Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: Over half a million New Jerseyans are affected by Alzheimer’s disease – including individuals in the Bergen, Morris and Passaic County areas, who are either diagnosed with the disease or are caring for a loved one with it. You can register for the Northern Regional Walk to End Alzheimer’s, which takes place on …
Dear Editor: It started with a 102.4 fever, aches all-over, coughs, congestion… misery for two weeks (and counting!). Sometimes I cough so hard it feels like my chest is going to crack. Other times, the coughs come in waves that make me see flashes of light in between short, desperate breaths. It is the right …
Continue reading “Sick days protect workers, and their co-workers”
Dear Editor: On behalf of myself and the Town Council, I would like to thank everyone for coming out to the 3rd Annual “Secaucus Restaurant Night”, it was a great event! Without the following restaurants’ participation this night would not have been possible: Barelli’s, Bonefish Grill, Bread House Bakery & Coffee Shop, Buffalo Wild Wings, …
Dear Editor: Or should the headline read; “Politics does make strange bed fellows.” The fact that former West New York Mayor Sal Vega received a $60,000 dollar a year job to serve as the new High Tech HS Director of Transportation is in no way disturbing to me unless his qualifications fall short of the …
Continue reading “What Ever Happened to Personal Integrity?”
Dear Editor: Tuesday August 12 a little before 6 p.m. – this will be a day I will never forget, for I lost my beautiful beagle mix to a speeding car, a driver going above the speed limit on my street of 77th street North Bergen NJ. I’d like to make it clear that I …
Continue reading “Disgusted – is there no justice for animals?”
Dear Editor: On behalf of Immaculate Conception Church (ICC) we would like to extend a sincere thank you to all who made this years Feast a success. To Mayor Gonnelli and the Council we greatly appreciate your allowing us to utilize Buchmuller Park. Bringing the Feast to the center of Town was the perfect setting …
Dear Editor: With the new school year, parents’ attention is turning to school lunches. Traditionally, USDA had used the National School Lunch Program as a dumping ground for surplus meat and dairy commodities. Children consumed animal fat and sugary drinks, to the point where one-third have became overweight or obese. Their early dietary flaws became …
Dear Editor: When I first began my internship at AARP, I had absolutely no idea how big of an issue caregiving is. Now I know that caregivers provide around $13 billion a year in unpaid services in New Jersey alone, and surely people that give that much deserve to get something back. This is why …
Continue reading “Focus on caregiving is warranted given how big its impact is”
Dear Editor: The start of every school year brings with it a nervous excitement for new learning opportunities, but also concerns for student safety in and out of the classroom. The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) shares in these sentiments by making school bus safety a top priority. By requiring that all school transportation …
Continue reading “Public-private partnership yields strong school bus inspection program”
Dear Editor: Mid August marks the time of year when high school graduates prepare to enter their freshman year of college, with many leaving home for the first time. With all the responsibilities and stressors that come with adjusting to both the social pressures and expectations of college life, it’s not uncommon for some freshmen, …