are as strong as they ever were to continue remembering all the great pop standards brought to popularity by this once-in-a-lifetime entertainer. Among …
Dear Editor: I am writing to endorse Carol Lester for Jersey City Board of Education. We have a crisis at our doorstep. We have a dysfunctional, bloated, and top-heavy school system with a high per pupil cost. Our public school system is failing to deliver the necessary educational services to all students at a cost …
Continue reading “Dan Levin endorses Carol Lester for school board”
Dear Editor: As the state has turned over jurisdiction of the JC schools back to local control, the unabated JC taxpayers are being forced to pay a greater share of the $619 million budget. For years activists such as myself have been complaining to the City Council to stop with the tax abatements since tax …
Continue reading “We need independent JC Board of Ed members”
Dear Editor: I am writing to ask Jersey City residents to vote for Carol Lester in the school board election on April 20th. Carol is a co-founder of the Learning Community Charter School (LCCS), a public and unionized school. Additionally, she served as the board president for six years. Carol understands state and national education …
Dear Editor: The Jersey City Board of Education ballot asks a simple question – should the public raise $618,836,174 for the ensuing school year? While this amount is less than last year’s ballot question, in reality, it is a tax increase of $30 million since 2005 for local taxpayers. Last year, this question passed, but …
Continue reading “Yvonne Balcer says reject the school budget”
Dear Editor: Well the fine residents get another chance to prove to the representatives of this fine city, Jersey City, that there are concerned people that will exercise the most powerful event they have as American Citizens, “The Right to Vote.” It seems whenever we turn around it’s Political season for one thing or another. …
Dear Editor: Recently, the twelve mayors of Hudson County signed and forwarded a letter to the Hudson County Board of Education supporting the elimination of athletics at the Hudson County School of Technology. Considering the economics times the State is facing, this would seem like a reasonable request. However, prior to eliminating athletics from public …
Dear Editor: My name is Carol Lester and I am running for the Jersey City Board of Education because I want to bring educational solutions and necessary reform to our local public district schools while cutting non-essential non-classroom spending. Your vote on April 20, 2-9 p.m., can make a big difference. Working with dedicated Jersey …
Continue reading “Carol Lester will cut school waste from the top down”
Dear Editor: Board of Education elections typically attract an extremely low voter turnout. The citizens of Jersey City should make sure that this year is different, and that they get out and vote on April 20. There is too much at stake for people to stay home. The school portion of property taxes will be …
Continue reading “Time for a change at the Board of Education”