Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: I write to respond to a letter to the editor, which appeared in the Hudson Reporter edition of Jan. 8, authored by former Union City Deputy Police Chief and wannabe Chief Joe Blaettler. Sadly, Joe is not enjoying his retirement in posh Morris County with activities like golf and sailing. Instead, he’s intent …
Dear Editor: I would like to add my comment to the “50 most powerful.” Below is something you cannot say but others can: At the top of the heap are The Hudson Reporter, The Jersey Journal, and The Riverview Observer…for, without these agencies, most people would know very little about Hudson’s most powerful and the …
Continue reading “Press is powerful in Hudson County as well”
Dear Editor: I am opposed to S2405, which ends the timetable to bring sexual abuse charges. While this legislation is aimed mainly at the Catholic Church; it is also leaves our state/county institutions and public schools at risk. A former student can allege he/she was abused 20 or 30 years ago. There will be no …
Dear Editor: Please allow me to address the critical issue of sick pay reform for public employees. This practice of allowing unused sick days to be accrued and cashed in at retirement has been permitted for far too long in the public sector. I cannot think of any private sector employment that allows employees to …
Continue reading “Stack addresses sick pay reform for public employees”
Dear Editor: The economic times are already tough in New Jersey. Most middle and lower class families are already having a tough time in their day to day routine lives. Now on top of that comes a NJ Turnpike and Garden State Parkway 50 percent toll hike, another burden on these already struggling families. I …
Dear Editor: Once again Governor Chris Christie came to Hudson County to hold a town hall meeting. The meeting quickly turned into “let’s blame public employees for everything wrong with New Jersey.” And once again Mayor/Senator Brian Stack led the charge against public employees. He agreed to co-sponsor a bill to take away accumulated sick …
Continue reading “It is time politicians put their money where their mouths are”
Dear Editor: On a recent afternoon, sitting in the park with a cup of espresso (carried from a nearby cafe with no outside tables), I was reminded, as leaves fluttered around me, of one of Shakespeare’s sonnets: “That time of year thou mayest in me behold, When yellow leaves, or none, or few, Do hang …
Dear Editor: If you were at the Kennedy Dancers’ performance of Christmas at St Joseph’s School for the Blind this past Saturday night, you couldn’t help but feel grateful for all the joy they bring to the community. Under the direction of Diane Dragone and her capable staff, you were taken on a journey of …
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Dear Editor: As a retired New Jersey State Trooper and former Sheriff of Hudson County please find for the residents of Hudson County the following holiday safety tips to assist in ensuring all enjoy a happy, healthy and most of all safe holiday season. Always be aware of your surroundings and the persons in the …
Dear Editor: An era ended in the history of Hudson County government with the passing of former Hudson County Executive Edward F. Clark, Jr. on December 3, 2011. Mr. Clark served as the first county executive from 1978 to 1988, upon the vote of the people to enact the County Executive Form of Government in …
Continue reading “A tribute to Edward F. Clark, Jr. (9/26/1926 to 12/03/2011)”