Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: The officers and members of the Secaucus Ladies Auxiliary of the Exempt Firemen’s Association wish to thank everyone who helped make our 5th annual Valentine’s Breakfast a huge success. Thank you to Mayor Mike Gonnelli and the Council for allowing the use of the Senior Center again this year and to our local …
Dear Editor: I want to take this opportunity to publicly acknowledge the efforts of Councilman Bill McKeever that resulted in replacing the lost Purple Heart that my late husband Edward earned during his Army service in World War II. Neither I nor my family were expecting, however, to learn that the councilman’s efforts discovered that …
Dear Editor: After a month of persistent and crippling snowstorms, I do look forward to spring weather, green grass, and flowers in bloom. The advent of spring is also a great opportunity to turn over a new leaf on our dietary habits. In fact, hundreds of communities welcome spring on March 20th with an observance …
Dear Editor: On September 15th 1943 an American B-17 bomber with ten airmen on board failed to return home from a mission. One of them was a 2LT Frank A. Roth, from Union City, NJ. He was serving overseas with the 95th Bomb Group based in Horham, England. Around 1998, when I was 14 years …
Dear Editor: In the last 20 years, the number of children with autism and related conditions in New Jersey has skyrocketed. While schools are working to meet the needs of these children, little attention is paid to the needs of adults. After the age of 21, those with autism are no longer entitled to free, …
Dear Editor: The U.S. Advisory Panel on Dietary Guidelines has finally mustered the courage to recommend that Americans eat less meat and dairy products. And not just to lower our risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and obesity, but also because it slows the rate of climate changes, with its own devastating consequences. The …
“George Washington: First in peace, first in war, first in the heart of his countrymen, and the father of our country.” Those words have been exclaimed by American historians since the birth of this fledging nation. This coveted distinction is most appropriate to the first commanding general of the Colonial Army and the first president …
Dear Editor: It’s so sad, no statement or even one word from our New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was mentioned about the murders of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christian by ISIS in Libya. New Jersey is the home of the largest Egyptian population in the USA. Very strong statements were issued by the UN, The white …
Dear Editor: In the last 20 years, the number of children with autism and related conditions in New Jersey has skyrocketed. While schools are working to meet the needs of these children, little attention is paid to the needs of adults. After the age of 21, those with autism are no longer entitled to free, …
Dear Editor: It’s so sad, no statement or even one word from our New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was mentioned about the murders of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christian by ISIS in Libya. New Jersey is the home of the largest Egyptian population in USA. Very strong statements were issued by the UN, The white house, …