Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: I am a resident of the Veterans Housing Complex in Union City, N.J. I have had a garden in front of my apartment for 35 years. In the garden there is a statue of the Blessed Mother and an angel. Recently I discovered that the thumb on the Blessed Mother was broken off, …
Dear Editor: I big muchas gracias to Santo Sanabria for “Park Needs Better Care” (July 17). Last week I spoke in person with Director of Public Safety, Union City’s Mayor Brian Stack. He met with locals in Jersey City’s Washington Park under two shade trees in the midst of green grass. I told him that …
Dear Editor: After reading your July 17 article ‘Dining with Dwek’ I realized how much I pine for old (blue collar) Secaucus Plaza Diner. I hope your readers didn’t come away with the impression that Secaucus politicians were always as high brow, (white collar) lawbreakers, who only did their dealings in upscale restaurants like La …
Dear Editor: I’d like to take a moment to mention the rich cultural heritage of our community. The City of Union City has a long history of being a first stop for immigrant communities. I myself was born in Cuba and came with my parents at a very young age (1966).Union City has always welcomed …
Continue reading “Making our children proud of their heritage”
Dear Editor: According to the NJ Forest Service a “hazard tree” has a structural defect that increases the likelihood of hitting a target and causing personal or property injury. Such was the case recently in Union City’s Washington Park Soccer Field, and along Palisade Avenue near the entrance to Washington Park. In the soccer field …
Dear Editor: Balancing the federal budget will be extremely difficult, but it can be done in a way that is both fair and that emphasizes key national priorities. Here are my recommendations on key principles, cutting spending and raising revenue: • Do not balance the budget on the backs of the poor and the middle …
Dear Editor: I am writing to voice my strong opposition to cutting more than $300 million in Medicaid funding in order to help close a deficit. While I understand the need to be fiscally conservative at this economic juncture, Medicaid funding is far too valuable to slash. The proposed income levels are not practical in …
Continue reading “Cutting Medicaid to close a deficit is not the answer”
Dear Editor: Since moving from Manhattan to West New York about 6 years ago, I had been consistently impressed by the care & attention shown to the 9/11 memorial fountain & playground area at the north end of Donnelly Park. This year for some reason, the area clearly needed some grounds keeping, maintenance, and police …
Dear Editor: I wanted to publicly thank the people of West New York, Weehawken and Guttenberg for their support in my selection as your freeholder candidate for district 7th. I look forward to meeting my constituents, many of whom have already provided tremendous support and encouragement to me and my family over the past month. …
Dear Editor: Residents are beginning to ask more in-depth questions about the planned improvements for Union City’s No. 3 Washington Park (below the soccer field to Palisade Avenue, Patterson Plank Rd to 2nd St). I refer residents to Hudson County’s Open Space, Recreation & Historic Preservation Trust Application P1-01-10. The conceptual image on the aforementioned …