Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: On Saturday, August 10th, my husband, Jim, and I answered the front door to find a salesman from a private energy company who attempted to have us agree to choose that company as our provider. He was armed with a binder displaying a PSEG bill on the cover and brandished a company badge. …
Dear Editor: Thanks to Jim from North Bergen for his July 7 letter about excessively loud backyard parties. It’s nice to have someone on my side concerning this quality-of-life issue. Too many people allow their backyard barbecues to become outdoor nightclubs that last into the late hours. The problem comes from more than simple inconsideration. …
Dear Editor: The following is an open letter to Mayor Sacco and the Parks & Recreation Commissioner Mr. Hugo Cabrera. Dear Mr. Sacco & Mr. Cabrera: As lifelong residents of North Bergen and, ones that reside right across from the newly renovated children’s park on 79th Street, thanks for providing our young ones with a …
Dear Editor: Pedestrian fatalities in New Jersey have skyrocketed in recent years. The pedestrian share of traffic-related deaths in New Jersey now accounts for 30 percent of the total, more than twice the national average. In response to growing concerns, Safe Streets policies are being adopted nationwide. The New Jersey Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets …
Dear Editor: A lot of talking about regulating the jitney buses will do nothing. We, who use them often and see the drivers using their cell phones constantly, can make a difference. Give us a hotline—a police number, for instance—that we can call to report a driver who is using a cell phone while driving. …
Dear Editor: Thanks to Jim from North Bergen for his July 7 letter about excessively loud backyard parties. It’s nice to have someone on my side concerning this quality-of-life issue. Too many people allow their backyard barbecues to become outdoor nightclubs that last into the late hours. The problem comes from more than simple inconsideration. …
Dear Editor: Experiencing reality of prayer as I was getting myself together today, in my daily commute from Guttenberg (I’m formerly a Hoboken resident), I began praying, and was so focused on covering everything and everyone in prayer, asking God to bless, provide and bring spiritual growth into our lives. While I was walking to …
Dear Editor: The following is an open letter to Assemblywoman Jimenez Dear Honorable Assemblywoman Jimenez: I am contacting your office directly, in wake of the horrific accident that occurred on Boulevard East in West New York, in which an innocent 8 month old infant girl was killed. There are no words that are able to …
Dear Editor: Disaster assistance may be available for losses not covered by an insurance settlement for New Jersey survivors of Superstorm Sandy. That is why the Federal Emergency Management Agency urges survivors who have registered for disaster assistance to call the FEMA Helpline, 800-621-3362 as soon as they receive their insurance settlement. When the insurance …
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Dear Editor: Who is Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey? Is he a sincere man with honest refreshing qualities and characteristics geared to telling it like it is or is he just a buffoon, a clown, an entertainer using his rough no non-sense exterior as a shield to hide his inabilities and short comings as …