Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: I just read the letter to this column (May 8) by attorney Jack Gillman and his attempt to defend North Bergen mayor, North Bergen Assistant School Superintendent and State Senator Nick Sacco and his payout for “unused” sick days. I could appreciate Mr. Gillman, an attorney for the North Bergen Board of Education, …
Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank the faculty and students of North Bergen High School for their good thoughts and kind words during my recuperation. The cards, letters, and visits really meant a lot to me and made my recovery easier. I look forward to seeing all of you once …
Dear Editor: Specifically, we agree with the statement the governor made back in 2010, when he said, at the AARP Day at the Capitol, “I want everybody to have health insurance. I want everybody to be able to be provided with health care.” Now, two years removed from that event, Governor Christie has on his …
Dear Editor: I am a volunteer at Dvine Konektion Community Corp. We work very hard every month to ensure that the community fair services we provide are beneficial to the five communities we serve. Saturday, May 19 is the next community fair, hours 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Diabetes, blood pressure screening via NHCAC welfare …
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Dear Editor: As part of our ongoing effort to listen to the needs of our customers, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) will be implementing “Skip the Trip,” the latest in a long line of positive changes the Christie Administration is making to improve customer service and convenience. Beginning July 1, customers born on …
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Dear Editor: Just in time for Earth Day, a study published in Environmental Research Letters warns that animal manure and fertilizers used in growing animal feed emit large amounts of nitrous oxide, a powerful greenhouse gas. An op-ed piece in this week’s New York Times warns that the devastating environmental impacts of a meat-based diet …
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Dear Editor: I can’t tell you how happy I am that my hard earned tax money is going to pay for a slew of high priced lawyers to defend the Town of North Bergen and its Public Works Department that is now the subject of an investigation by the attorney general’s office. (North Bergen hires …
Dear Editor: After reading your recent article – North Bergen hires slew of lawyers in state probe of township DPW, March 29 – I have to wonder why exactly Mayor Sacco and the commissioners are hiring these attorneys. Are the commissioners worried about protecting the constitutional rights of the supervisor of the Public Works department …
Dear Editor: Chris Christie came to office as a no-nonsense United States Attorney who promised to clean up New Jersey once and for all. As a former Christie supporter, I am quite dismayed at what the Governor has become. While his friends may refer to him “as the greatest governor ever” I believe he has …
Dear Editor: I just received a note from my health insurance carrier. The note indicated that my monthly premiums, I am self-employed and therefore pay for my family’s coverage, will increase from $ 2,099.77 to $ 2,425.00 a month as of June 1st. The math is simple and rounded to the nearest thousand its $29,000.00 …