Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: The Jan. 17th edition of the Union City Reporter published a Letter to the Editor which was signed by “A Concerned American Citizen”. The letter speaks about a recent incident in which political opponents were arrested and charged for distributing a written letter which used both my likeness and signature without my authorization. …
Continue reading “Consider the source of letters against me”
Dear Editor: Senior citizens will not receive an increase in social security this year. Congress says that the cost of living did not rise. What planet are they living on? You can bet your life that they will vote to increase their over inflated salaries. The fact is everything has gone up: groceries, rent, taxes, …
Dear Editor: On behalf of the members of the North Hudson Firefighters and Fire Officers Association, I like to sincerely thank all the government agencies and individuals who made our 11th Annual Christmas parade a huge success. With the support of the Management of the North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue and the tremendous cooperation …
Dear Editor: I would like to comment on a recent story published in your paper titled “Readers respond to First Amendment debate.” I am outraged and truly alarmed by the conduct of Mayor Stack/ Chief Everett. The U.S. Supreme Court has consistently ruled that political speech is given greater protection under the constitution than other …
Dear Editor: I just came upon your website, and remembered my visits to my grandparents in 1968 and 1970 in Union City. They immigrated from postwar Nuremberg in the early 1950s. By working hard, they bought a brick house at Hudson Avenue where they lived until the 1980s. As a 5 year old boy I …
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Dear Editor: Recently, Union City Mayor Brian Stack submitted a letter making excuses for the recent tax increase to Union City homeowners. Over the last few years, Union City taxes have continued to rise. Mayor Stack points his finger at others and deflects the blame from his own failure to control taxes. Mayor Stack has …
Continue reading “Mayor Stack – stop making excuses and cut waste and mismanagement”
Dear Editor: We would like to follow up on our previous letter to the editor by publicly thanking Union City Superintendent of Schools Stanley Sanger, BOE president Jeanette Peña, and the rest of the Board of Education for following through on their promises to make the Union City Board of Education meetings more easily accessible …
Continue reading “New approach to school board meetings a positive step”
Dear Editor: I am writing to thank publicly Dr. Montserrat Zalis and other staff of Union City Animal Clinic. Recently due to an urgent medical condition, I had to put to sleep my precious Fluffy, a tan-and-white Jack Russell terrier, who was twelve years old. It was the first time I ever had to make …
Dear Editor: I’m responding to Melissa’s sweet and thoughtful letter (12/13/09) where she’s “not debating marriage equity” and then proceeds – in an extra long column – to debate marriage “equity.” By which she turns the word “marriage,” which since the history of humankind has meant the union of a man and woman on its …
Dear Editor: On behalf of the Scibetta Family, Det. Vito Aiello, Det. Tony Lucia, Det. Mayra Ransom and myself, we would like to thank everyone who helped to make the fundraiser for little Frankie Scibetta a success. We would especially like to thank Sheriff Juan M. Perez, Chief John Bartucci and Hudson County Sheriff’s Officers …
Continue reading “Thank you to all who made little Frankie Scibetta’s fundraiser a success”