Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: In a News Brief published in a recent edition of the Secaucus Reporter it was reported that a resident of Xchange at Secaucus Junction was angered to learn those residents were credited with buying a new fire truck for Secaucus at a cost of $29,000. This Brief clarified the issue that the truck …
Continue reading “If the fire truck doesn’t fit, we must acquit!”
Dear Editor: To Mr. Frank Gargiulo, Superintendent of the Hudson County Schools of Technology: At the most recent County Board of Education meeting it was decided to eliminate the sports programs from the County High Schools. Everyone is aware that this is a time of “belt tightening” but it seems that these cuts have been …
Continue reading “Cutting county high school sports is short-sighted”
Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to address an article that was printed in the April 25 edition of the Secaucus Reporter. This article discussed someone’s allegation that (in my capacity as a School Board Trustee), I was part of a conspiracy to engage an employee of our school district to meet …
Dear Editor: Open Letter to Secaucus Residents… I’d like to express my most sincere appreciation for your unprecedented support of the 2010-2011 Budget, which passed by more than 400 votes. Once again, Secaucus residents put our students and excellence in education first. Thank you for your resounding trust in our Board and the Administration. Congratulations …
Dear Editor: I would like to start off by thanking everyone who ran for the Board of Education you demonstrated your true concern for our educational system. I wish the best to each and every one of you. I would like to thank my wife Angela and my children Sal and Amanda for their patients …
Dear Editor: I was truly touched by the tremendous support I received during the Board of Education election. A special thank you to everyone who sent congratulation messages by way of texting, e-mail, phone calls, or coming by my home. Be assured, as a board member, I will always remember the promise I made during …
Dear Editor: I reviewed the recent interviews of Hudson County Sheriff Juan M. Perez and Mr. Frank Schillari in your newspapers. The interviews were well conducted by your reporter but I noted something very strange in the interview of Mr. Schillari. In the interview of Sheriff Perez, he responded to each and every question of …
Dear Editor: Unless Governor Chris Christie’s proposed budget is changed by the Legislature, many low-income seniors are in for a nasty shock and possibly a bout of poor health when they try to refill their prescriptions in January. The budget proposal says some seniors enrolled in the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) …
Continue reading “Christie budget raises seniors’ medication costs”
Dear Editor: On June 8, there will be a primary election held for Hudson County Sheriff. What I would like to see, in a County Sheriff, is a gentleman who’s going to respectfully take his cap off before entering a building rather than tightening up a cowboy hat. I want someone who is humble, not …
Dear Editor: As a former member of both the Town Council and the Secaucus Board of Education, I’m very familiar with the tough decisions that face our local elected officials. With the impending cutbacks in state aid to local governments, the challenges have increased. Fortunately, this year we have three school board candidates, Sal Manente, …