Letters to the Editor
By GOVERNOR MURPHY'S OFFICE
February 27, 2023
Statement from Governor Murphy regarding student loan forgiveness proposal "Working and middle-class Americans shouldn’t be mired in debt for seeking the very education our society needs and encourages them to obtain",said Governor Murphy on Facebook. "As a governor committed to high-quality ...
Dear Editor: There is a lot of positive discussion in town right now about our parks, recreation, and youth sports facilities. Residents have been sharing their thoughts about what the future should hold for these treasured public resources. Such public engagement is exactly how sound public ...
“Build It, They Will Come and They Will Spend” appears to be what is driving Mayor Brindle and the Council to include new office construction in the One Westfield Plan for the Lord & Taylor and South Avenue sites. The question is what will be the costs to achieve this, and do the benefits ...
The words "Sit still, keep quiet and look pretty" have rung in the ears of women for millennia.” Imagine being born for the sole purpose of marriage. Imagine your parents told you as a young girl that their money would only be invested in your brothers' college savings, but nothing would be ...
Open Letter to Parsippany Post Master How does one Become a Post Master these days? I wish here to explain and situation, which never should have occurred, however the Post Master in the Main Parsippany Post office, insisted what happened was correct. The conversation or phone call, was an ...
I’d like to propose an alternative idea for seasonal outdoor dining that doesn’t involve closing Maple Street and that ALL the restaurants and residents could enjoy. What if instead we seasonally closed Bank Street and the Bank Street parking lot? The entire area could be outfitted with tables ...
Washington, DC-- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) entered the following statement into the Congressional Record this morning recognizing the anniversary of Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine and honoring the strength of the Ukrainian people. Representative Sherrill will deliver this statement ...
Washington, DC-- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) entered the following statement into the Congressional Record this morning recognizing the anniversary of Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine and honoring the strength of the Ukrainian people. Representative Sherrill will deliver this statement ...
Dear Editor, To President Washington, nothing was more important than keeping America intact. Our first president had three major warnings against what he saw as threats to the destruction of this country: 1. Sectional interests: putting local politics or issues above the good of our ...
Dear Editor, We reached a turning point in the 10-year plan to build a new library by breaking ground this week for the new facility. I was so happy to join members of our Council, the library trustees, Friends of the Library and our construction team in turning the soil to signal the start of ...
Dear Editor, Such an interesting commentary (“Government wants ‘us’ vs. ‘them’” Feb. 16, Page 8). Never looked at the situation like that. Wouldn’t it be great if things could work the way you suggest! Start a political tax reform party...I’m on board! - Geri Schwalb
Same people that abuse area, can be found. Use their behavior to advantage of the Law. Experience as a volunteer in parks for nearly 50 years now has brought me too much frustration in attempts to abatement conditions of abuse inflicted on our commonly shared places; one great frustration is ...
Same people that abuse area, can be found. Use their behavior to advantage of the Law. Experience as a volunteer in parks for nearly 50 years now has brought me too much frustration in attempts to abatement conditions of abuse inflicted on our commonly shared places; one great frustration is ...
I read the article in TAP into Phillipsburg today regarding the tractor trailer that knocked down a tree near the Phillipsburg High School on Belvidere Road. I live in Harmony Twp., and had a similar incident recently that also could have been catastrophic. A very large tractor trailer was ...
I’ve watched or attended the last two Common Council discussions about a possible Maple Street closure for outside dining -- Feb 7th and Feb 21st, and I am not persuaded either by residents’ comments about how a seasonal closure would send us down the road to ruin or about why a seasonal closure ...
The state-appointed Camden public schools superintendent’s decision to pull the Eastside High School (ESHS) boys basketball team out of the state tournament was reactionary and premature. In so doing she went back on her promise to the team that the NJSIAA, not the district, would make the ...
We know that some people enjoy dining outside at the Four high-end Restaurants on a Closed Maple street. Common Sense tells us that this closure should not happen and is a Risk for Emergencies, Safety and Traffic Flow. Here are more Facts about this situation. The hours of operation for the ...
To The Editor: Wayne's Republican council members, along with the mayor, have made no secret about their partisanship and refusal to consider anything not initiated by themselves. Their refusal to even second a motion from Councilwoman Ritter is just the latest example of their pettiness. What ...
In the two and a half years since I became the Superintendent of Springfield Public Schools, I have learned through conversations with parents, students, staff members, and Springfield residents that we all have a common goal: to enhance educational experiences and sense of pride in our ...
Dear Editor, In regard to “Unintended Consequences of All-Electric Mandates” by Don Scott (Feb. 9), the facts about electric vehicles (EVs) are clear. They are three to four times more efficient than their fossil counterparts. Thus, even if they are charged with “dirty” grid electricity, it is a ...
Dear Editor, In regard to “Unintended Consequences of All-Electric Mandates” by Don Scott (Feb. 9), the facts about electric vehicles (EVs) are clear. They are three to four times more efficient than their fossil counterparts. Thus, even if they are charged with “dirty” grid electricity, it is a ...
February 24th will forever be a traumatic date for 40 million Ukrainians, tens of millions of Europeans and millions more around the world impacted by the Russian war on Ukraine. Over the last year, upwards of 5 million Ukrainians fled to neighboring countries to escape Russia’s violent invasion ...
To the Editor: Regarding “Progress moves forward at new community center,” (Feb. 9, Page 1), when I first heard the town was buying the Schoolhouse Theater, I was really excited. I am a relative neighbor to the building in Croton Falls and have many times imagined it had great potential for ...
The book challenge in Sparta aligns with a nationwide trend: a parent uses a website to strategically locate a book with controversial content in a school library, then reads the most incendiary passages aloud at a board of education meeting. There are many books in school libraries with ...
The book challenge in Sparta aligns with a nationwide trend: a parent uses a website to strategically locate a book with controversial content in a school library, then reads the most incendiary passages aloud at a board of education meeting. There are many books in school libraries with ...
Dear Friends, I would like to use this opportunity to raise awareness of a heart-wrenching situation. A very loving beautiful family in our community Kaila and Raymond Boulware-Sykes have had some trials, but their faith remains strong. Kaila and Raymond are true humanitarians. Their good deeds ...
Dear Editor: At the last Town Council meeting, Mayor Vergano announced that he anticipated that Wayne will have a 4 million dollar budget deficit for this year. This came as quite a shock to many Wayne residents, including myself. This gap and the need to fill it mean that our municipal budget ...
The development proposed under One Westfield Place is significant in scope and well beyond our established Land Use Ordinance limits for building heights, coverage and density. Of course the Lord & Taylor building and parcel requires redevelopment, but 75 foot structures and shoehorning in ...
Here in Montclair Center we want and need a supermarket really badly. I was thrilled when I first watched Mr. Placek on a ZOOM meeting in March 2021 clearly state that "priority #1 is a grocery store". That was before I knew that Mr. Placek was not actually a developer, having not developed ...
After the Town Council approved controversial zoning changes for the Lord & Taylor/Train Station Redevelopment Plan last week, Mayor Brindle wrote that “specific details will be ironed out when the plan is submitted for site plan approval with the Planning Board later this year, and that there ...