Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: I write to thank the Union City Police Department for arriving each night at 9 p.m. to close the soccer field on Second Street and New York Avenue. Without intervention of police the adult players would continue playing through the night disturbing the peace and scoffing a city ordinance that declares “enforced by …
Dear Editor: Even as New Jersey continues its recovery from Superstorm Sandy, we’re reminded that a new hurricane season is upon us. Now is a good time to consider your personal and professional readiness for any emergency, but particularly for a natural disaster. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center expects to …
Dear Editor: Who is Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey? Is he a sincere man with honest refreshing qualities and characteristics geared to telling it like it is or is he just a buffoon, a clown, an entertainer using his rough no non-sense exterior as a shield to hide his inabilities and short comings as …
Dear Editor: The topic I want to discuss is, how come Mayor Felix Roque renamed a street in West New York Dr. Jose Roque Way. What did this man ever do for West New York? I heard that Dr. Jose Roque was a doctor in Union City and not West New York, so what makes …
Dear Editor: Here’s a problem. What do we do with the garden basement apartments that were flooded by Hurricane Sandy here in Hoboken and surrounding cities? How’s this for a solution? Form a public/private partnership with property owners, pertinent governmental and business entities to purchase these ground floor spaces and turn them into new urban …
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Dear Editor: The following is a letter to Representative Sires: Dear Rep. Sires: I can’t count the numerous times I have written you and requested your having Town Hall meetings for your constituents in the NJ 8th Congressional District, but you have turned a deaf ear to the request. I and everyone I talk to, …
Dear Editor: When we choose to get into this political life, we are all aware of the made rumors and baggage that goes along with the game, but family members should be off limits. They deal with that empty seat at the dinner table, the missed family events and the late night emergencies which by …
Dear Editor: The nicer weather is now upon us. Outdoor barbecues and backyard parties give families a chance to relax and enjoy themselves. Invite your friends over, but please be considerate of your neighbors. Most everyone loves music, but is it really necessary to play it so loudly that the whole neighborhood hears it? I …
Dear Editor: I have to say I was very impressed in General Colin Powell & Mayor Brian Stack’s coming together on this great occasion… I know the general made a great impression on the youth that were there to honor him. Myself I never knew that the graduation rate here in Union City was 94 …