Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: One of the annual events I eagerly look forward to is the spring school musical. And again this year, my anticipation was rewarded with a wonderful show! The performances of our Middle and High School students in Cole Porter’s musical “Anything Goes” were just “De-lightful”! My wife and I had the pleasure of …
Dear Editor: It seems that the real school bullies are the school administrators at Secaucus High. After a student asked a question about credit awarded for art classes, he was asked to apologize and his teachers were questioned to see if they encouraged him (“Student disciplined for question at board meeting” April 3, 2011). The …
Dear Editor: I am writing this letter to the residents of Secaucus with regards to the recent Board of Education meeting, which was held March 24 evening. I would first like to thank those who spoke, especially the teachers, who spoke their mind. While listening to the parents and teachers who did speak, I can …
Continue reading “Will Randina take a pay cut to prove she’s serious?”
Dear Editor: Having attended the BOE budget meeting on Thursday, I couldn’t help but walk home on that cold spring night with fists shaking at my sides. I’d sat through a meeting about a budget in name only to experience one of the most disheartening events in my eleven years in Secaucus. As for the …
Dear Editor: After attending the Board of Education meeting on March 24 is quite disheartening to someone that is a product of the Secaucus school system to see such a drastic change in such a short period of time. When morale is low in industry, production suffers. When morale is low in a school system …
Continue reading “Has the Secaucus school system lost its soul?”
Dear Editor: In response to the article in the March 7 Hudson Reporter, “Secaucus BOE’s Sneaky Budget Introduction . . . “ I would like to clarify the following points: The March 3 Secaucus Board of Education meeting to approve the preliminary 2011-2012 Budget was advertised on Monday, February 28. The purpose of a preliminary …
Dear Editor: The article that was published in the Secaucus Reporter on March 6 was misleading and erroneous. Suit was filed because the Town of Secaucus and Gonnelli administration have refused to release information showing waste of taxpayer dollars. Four separate OPRA (Open Public Records Act) requests were submitted, not one as reported. The Town …
Editor’s Note: This letter was written before Patricia Belenski withdrew from the race. Dear Editor: As of writing to this column seven candidates have filed to run for the three seats that are available in this Secaucus Board of Education election. My plan is to allow pieces of the strategy that some candidates might employ …
Dear Editor: It is hard to believe that over a year has passed since our Independent administration took office. It has been a very successful year in so many ways, and I would like to thank everyone who has helped make Secaucus an even better place to live, work and raise a family. We have …
Dear Editor: The heaven wept and the quiet solitude after the earthquake is shattered by the families’ darkness hours. Assuredly words are incapable of capturing the feelings of sorrow and helplessness that consume the people of Japan. As citizens of this planet we are committed to help them in this time of mourning and desperation. …