Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: 2012 has not been a banner year for the meat industry. Extreme drought has doubled the cost of animal feedstuffs. Undercover investigations documented male chicks suffocated in plastic garbage bags or ground to death, their female counterparts crammed for life in tiny wire-mesh cages, pigs clobbered with metal pipes, and assorted farm animals …
Dear Editor: On 9/11/12, my dear father Corrado Salvemini lost his battle with Alzheimer’s. He was 81 years old. Alzheimer’s is a cruel disease that ravages the brain and slowly robs its victims of their memories and cognitive function. Eventually, victims loose their ability to walk, talk and swallow/digest solid food and liquids. The specific …
Dear Editor: We need to give additional thought to the Grand Prix race scheduled to come to West New York and Weehawken in 2013. The organizers claim this race would be a boon for the local economy, bringing in $100 million. But I think this is a big gamble disguised by overly optimistic advertising. Take …
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Dear Editor: I am writing this letter to assist in the clarification of issues that have arisen recently concerning security and safety for my members and all persons at the Hudson County Department of Family Services. I am, the president of AFSCME Local 2306 and we represent 500 plus employees within the department. First and …
Dear Editor: Much has been said at recent Council meetings and written in this publication attempting to cast a negative light on the fiscal responsibility of my administration. Rather than respond to these individual attacks, I think the far better course is to state the facts regarding this administration’s fiscal prudence. Because the Secaucus Day …
Dear Editor: I begin this letter paraphrasing a quote from Albert Einstein. “When the powers that be have the schools and press under its’ thumb their able to sway the emotions of the masses” Now, that being said. It is bad enough that Mayor Gonnelli now controls the Board of Education, he now would like …
Dear Editor: A great thank you to Mayor Gonnelli, for the concerts you and the council members have supplied to the town all summer. Also, thanks to the restaurants for the food supplied, it was wonderful. The seniors and residents enjoyed the evenings. It was a great night out. Thanks again for a great summer. …
Dear Editor: Why the silence? Permit me to give your readers the reason I ask this question along with my opinion as to why the credit is not being given to the person deserving of the credit, Superintendent of Schools Cynthia Randina. Secaucus High Schools grade fell from 102 in 2010 to 90 in 2012 …
Dear Editor: As a retired New Jersey State Police Captain and a former Sheriff of Hudson County I am submitting the following reminder to all the residents in the county concerning the safety of most valued persons, our children and grandchildren as they return to school: September is back to school for students throughout the …
Dear Editor: The PSEG Foundation and the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) are pleased to announce the availability of the 2012 application for the Dana Christmas Scholarship for Heroism. The Dana Christmas Scholarship for Heroism was established to honor the Seton Hall University student who is credited with saving lives and helping …
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