Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: On Tuesday, April 20, late at 8:35 p.m., I voted in a school board election at Lawlor Towers. Surprised, I saw exiting a voting booth, not one – but two persons! They parted hurriedly, with abject thanks from the “helpee.” As I approached the booth, the “helpful,” unidentified woman asked if I need …
Dear Editor: I wish to express my sincere thank you and heartfelt gratitude to all of the fine people of Hudson County who came out in the Primary Election of June 8, 2010 and voted to nominate me to run in the General Election which will be conducted in November, 2010. It is this type …
Continue reading “An open letter to the voters of Hudson County”
Dear Editor: As a Hudson County taxpayer, I am inquiring if there is any public information about the construction project in a suspended state in North Hudson Braddock Park. I have heard reports that there is contaminated soil discovered well after the construction was underway. Several questions follow regarding the project that need a public …
Continue reading “What’s happening in North Hudson Braddock Park?”
Dear Editor: In Al Sullivan’s column item, “Christie takes over the high court”, Sullivan is again asserting that George Bush is Gov. Christie’s “mentor”. A mentor is defined by Webster’s dictionary as a “trusted counselor or guide”, “tutor” or “coach”. Have the two men met long enough for Bush to implant the control chip Sullivan …
Continue reading “George Bush is not Chris Christie’s mentor”
Dear Editor: To Mr. Frank Gargiulo, Superintendent of the Hudson County Schools of Technology: At the most recent County Board of Education meeting it was decided to eliminate the sports programs from the County High Schools. Everyone is aware that this is a time of “belt tightening” but it seems that these cuts have been …
Continue reading “Cutting county high school sports is short-sighted”
Dear Editor: Reading the article by Tricia Tirella, ‘Layoffs, higher taxes brewing, NB town and school struggle with aid cut’: this article mentions that due to the loss of millions of dollars in state aid for their budgets during the next fiscal year, thanks to statewide aid cuts from Gov. Christopher Christie, this means that …
Dear Editor: North Bergen Special Needs Children need a place to play! Currently, there are no North Bergen Parks that have a large special swing and/or special adapted equipment that allows them to play or feel like a regular child. (However, there a few parks in Hoboken that carry a large child swing to accommodate …
Continue reading “Special needs kids need special playgrounds”
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 …
Continue reading “Who’s running, Schillari or a local mayor?”
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: On June 8, there will be a primary election held for Hudson County Sheriff. What I would like to see, in a County Sheriff, is a gentleman who’s going to respectfully take his cap off before entering a building rather than tightening up a cowboy hat. I want someone who is humble, not …