Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: I am opposed to S2405, which ends the timetable to bring sexual abuse charges. While this legislation is aimed mainly at the Catholic Church; it is also leaves our state/county institutions and public schools at risk. A former student can allege he/she was abused 20 or 30 years ago. There will be no …
Dear Editor: An open letter to the Gucci Family! The Shooting Stars want to express our appreciation for your recent Toy Drive, supporting the Valerie Fund Children’s Hospital for leukemia and cancer disorder. Thanks to you and your generous gifts, over 81 children and their family, who battle this disease every day received gifts. You …
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Dear Editor: The economic times are already tough in New Jersey. Most middle and lower class families are already having a tough time in their day to day routine lives. Now on top of that comes a NJ Turnpike and Garden State Parkway 50 percent toll hike, another burden on these already struggling families. I …
Dear Secaucus Residents: The rising cost to heat at home can make it difficult for low-income earners to pay their gas bill during the winter months. If the hot water for the home is heated through natural gas, paying the bill can be difficult any time of the year. New Jersey has programs to help …
Dear Editor: The year 2011 saw many changes in our town, mostly for the better. I, for one, am very thankful for all the support my department has received from Mayor Mike Gonnelli and the town council, as well as the local businesses and residents of Secaucus. With the relocating of the food pantry and …
Dear Editor, As a parent taxpayer and a Democrat I am appalled that Republican governor Christie would be allowed to use Secaucus High School as a forum for a well choreographed political press conference. The governor orchestrated a restricted event at a public facility to speak to the valve of education ironically a government function …
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Dear Editor: All of us at Tomorrows Children’s Fund have come to recognize that Secaucus is the little town with a huge heart. In late October, Pat Belenski from Mayor Michael Gonnelli’s office contacted us to inform us that Tomorrows Children’s Fund had been selected to receive proceeds from Secaucus’ First Annual Community Ball. This …
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Dear Editor: On a recent afternoon, sitting in the park with a cup of espresso (carried from a nearby cafe with no outside tables), I was reminded, as leaves fluttered around me, of one of Shakespeare’s sonnets: “That time of year thou mayest in me behold, When yellow leaves, or none, or few, Do hang …
Dear Editor: If you were at the Kennedy Dancers’ performance of Christmas at St Joseph’s School for the Blind this past Saturday night, you couldn’t help but feel grateful for all the joy they bring to the community. Under the direction of Diane Dragone and her capable staff, you were taken on a journey of …
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Dear Editor: As a retired New Jersey State Trooper and former Sheriff of Hudson County please find for the residents of Hudson County the following holiday safety tips to assist in ensuring all enjoy a happy, healthy and most of all safe holiday season. Always be aware of your surroundings and the persons in the …